CITY POLICE COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16980, 17 April 1917, Page 9

CITY POLICE COURT

Monday, April 16. (Before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M.) Drunkenness. —Ellen Annie Keighran, for a third lapse within tho past six month s , ajid for procuring liquor during tho currency of a prohibition order, was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon on condition .that she paid 23s costa.-f-Minnio May Johnston, with, oho previous i conviction, pleaded guilty to a charge of, ■ drunkenness, and also to a charge of committing mischief by breaking a glass window valued at 10s, the property of Park, Reynolds, Ltd.—Senior Sergeant Hutton said that this woman wont out to a house to which sho had no right to go, and broke tho windows. Mr Cumming stated that this was a caso in which the defendant should bo placed in some institution,—After hearing evidence as to her habits the Magistrate convicted tho woman and sentenced her to 12 months' in tho Pakatoa Inebriates Home.—lho charge of mischief was dismissed. —James Fairley pleaded guilty to a charge of _ drunkenness,' this being his third lapse -within tho past six months, and also to procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order.-—For the first offence ho was fined 20s or 43 hours' imprisonment, and for tho socond offenco ho was lined 20s, or three days' imprisonment.——Thomas Austin, who did not appear, was fined £2 for drunkenness, he having been once previously convicted within the past six months. Theft of a Bicycle.—Albert Goorgo Alexander was remanded until Saturday on a charge of stealing a bicyclo valued at £5 10s, tho property of Arthur Kirk Tateson. Theft of a Rug.——James Leo Vincent Rogan. through Mr Sciirr, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a rag valued at 12s 6d, tho property of Marv O'Halloran.— Senior Sergeant Hutton stated that tho accused and another young man went to a house of ill-repute. Accused,. who was .tinder tho influenco of liquor, took tho rug and went away to some scrub close by. He was arrested and on the way to the station tried to make his escape. Ho denied at' first having stolen the rug, but subsequently admitted tho offence.—Mr Scurr said that tho accused went to tho house whore ho was given liquor. Ho then took tho rug mto tno. scrub with tho object of having a sleep, Ho did not take tho rug , for the purposes of profit.—Senior Sergeant Hutton mentioned that tho complainant had not assisted tho police, and had refused to give evidence.— Tho Magistrate said tho woman deserved no consideration from tho court, and accused would bo convicted and ordered to como up for sentence when called upon.

Allowed Carnal Knowledgo.-Rocort atntnam was charged on remand that between October 1 and tho date upon which the information was laid, he did carnally iniow a jrirl under 16 vc.irs of app.—Chief nctective Bishop prosecuted, and Mr A C Hiinlon defenderl.-Tl,e Magistrate ordered that the court bo cleared. Accused was committed for trial at the noxt sitting of iho Supreme Com-t-. °

Breach of tho Factory Act.-Fan-a J.rothers pleaded fruiltv to a charge of f mployinpr two boys Tmdcr 16 years of' urn in thru- fnctovy without having a certificate of fitness from the inspector to do so.-Tho MagiFtrato said this was merely a technical f7T,Ln n ? 4 > £no I ° f ss/with coste th*vf t b V m!X)SCf ! on «w h chawShoddy Footwear.—.Tames -ykmntr Dleaded fcmlty to a charge of for sale, w,W, having them stamped in accordance with the requirements of the Act -Inspector Browett exhibitwl the shoes in he make of Which wan a good deal of brown paper.-The defendant stated that Inspector Brovvett and his u Set It}™ 1 ™? nn ! d C!Ulsccl som « double. Tho shoes produced were some of -a Mho and these were the only ones which had nS S IKLf erod ,, hls distant and himself Ai\ It t0 u- V 0 th( - *ora.-Tho Magistrate