CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19906, 28 September 1926, Page 5

CITY POLICE COURT.

Monday, September 27. (Before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M.) DRUNKENESS. Charged with drunkenness, a first offender who did not appear was fined 20s, in default 24 hours’ imprisonment. Harold Richard Spencer pleaded guilty to having been found drunk, and having procured liquor during the currency of a prohibition order.—On the first charge he was convicted and discharged, and was fined 20s on the second. UNLICENSED WIRELESS. A charge against Charles Edward Anthony Saunders of being in possession of an unlicensed wireless receiving set was dismissed subject to payment of court costs (7e). The Magistrate warned defendant that he should conform to the regulations more strictly in future. MIANTENANCE. Archibald Stewart, charged with the disobedience of a maintenance order, the arrears on which amounted to £ls 3s 4d, was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment in Invercargill Gaol, to be released on payment of the amount. Robert Gardner was proceeded against by his wife for separation, maintenance, and gtuw-dianship orders, on the grounds of wilftff failure to maintain. The orders were made, maintenance being fixed at £2 per week, and past maintenance £lO, solicitor’s fees £3 3s, also being allowed. SNEAK THIEF REMANDED. David Nigel Argyle Wilson pleaded guilty to having, on August 20, stolen an overcoat valued at £5 10s, the property of William Fred Sligo.—lt was stated that the owner of the coat had left it on the vestibule of the skating rink, whence it had disappeared. Accused had later been found wearing the coat, which had been altered in the meantime. It was not a case of hardship, as accused had £4 on him when he was arrested, and had stated that he had just paid £ll lls for the suit he was then wearing.—Accused was ordered to oe remanded in custody for one week pending a report from the probationer officer. INDECENT LANGUAGE. Charles Mant pleaded guilty to using indecent language in the hearing of passers-by. —Senior Sergeant Quartermain said that on Saturday evening the police had been informed by telephone that accused was in an advanced stage of drunkenness, and was using threatening language in his house in Leith street. On the arrival of a constable he had used t he 1 anguage complained of.—ln extenuation, accused admitted lie was drunk, but this was on account of a good deal of worry he had had lately. He was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence at any time when called on within 12 months, a condition being that he take out a prohibition order against himself.