POLICE COURT NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12083, 11 August 1917, Page 9

POLICE COURT NEWS.

TO-DAY'S CASES. Mr T A. B. Bailey, S.M., presided at the Police Court this morning, when a short list! of charges was dealt with. DRUNKENE3B. Iwo first offenders were eacli fined o£, in default twenty-four hours 1 impriioiiriieii!:. on charges of drunkenness. THEFT OF A PISTOL. Sobers Irwin Meaehicm and William Einnaird, aiir.s O'Connor. were charged v.-kii the cjieit- of a -12 calibre automatic pi-~cl, ii:o property of Mrs Jar.c- Aus- !•-!. r.r Chrisicnwrch on July 4.*Meach--1 ?:-i pi-:^ck-y to the ehf.rge, and jvir.nr ird pleaded nor, guilty. _Ch lei-Deter Tlvp Herbert said that '.r.c- p;o101 was stolen from a soennd:;:av;d shop w.rd-> u,e .Kcnr-ed v. or?. pricing ar'i'-le. jjh'h r.eeiu-ed had 3"c:n to \l".ree ye-rr;; invor;*orjmcrr !>v tb.-- S.: pronto Court 0,1 a •/.•.ore sericr.--; '•barge. Jho Magt-.-.-ra'ce cenvicted M<\oc.hlem M'Cl sentenced jum lo six in ori-hs' iir.- j prirrryicn*. 'iho case against Kiunnud"tV?>s di-vn:--ed. FALSE PRETENCES. P. je i'i.a, was WiUll O ;,'Uia 1' J\.dei'iCii a liioiur-i-yt.f vaUku at i-io, 15U O. uy o. a iaiSc proie-nco, v.Voii intent 1,0 cojuUUl ii'uiki. .vi.r i. J, jiiuiey iip?!;i.;cu ior uio «.cc-u.Si_d, who pieaaed ,4 .:il i', ■ Cuief-Dotieeuvo Herbert said that the nccasou procured Me motor-cycle i'roui V» hiif.v. paying il<> down, and representing tjiat lie livou at ivciiesr-on. (>iii'i.cad of going to .Kuik-sion, accused ciiocucd i:'io motor-cycle- through. to Uuncdin, i)y rail, [t, nad cost &1 12s 3d to bring tho niotor-cy< ie back. Tliore. \vc:\> previous convictions against accused for petty tho ft.. On ihi> applicalioxi of 1 7r ief-Detective Herbert' the- value of the motor-cycle was reduced, for \he purposes of the charge, to £2O, to enable the matter to be dealt with summarily. Mr Ma!ley >%a. : d accused, who was eighteen years of ago. was the- sole support of hi;.- father and mother. He had twice eninted and had been rejected on account of varicose veins. A brother was fighting at the front. Two previous convictions referred to by tho police occurred when accusedwwa s under twelve years of age. He askeel that n reused should be convicted and discharged. T'i' % Magistrate convicted accused, and inflicted a fine of .-£lO. accused also to return £1 2s 3d cost of bringing the motor-cycle back from Dunedm, in default two months' imprisonment. LYTTF.LTON. Til IS DAY. (Before Mr W. T. Lester. J.P.) DRUNKENNESS. Two first offenders were convicted and discharged, and two others were each lined 5s and costs. John Anderson, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was fined 40s and costs. NO PAS SPOUT. Arthur Hal mar Petersen, dharged with bcim; di'unk and disorderly, was further charged that, being an alien encaged on an oversea, steamer, he had landed in New Zealand without ltaving in his possession ft passport! issued tcThim not more than two years previous to his arrival, or without a. temporary passport from the. Collector cf Customs, contrary to regulation No. < of the War Regulation of Order and Council. He was convicted and lined •10s on the -first charge, and was ordered to appear before the Christcnureh Magistrate's Oonrt on Morula3 morning on tjic second.