CITY POLICE COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16508, 7 October 1915, Page 9

CITY POLICE COURT

Wkdnbsdat, October 6. (Before Mr H. W. Widdowson, S.M.) Drunkenness. —A first offender was fined 5a or 24 hours' imprisonment for this offence. Alleged Conspiring to Defraud.—Leslie Hitter, Frederick Le Boy, and John Earnshaw, Smith; "-I"*" Shaw, were charged that, on October 4, they did conspire *to- - gether by deoeit to defraud Arthur Webb; also, that they did steal 6s sd, the property of Arthur Webb.—Chief-detective Bishop asked for a remand for a -week. This mein had 'been arrested only the previous evening.—Mr Irwin, who appeared for the accused, did not object,' but asked that the oaso be disposed of as speedily as possible.— The .remand was granted, , and, on Mr Irwin's application, each accused was allowed bail in his own recognisance of £25 and one surety of £25. By-lawr Caaee.—George Mason was fined 20s, with costs (7s), for allowing three horses to wander in Walls street, Kaikorai.—A oharge againet Hugh M'Gilvray of allowing a horse to wander in Lynn street, Kaikorai, was adjourned in order, that the .owner of the horse might be* beought before. the oourt, the defendant denying that he was .the owner.—-John Ainge wae fined 10s, with costs (7s), for failing to drive a motor car along the Main South road, Caversham, as near as practicable to the left or near side;—— Arthur Barnett, was charged that, on September 24, be did caueo the assemblage of persons in front of his shop, whereby the tramo wae obstructed, by exhibiting a "mysterious" clock in his window.—Constable Brown gave evidence that there was a large; crowd, standing oatside -Mr' Barnett* a shop, being attracted by a ' mysterious" cloo£ There was a poster in the window intimating that; £3 6s' worth of goods would be given to < any person who would guess how the clock worked;—ln answer to > Mr Scurr, who appeared for the defendant, witness maintained that the crowd was at- . tracted by the clock.—The defendant denied that the dock was the attraction, and said that it was the stock in his window. The crowd was no larger , than was usual outside his shop on late nights. : He denied that he had told the constable "that it was a good bit of amusement." —The Magistrate said that the case for the prosecution, in his opinion, had not been answered. The defendant •/would be fined 10s, with , costs (7s). Hawking Without a License. —A China- ■ man named Ah Lea was fined 10a, with costs (7s), for hawking in the city without a license. - • Prohibition Order.—A prohibition order was granted against a man on £he application' of his wife.. Failing to Bejnster.' Dogs.—Alex. Dawes, Frederick G. Hiltiker, Elizabeth Parsons, and Gearge Peat were fined > 5s each, with ooste .(7s), for failing to- register dogs, Inspector Sim stating that they had .since complied With the by-law.——John D. Parsons, William Carter, David Gardner, and Percy .Samuel Romerifl were fined 15s each, with costs (7s), this fine being imposed because the defendants had not : registered their dogs, although notified to do so. _ Maintenance.—James Braithwaite Williams, who did not appear,was charged with failing to comply won. a maintenance order for the payment of 12s 6d per week towards the support of his illegitimate child.—Mr Moore, who appeared for' the complainant, stated that the defehdant hadi paid 37s 6d since the commencement of * these proceedings, but the total amount of the arrears was £4 2s 6cL—The Magistrate sentenoed the defendant to 14 days' imprisonment, to be released' upon payment of the arrears. . The warrant was suspended for a week to give the- defendant a, chance to pay the money owing.

A Neighbours' Pemd.—Marion Edwards was charged that, on August 31, at Kaikorai Vafley,she unlawfully assaulted Mary Jane Ronald, wherefore the complainant prayed that the defendant be asked to show, cause why she should! not be bound over to keep the peace-. towards her.—Mr Irwin, who appeared for the complainant, stated thai, on August 31, tho defendant's husband went" to complainant's, house and asked for Mr Ronald. Ho then asked what was the trouble .between - their . children, and when the complainant was in the act of explaining', Mrs Edwards came from behind a tree and said/ "You rotten liar ; " and words like that and then said, 'Til kill you yet." She then raised her umbrella and endeavoured to strike the oomplainant over the head. Mr Edwarde got hold of his wife and ran her , away. Counsel said that Mrs Edwards had _ been labouring under some mistaken belief, and, unless she was bound over, it was hard to say : where this trouble , would end-.—Evi-dence in support of the charge was given by the complainant, her little daughter, &nd ;her husband.—Mr Sourr stated that the der fenoe was that no assault tock place. He said the whole affair was a storm' in a teaoup, and, eiren if the assault was proved, a more trumpery application • for sureties of the pea<ce had never oome before the court. Mrs Edwards would tell his Worthat she had a child which hadl been an inmate in the sanatorium, and on the evening stated- the. complainant's children had kept this girl out in the rain until she : was drenched. The defendant and her hueband then complained of the treatment of their daughter. The complainant made some remark to the effect that the defendant's child should ibe buried, alive, and this made the defendant angry, and.she went to strike her, but defendant's husband prevented her.—The defendant and her husband oorrolwated counsel's statement.— The Magistrate said ho believed the evidence for the informant. The defendant would be ordered to find one surety of £10, with court costs (14s), aud solicitor's fee (£1 Is).