Police Court

Southland Times, Issue 13419, 2 April 1896, Page 2

Police Court

Wednesday, Ist April,

(Befere J. W. Poynton, Esq. . S.M,)

DRUNKENNESS

A man from the conntry who had been locked up all night was convicted and discharged.

AV CNpESIRABLB IMMIGRANT.

Ah Yow, an elderly native of the Flowery Land, was brought up on remand charged with grossly indecent behaviour in George street North Invercargill, on March 17th.— Mr Hanan appeared for the accused Who pleaded not guilty. Yong Wall acted as interpreter and Detective Herbert conducted the prosecution. The evidence of several girls, of age i ranging from 10 to 14, who were walking to school shoved that aroused had on this, as on previous occasions, acted in a grossly indecent manner. The accused denied the offence, pleading' that . ha was suffering from an internal complaint. This was confirmed by Dr Fuilarton who had examined the man and described the nature of his ailment. — Hia Worship . said he could iot shut his eyes to the fast that the offence had been repeated and wits of a nature that did not justify any leniency. It was not to be tolerated that girls going to school in the middle of the day f/eie to be annoyed in this way. Accused would be sentence I to nine months' imprisonment with hard labour. The magistrate instructed the interpreter to tell him that he would be much more severely dealt with if he came before the court agaiu. The aocueed in reply said he was "not satisfied."

THE EDUCATION ACT,

A resident of Gladstone was charged with neglecting to Bend his child to school, bub proved that the boy had bceu ill. Diamies d.

MAINTENAXUB.

0 a the inform it ion of Annie Lse ajj&insfc her husband, Frank Lee of Colac, aa order was made for the payment of LI a week. Mr Longuefe for complainant.— Koberb Riordan, junr., charged wtfch disobeying an order of the court calling upon him to provide ii a week towards Che maintenance of his father, pleaded that he had been ill and unable to work since 14th December And had a wife and four children to provide for. Hearing adjourned for three month?.