CITY POLICE COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17069, 30 July 1917, Page 7

CITY POLICE COURT

S&tubday, Jtct 28. (Before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S M ) Drunkenness—Two first offending inebriates were each fined 20s, with the alterna- ,**? I,s houre "aprisonment.. Thomas Oaleb Inomas was charged with drunkenness and wrfh assaulting Constable Pearce and further with damaging a waterproof overcoat to toe value of 28s. He pleaded guilty.—A fine of 20s was imposed on the first charge, in default 48 hours' imprisonment, while on the second the accused was fined 48s, or 14 days' imprisonment. Ho •was also ordered to pay the damage to the coat (28s), in default seven' days' imprisonment. Wilful Mischief.—George Earquhar Ross pleaded grj±y to a charge of committing mischief by damaging a door valued at 15s, Ue property of Thos. Brown.—Sub-in-spector Mathieson stated that tho accused went into Mr MTSamara's dental room, and e ? Mn s nnknc " TO reason kicked in a panel of the door. It was not apparent that he was under the influence of drink when arrested, but it had been ascertained that no had been drinking about town for a wrtnight. Ho was a labourer, and had £109 m his possession.—He was fined 40s, with costs (275), in default seven days' im- * pnsonment. Maintenance.—Thomas Stack was charged with falling to provido maintenance for his wife and child. He was remanded to appear at Christchurch on Tuesday. On a socond charge of committing mischief, he was convicted and discharged. An Habitual Inebriate.—David Murdio Anderson wao charged with drunkenness, tins being his third offence within six nunths, and also with four breaches of a prohibition order.—Sergeant Hodgson stated that tho man's case was quite hopeless. Ho was sent to the Roto Roa Home for inebriates for 12 months.

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