POLICE COURT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13300, 9 February 1914, Page 4

POLICE COURT.

(B«or^a_r ,, -W.'_te>-Bttrton > S.M.) No less tliah ten men, ihostly puddle- , aged,; -'were., charged 'at the Police Court this' morning with 'drunkenness. Two ; first -offenders, were fined the amounts of their . Wail, 10s. < A ,young, native who had not' been convicted for four years was fined 'lOsi and costs 2s, m default 48 hours' imprisonment. George Pat-. . terson, better known^as "Holi Pork," was fined 10s, and costs 2s, m default 48 hours' 'iniptisonnien^ :T?bi? seebnd convictions 1 . within' six months, John Po-vter 'and- Alexander^ Herchberpr were each fined £1, and costs- 2s; m default four_. days' hard labor,: For third convictions', v - David Dehham and' Siichael WallttcVVer'e each sentenced to 10 days imprisonment, arid .; prohibition ' orders were mader .against "t,hem. Thomas Hales was sentenced V 6 six, weeks' imprisonment on a fburth conviction "within six month's, rind" a -'prohibition order was made against- kirn,' : For -drunkenness, WJJliam John Bayliss, alias! "ilankee Brown, was fine,4 , ss, and costs 2s, m default 24 hours' "imprisonment. He also pleaded guilty to . a. charge of procuring Ko^orlvhilst/'proTiibit-d. SeniOT Sergeant Hutton said the order was made' oh-'Tebrttary 19," 1513, ' and accused had observed 'the ati&et 7 fairly well up till recently. -Be had procured liquor under -the name of Yankee Brown. A fine of £3, and; cost's 2s, m default 14 days* hagdlahdc, was' •imposted. Forentenitc licensed premifees whilet 1 prohibit, ed, aooused' was t fined 10s, . and <?osts 2s, m default «24 imprisonment, the sentence to be cumulative. bpbsequehtlyi at- the .'sugßestioh of Senior Sergeant "' :• Hutton ,. ' 'the • case against WailaOe was re-heard, and accused was finecl.the ahiqunt of his bail, £3 10s, he 'Having? left for the country after beip^ r Hlease'd ; Jdn-bail.' ;^__2___ : " ' . •' . ;