CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19045, 15 December 1923, Page 17

CITY POLICE COURT.

Friday, December 14. (Before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M.) Mofhcr’s Money. John Morgan Pauley "* l °’ Mathieson explained was under the impression -oat a house in whieh his brother lived belonged to him wa s charged with creatine- mischief by breaking a window sash belonging to Thomas Pauley.—Mr Hay appeared for (he accused who pleaded guilty.—The Senior-sergeant said that the accused was under the influence of liquor at the time of the offence Ho had entered the house and had begun to break things up. His niece was frightened and left by the hack door.—Mr Hay did not think the niece was afraid of her uncle Accused had attempted to get some idea of the property loft by his mother, who had died somo time ago. One result of his action was that he had been informed that tho estate was to bo wound up.—Thn Senior-sergeant: He is very violent when drunk.—Accused was fined _as and costs (7s), and ordered to pay tho damages (30s). False Pretences.—Albert Wdliam Grant, who was previously before the court on charges of obtaining money and goods by the issue of valueless cheques, came up for sentence, this having been deferred until Grant was sentenced on other charges at the Supremo Court.—Detective Boor said that (he accused had been sentenced to three years’ reformative treatment by the Supreme t'ourt.- —j he magistrate convict ed and discharged accused on each count.