Police Court.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11826, 25 November 1901, Page 2

Police Court.

' THIS DAY. ■ ; Mr R.L.- Stanford, held .-i sitting , of the Police Court at 10;30 on Monday. Drunkenness.— An old man, W f-Jickmate, was charged with being drunk on November'" 23rd, arid also with being oorivictedT of drunke'nnc*within the last- six months namely on September- 23rd.— Constable Russell, who arrested Hickmate, and Sergeant Haddrell proved the offencu — A r fino of 20s in default one week's imprisonment was imposed. Borough By-Laws.— Wv' Lander, b youth, was' charged with^a breach oi Borough by-laws by driving a vehic-' Je on November 19th, ove* tfie-Pow-derham-street bridge at other thatf a walking pace.-Sergeant Haddrell put, in the by-laws.— -Lander said there must have been a mistake. — Constable -Russell stated on the date' iri ■ question Lander trotted across thf bridge. — Lander said he was riding not driving. Ho admitted that th<Constable .spoke to him and got hi .- name and address.— A fine of 2s and costs was • .imposed. — George Hanoyer pleaded guilty to a similar, charge and was fined 2s and costs. - J. Hollyman-, who did not appear, was similarly charged. He was fined 2s and costs.— E. Marfell was also charged with driving over )tho bridge on November 10.. He soict that ht 1 did not ;drive over ',jon,, that' date.— Sergeant Haddrell, . saw that M> Marfell had informed the police that the offence was • committed on Nov-; •ember 17th. — A fine. of 2s ana • .costs , was, imposed— J- Beatspn r , .and A. Bayly were each fined 2s and, co^cs for a similar offence.— P. Bridge:* was chai'ged with' a' "similar .offence and pleaded guilty* -' " under '- provocation." He said it was - his first day on the cart he was drivint/ and there were no, distinct notices oi warning at the bridge approaches.— A fine 'of, 2s and costs were 1 imposed. — A. Ward pleaded guilty to a' similar offence and was fined 2s 'and i costs. - ■:> -5 . ' Refusing to Leave Licensed Precaises. — A. C. Barry was charged with refusing to leave the White Hu.'t Hotel on Friday night when requcst.ed to do so by the landlord; Mr O Clarke.— He > pleaded guilty. — Mr Spence said his client would plead guilty' to the charge, which he submittefi was only a technical bre'a'cn of sec 153 of the Act.— His Worshli said he would like to hear the particulars of the affair.— Charles j Clarke, the landlord, stated that he heard a wrangle in the passage itbout 8 o'clock. . When he went out he told the persons to desist. Accused being among them. Two persons were wrangling when Barry told one not to interfere with the '< other a cripple.^ Witness » on the parties refusing to stop there wrangling went to the telephone to nag up the police. When he came back* the parlies had gone away. — A fin-i of 10s and costs was inflicted, ainl one week was allowed to pay th? fine. W.lnch was charged with refusing to leave the Hotel Commonwealt ) I on ithe night of November 22nd. — Mr Weston.said that this row was simply a continuation of the other one. A party interested in the other case went down for on explanation over a certain matter, when an altercation occurred. Since getting an explanation Mr O'Driscoll, the liceasee, had decided not to press the case, and did not, therefore, wish to tender evidence. — In answer to the Bench Sergeant Haddrell stated that the police had been apprised of the affair, and it was their duty to take the matter up- and have it full'/ investigated.— His Worship though'that under the circumstances stated the police might see their way t6 withdraw the charges.— Mr Weston said it was only right that the 001co should, proceed in such matters . but in view of the explanation he thought the polipe might withdraw thp cases. — Sergeant Haddrell withdrew the charges, but at the samo tinin ho wished it to be understood that the police would full investigate such cases. Tho Court rose.

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