CITY POLICE COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14442, 8 February 1909, Page 7

CITY POLICE COURT

SATIiIIUAY, I'jiBl'.UAUY 6. (Before Mr U. Y. Widdowson, S.M.) DrunkonuMs.—J>ihb idour, who plcadsd "Kluiity," was lined os, in default 24 liouib' iniprisonniciit. Theft.-James Uuker, 68 years of age, pk-iidcd guilty" to ». charge, of sttulmg iJ'6 IDs, ill* projierly of I'atnok Moloney, ami elected to be u«i!t wilh ainn-liiiinly.—Huii-iuspector Norwood Bliaied tliiil aec.i.-:cd and complainant were both intniitih of lite ileiivHole.nl liblinition, wheio Alcioney hud £i 10s in hall-soveivigns and haif-ciowns, soiiie of ilie latter being very iiineh diseijlonred. A week ago accused was betoie tho court, ami was lined, the snowy being paid including discoloured Jiall-iroHiis. Previous to the money being Jinked (iccuied had staled that, lie had no money at all when applying for the oldugt pension. I'et oc the following day he had paid £2 5s as a line.—Coiiipluinuiit, a feeble old man, who had to bo carried into court, slated that he had the money lied in his trotiser'ti pookel, that garment being in a cupboard liottr his bed. .Some of ilie hall-crowns were discoloured through being a kng lime in his pockets. He Jul not know accused.—Constable Skinner deposed to scinching accused when he was aiTu-.lcJ fcii- using okocoiio language. Vi'itnc.is loiind Mime very iitiich diseolourwl liiili-ciowns.—Sorgea.'it l'orster said lu arrested aeeiised in a bar. iJe statwl that he got the money front tut old chum, but lie did not know where he could lie found. —Accused refused to make a statement in his dolunvr, merely reiterating that lie "did not lake Ihe man's money.''—His Worship inilicml a soiitonce of two'months' imprin lent, slating thiit lint for his age uccu.-ed would have !«en more severely dealt with. Obeconi! I.atiguage.-Alexaii(lei' Snmliwr.N Thomas Hill, and K'aio Maynard weiv ehnrgid wilh using obscene language in a public place-.—.Mr fniurr appeared for the tetmile aecusiMl.- All tlnwo' entered a plea of "Not guilty," and elected to he drab with .Miiimiarity.-KriiOni C'oriov save evidence lo .-how that i.,e language was Iho result of it vow in a off King sti.el. Hummers v, a s on Ins verandah, and the oiher two men in t,|io right-of-way. -At tJiis staijo ihe ciiar»e agiinst Klliii-mei-i was altciv'd to " willn'n hearing of a public p!(icr. '-('orley, ciiminuing, slated thai he wn., not in the right-of-way whrtt lie heard ihe IjugiMgo.-Jlarr i'illen' l!orley c.'.rrohoiMtcd her littsbiiad's evidoneo. She Yn:.i not in tlie rig',it-o!-way.-.loh:i furl.v C..i.,lable O'Cmnior, ami Sergeant Gilbert »bn gave evidence.-1-or the defence Mr .Scurr said the accused .Maynard would iliselmcl.v deny u-mg the lerm referred to She had turned over a new leaf .She used u hariidefs word of very similar construetion.—Alayiiard evidence to that elfcn. —Hill and Summers each denied using ohseen.' 1angu,,.;,..:. ■ i'|, o t against '.\biv-air.-1 was ilisuiMed.-— Alexander Summers «n,: then eharged wt'u lieing an ajid dijorili'rly person. Aft,-r heariu." a ginnl deal <;f pr.lice ovideticc his Woivhip Bentoneed accused to one month's imprison-nii'iil.--Ou tie charse of hi,,guagc each of ihe male accused wa.s fii iw | £IC. and costs (lfc), in default ihive months' ii'ipri.-oiimelil. SiiiutiieisV io be cumulative. —Williain John (Juan, who pleaded "Guilty" i<; using olv<enc lanpnage, was lined £5. and co-is (19s), in dcUolt two inoiitihti' inipritoiiiiicnt.