CITY POLICE COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17576, 18 March 1919, Page 9

CITY POLICE COURT

MOHDAT, MAHCH 17. (Before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M.) Breaking .an Entering.—James Williams and William James Duncan, two lads, were charged with bixiaking into the premises of Messrs MacDougall and Co. —Senior-ser-geant Murray asked for a remand till Wednesday to enable further inquiries to be made. Duncan was at present under the control of Mr Aselsen. —A remand was granted. Defence Act.—Harold . Mivor was charged with failing to attend drill.—Lieutenant M'Crorie eaid the defendant had claimed that he was not medically fit. They had had him examined by a Medical Board, which bad declared him fit.—His Worship convicted and discharged tho defendant, advising him to attend regularly in future. Maintenance.—Thomas L. Haggerty, charged with disobeying an order, waa sentenced to three months' imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended so long as he paid'.£l 10s a week. Alleged Indecent Act. —Hugh. M*Lean was charged' with, on ihe Bth inst., at South Dunedin, comniittang an indecent act, intending thereby to insult some person.—Mr Hay defended.—His Worship madp an order ckaring tho court and prohibiting the publication of the details.— Evidence was given by Detoctive-sergeant Cameron, Plam-clothcs Constable Beer, and a. married woman, after which accused re ecrved his defence, and was committed for trial, baU being allowed ha his own rooDtrnisiuifio of, £200 and two sureties of £100 each.