POLICE COURT.

Waipa Post, Volume VIII, Issue 362, 30 October 1914, Page 3

POLICE COURT.

Saturday, October 24,1914

(Before Messrs J. B. Teasdale and H. R. Ryder, J.’sP.)

DRUNKENNESS

Manganui Ngamo was charged by the police (Constable Wade) with being drunk on 17th October at Kihikihi. Accused was convicted and ordered to pay Court costs 7s, interpreter’s fee ss, or in default 48 hours’ imprisonment. On the application of accused a prohibition order for 12 months was granted. FURIOUS DRIVING. Honari Whakatai and Wakaiti were proceeded against by Constable Wade for furious driving along the main road in the vicinity of Kihikihi. Both were convicted and fined—the former 22s 6d and the latter 32s 6d.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1914. (Before Messrs C. Richards and H. J. Jones, J.’sP.) theft.

A middle-aged man named Jas. Williams was charged by Constable Lander with the theft of a lunch basket, the property of some person unknown. Accused pleaded not guilty. A native named Tewa Manakau, employed at Paterangi, said he met the accused on Tuesday. The latter asked him to buy a small basket, which was wrapped in brown paper. Accused told witness .that he had used it to carry his lunch in when ploughing. Witness agreed to purchase the basket for 4s, which was accepted. Constable Lander stated in evidence that accused was in the township on Monday, and had evidently been drinking. On becoming aware of the transaction with the previous witness, the constable spoke to accused, who stated that he had found the basket in the main street, but had no chance of finding the owner. Nothing whatever was known of the accused.

The presiding justices pointed out that the fact of concealing the basket showed clearly that accused was aware that the property did not belong to him, and therefore he had no right to sell it. By doing so he had committed a crime. A conviction was recorded, and a sentence of fourteen days’ hard labour was in.posed.

Thursday, October 29, 1914,

(Before MESSRS C. RICHARDS and H. J. JONES, J.’SP.)

DENTISTS IN TROUBLE.

Two men William Stanley Graham and Roy Henry Mayne, alias Arthur Clarke —appeared at the Court charged with being rogues and vagabonds, in that they were found at night without lawful excuse in an outhouse on the premises of David J. A. Shaw.

Constable Landerstated that in answer to a message he visited the locality, where he found both men under the influence of liquor. They were at once arrested and placed in the lock-up. One man had in his possession the sum of 6d, and the other had sd.

Mayne stated that he was a dentist bv profession, and was on his way to Frankton, but had broken the journey at Te Awamutu in order to see his friend, who was also in the same line. Both accused admitted having taken too much drink, and expressed regret for what they had done. It was their first appearance before a Court.

The justices remarked that it was a great pity to see men of accused’s profession in trouble, and when they knew that drink obtained the better of them they should have left it alone. Taking accused’s version as being correct they would be given an opportunity to keep straight. On the understanding that both men left the town at once, they were convicted and discharged.