Police Court.

Southland Times, Issue 19133, 25 August 1903, Page 3

Police Court.

]'-..'. '■_• ;;'",.." 'M> ■ — J].. : ■ MONDAfY, 24th AUGUST. 4 Beforo litif& .Bi^ McCarthy. S:M : " i .'"-== : ; OBSpBNEXANQU^E.^ " ; Tmnes Blakie, 'bus driver, Jnyercargill, a? having language at the . gate: J- o£ ±lU5> .*»>-££ gr-ounds. Mr JV "Macalister appgwed^oi accused. His Worship.: FW^l.,+ flne of £5 . with costs ,7*^l mud that people would h_ve to . understand that obscene and disgusting ,^?0U d not lie tolerated in a ciyili.Mc o""^llll---itv -" __" -vr” -' : ' ■.••.:'.■•"■ STONE TT_a<JWTNGs : p ;".-,i A youth named William Buchanan was: charged with throwing stones at the. nut of some Chinese. The Inspector said that it had become a practice with, a band of youths to congregate near thia, hut on Sunday and pelt it with stones s'b hotly that the Chinese were afraid to come out. He had Constable. Emerson in hidi-it-r in plain clothes one afternoon and tbi/boy was caught. Hfcd he not nesorted 'to that course the nuisance would have fidne. on, and he aslced' that this boy- should be , made, an^ example of. Foi Siedecused Mr Raymond ".said he did not lad \ would- offend again. Ho hid^riot bean -known .to throw stones before^^tbera was nothing against him', and - it would be rather .unfa-ir to. punish him :^Sy an? fejple others uho ■s%* ;4" ite_*^_ss! each case, with, costs :£us U B?:^? ton ahd.*^ ®g*unst/W^ 1 '"-- TIHEFT AND ' I)A"MlA*aiE: :;:.; t: • ?_fe^^ _a__-_««s

' stone Borough ; (2) with stealing two ! pairs .stockings, one packet tacks and one packet nails, the property of Williamj ; McCill,' Gladstone ; and (3) with stealing damaging the property of tho GladstoneBoroupli Council by spilling ink on tho Council table, etc. The accused,' who were attended by their fathers, pleaded ; guilty. His Worship then pointed out ' that under the Act of 1894 the accused ! could elect to be tried by a jury in tho ' Supremo Court, but thoy signihed their wish to be dealt with by the Lower , Court., Thomas Kitchie said he had no control over his boy. Ho had dono all ho could, and while he was at home kept an eye on the boy. Uut when he was away he got out of hund. Laws sai'd his boy was very easily led. The Inspector said the boy Laws was too easily led. but tho father knowing that should specially watch him, and he hoped he .would recognise h's responsibility in future. Ho would ask his Worship to commit the boy Kitchie to the Industrial School and to make an o;\d<-r against the lather for his maintenance. Me did not blame tho boy — there were no attractions in tho home for him. JTo asked his Worship to look at lhe lather and the son. and say whether it was to the credit of the man thut lie hud no control over such a boy. Laws was. convicted, und his father ordered to pay 13s, half-cost of the stolen articles and dunnage none : Kitchie was couwnitted to- the Industrial School to Lo brought up in the Presbyterian faith, his father to pay 5s a week towards his keep. UNL AWFUL SPEED. John Woods, for driving over a cross- ■- ing in the town at faster than a walking, pace, was lined ss, costs 49. TRUANCY. On the information oi' Inspector Boyd, four charges of failing to send children to school were preferred against John Buchanan. His Worship remarked on the fact that one of the children was 10 years of age, and had not. readied a Ktandard. while another of 9 years was in the preparatory cla-sses. Jt was a gross case of neglect to have children, that were so. backward attending '18 times out of a possible 4ft. The Inspector said tie would be satisfied with convictions on two informations. His Worship inflicted a fine of 10s, with 7s costs, en the first nnd second informations, and ordered defendant lo pay costs 7s on the thin! and fourth informations — i£"2 8s in all. Thos. Swale Spar Bush, was lined 10s, costs 7s, lor the same offence. Charles Lake, South Forest Hill, in answer to the samo charge on two infor- . -nations, said it was an utter impossibility to send his children to school. The roads were impassable, and it would be downright cruelty to send children over them, lie was very anxious to have his children educated, and had petitioned for another school. He nad not applied for exemption, as the Committee knew tlu the state of the roads. His. Worship pointed out that he could not enquire into such matters. It was for the Committee to say whether the roads were Impassable or not and whether defendant had a good reason. This was not. howover, a gross case of neglect, and he would impose a flue of ss, with costs 7s, on "one information. Thos. S. Amos, South Forest Hill, on the same charge, was fined 10s, costs TRANSGRESSING BYLAWS. Wallace Murdoch was charged, on thi information of Inspector Rennie, with al lowing a cow to wander in the public ' gardens. The Inspector said it was a second offence, and the- Court inflicted a penalty of 10s, with costs 7s.