POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 153, 28 June 1907, Page 4

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY.' (Before Messrs. C. P.' Murdoea Vind 3fc A; Nathan, JJP.'s.) -\\_. The Jones' , .iiu fined 10/ and costs,-or 48 hours',, for'Mi second offence. John B. Duin, a -prohibited man, was remanded ,uitfl,:ii)« morrow. Two first offenders were fined 5/ and costs, in-default-24.hotiis. Threatening Behaviour.— Dajjjel' Mi> Ewan and Robert, O'Connell" pleaded guilty to a charge of using* threatening behaviour in Queen-street,.and-fined 10/ and costs, or 48"hpUTs.in:gaol. Overcrowding Pigs.—Mr. 'J. ; .'B-Seed pleaded guilty on behalf of D. CE Siie}iing to a charge of ill-treating seven;pigs ' ty overcrowding them in a crate. "■Mr.'BeeiJ said the defendant was unaware •$&)>• was ill-treating the pigs whea he sSfl>s*4 them. If he had partitions piit iir.th* crate, everything would have been rigjt» The Bench considered that it wasr.ftpti. . an intentional case of cruelty, /and'a* , flicted a fine of £1 and 40/ costs. ' % - r The By-laws.-rE- H. McCalhim.'"idmitted nVe charges of leaving buiMjjig material in Little without safficient lights. The defendant said that in future he would see that there was a better pressure of gas. He attributed the failure of the lights to the lessening of the pressure in. the early boors oi the morning. A fine, of 2/ and costs was - inflicted in each. case. Charge Against Dr. DalzieL—Mr. Maya, representing <.t&e Grown Prosecutor, .*Pi plied for a week?s remand' in. the easel in which James Dalziel -was charged that- l--on. or about June 11, with intent to procure a miscarriage, he used an instrument or other means. Mr. Brookfield, for the defendant, consented, and _tlid application was granted, bail being «1lowed on the same conditions as before. A Driver Fined.—John Monro was charged with driving at other'then , * walking pace round a corner, failing to keep as near as practicable M the left. Fines of 10/- and costs were'Hh flicted in each case. - • V;^ Irregular Attendance at School.;^. it number of parents were prosecuted by t]se Truant Inspector (Mr Small) for failing to send their children to school.-The following fines were inflicted by the Bench Booth, 12/-; ,Jv Fiji. 10/-, and 7/- costs; Elizabeth Bree#, 26/- and 7/- costs; Mabel HA and 7/- costs; Joseph Draper, .10/- ani 7/- costs; George Eussell, 4/- and'7A costs; Albert Beswick, 8/-; John Cowanj 2/- and II- costs. Mr Small mentioned that teachers of private schools must're* ceive a general certificate of esemptioa under section 143 of the Education Adj. otherwise the parents of the pupflsoi their schools would be liable to prose?* tion. ' ;'_ 'i- . Dangerous Goods. —Thomas and'Brnce M. Cunningham were charged thatonMsJ 6 they consigned to Onehunga, by the railway, one case of gelignite without distinctly marking "dangerous" on theoetside of the case and specifying the p* l * Iculars on the consignment note. Mr PrHl" dergast appeared for the prosecution ana Mr Skelton for the defence. Mr Prenoergast said the Departnaent did not vri|S a heavy penalty inflicted, but', wantw people to receive a warning. Mr SkelwU assured the Bench that the affair through a mistake. The defendants were forwarding agents and were send the case in question with a numWJ of others by rail for an Auckland busing firm. When the contents of the'case.««" questioned at the station, the straip p£ truding led the defendant lief that the box contained .sunane* idea in a gelignite case. He idea whatever that the case contemn dangerous goods. The Bench considers there had been carelessness in the'»!»* ter. though not all on the part of-the -atfendants. A fine of 30/- apd.OMftjfT < imposed.