CITY POLICE COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14499, 16 April 1909, Page 7

CITY POLICE COURT

Tiiuksdav, Ai'iur. 15.

(Deforo Mr 11. Y. Widdowseu, S.M.)

A Had Character.—Charles Stanley Steer was chargod will), .being an idlo and disorderly person within (tie meaning of the Police (lll'encw Act of liiOB; and with Bloating (he previous day, at Cavoivshain, a corkscrew.—The evidence of iho polite was that Constable Young, of Cavershain, arrcsled accused on the lirst charge (llint of being idle and disorderly), and on searching him found a corkscrew in his coat pocket Subsequent inquiries showed (bat the corkscrew had Ixen ostensibly borrowed.— I'/videiicc wa.s given as to accused's character and the theft of the corkscrew.—.Mr Ctiniining said that he gave accused' a I'H-s lo go In Timai'ii. Being suspicious, he. followed liiiu, saw hitn ge into an liolel. lie went iu after him, and look Ihe pass from him.— was tentenccd to three mom lis' imprisonment on the second charge, tho lirst being dismissed.'

Drunkenness. — Kdwar.l Craljbe, for drnnkenucM in Cumberland street the pieviotts day. was lined 10s, in default 43 hours. A lirst offender, for .similar conduet in Princes street, was lined ss, or 24 hours' iinprisonmetil.— James Casey w.us charged with drunkenness, and I hat lie, having been three times convicted of the tame offence within the last six months, was a habitual drunkard within the meaning of the act. He was sentenced lo 14 (lavs' imprisonment, with hard labour. Obscenity.—Abel Cray was charged with Using oliscene language iu talker street the previous day. He had a number of convictions for other offences against hitn.—Station sergeant King said the mall received aid from the Benevolent Trustees.—KvidenM as 'to 'the language mod was giveu by Simon l'errv, I'Jizabeth (!ra\, ami Constable Fox, who slated (hat tire * words were vile and disgust ing, and were used in the presence of women and children.—Accused was sentenced lo one month's imprisonment, with bard labour. Obstruction.— K/vhoy ehurgcu with, on April 10, wilfully obstructing Conliable Dun'ord in the execution of bis duty.

—Constublo Uiuifonl state*! that at 3.20 on (lie date mentioned ho iuul iirrctited John Condon, when i-lu? latter was pulled away by Fnhoy, who claimed Condon as his mate. and deelarcd ho was going* To "sco him through," and that tuo constable had no cbanco. Witney h:ul another man in charge at the lime, and had to allow tho other two lo jjot away.— was lined £3 and witness' gx pontes (£x;), in default of payment one niont-li'ts iniprmmuMit with hard labour.

Prohibition Order.—A prohibition order was granted against a young IJiuuxlin man on t'ho applicutiou of liifl mother.