PAK-A-POO.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 469, 30 March 1909, Page 9

PAK-A-POO.

..', CHINESE HEAVILY FINED. Finality was reached in the matter of the recent raid on Chinese premises In ■' Haining Street, when Chow Tup was charged, on. remand, with having, on March 11, at Wellington, in No. 2!! Haining Street, unlawfully sold a pak-a-poo ticket to Constable Flewellen, and with, having occupied the premises as a . common gaming-house. Young Kee was similarly charged in respect of No. 39 Haiuing Street, and Ah Pong was similarly charged in respect of No. 40 Haining Street. '■ •„ Mr. Fitzgibbon, who appeared for defendants, stated that his clients had not been able to secure the services of a solicitor from Hokitika, for which purpose an adjournment had been granted' a cou'plo of weeks ago. Constable Flewellen, giving evidence iii the caso of Young Kee, stated that defendant lived at No. 39 Haining Street.' Witness went, to defendant's house on the' evening of March 3, also on March 5, March 0, March 8, March 9, March 10, and other occasions, and gave, evidence as to his purchase of tickets at the. house. On one of tho tickets he won Bs. 6d. from defendant, who paid over the money. Sergeant Kutledgc, who arrested defendant on warrant, deposed that defendant -daiittod that he was the "boss" of the premises. Constable Gillespio also gave evidence. Young Kee, who is in business in Palmerston, stated that he was in Wellington bii.ving fruit for his business, but had never sold the policemen any pak-a-poo tickets. Similar evidence was given in the other two cases. ... The defe.nce was a donial tiiat the tickets .were sold to the, policemen. l His Worship held that the defendants must be convicted. Tho maximum* pcusUv fijeii by the Legislature was .£2OO. Each defendant would be convicted and fined ,£lO and costs 21s. Gd. on the charge of selling the tickets, in default two months' imprisonment, and, on the second charge, they would each be convicted and ordered to pay costs 75.. , ■ ASSAULTING! A POLICEMAN. A young German named Alfred Dethloff was charged (1) with having been found by night without lawful excuse on tho premises of Elizabeth Hall, No. 2'Hawkestone Terrace, and (2) with having, on March 27, unlawfully a>s;i lilted Constable Stevens whilst tho hitter was in tho execution of his duty. Evidence for the prosecution nlltgcd tlmt accused was found stretched out imd,er a fence on the premises mentioned in the charge, and when the constable spoke to him ho retorted angrily. The constable arrested accused, and, when taking him to tho station, nccuscd turned on the constable, struck him, and ran away. Tho conslii'ile gavo chase, and caught tho man and lorued him up. For the defence, Mr. P. W. Jackson urged that nc'ised had been drinking with some friends, and to fret out of the way of the police went to tiie house in question to get a room foi the night. When lie could not, get into the lioiisu, he went into the backyard, and fell nsleep. Hu knew nothing more until the police' man wakened him, and remembered nothing ol the assault. ' His Worship discharged accused on. tho firsl information, and entered a conviction and fine of 405., in default seven days' imprisonmcnt'oi: the second charge. IDLE AND DISORDERLY. A middle-aged man, Wm. Jas. Lyons, wa; convicted ami 6ontf>ncod to-three months' im prisoumtmt on a charge of being an idle ane disnrdurli/ oerson. iu that ho has insufficien l

lawful means, of, support. The police stated that they had\warned accused on several occasions th?.t if ho did not got work ho would be arrested, but the warning had no effect, " NOT PROVEN." A strong looking man named Robert Watson, a labourer, .was charged with insobriety, and with being an idlo and disorderly person within tho meaning of the Police Offences Aot, 1008, in that he has insufficient lawful means of support. Accused, was defended by Mr. P. W. Jackson, pleaded not guilty to the second chargo, \ On tho first charge, accused was fined ss. Referring to tho second charge, his Worship said ho was not satisfied that tho evidence warranted tho Court'in convicting accused, although tho circumstances were certainly suspicious. A PROHIBITED PERSON. A well-dressed young woman, named Violet l'nton, alias i'razer, was charged with insobriety and, on two charges, with having been found on licensed premises during the currency nf a prohibition ordor. Accused pleaded guilty to the three oharges. On the first charge sho was fined 205., in default seven days' imprisonment. His Worship treated tho othor two oharges as one as they occurred on the samo day. On the first of the charges a fine of 205., in default eeven days' imprisonment, was eutored, and on the other accused was convicted and ordered to come up for sontence when called on. ' INSUFFICIENT MEANS AND IMPROPER LANGUAGE, . A young woman named Julia Shultz was charged (1) with insobriety, (2) with having insufficient lawful means of support, and (3) with having used obscene language in Sage's Lane. Accused pleaded guilty, to eaoh of the charges, and refused to go into the Salvation Army Homo, as she intended going to Greymouth. On'the first chargo a line of 10s. was entered'; on the second information a sentence of three months' imprisonment was imposed, and on the third charge a sentence of 1-1 days' imprisonment, the last two sentences to run concurrently. ■ WILFUL DAMAGE. • , ' '• Stella Marslen, a well-dressed young woman, pleaded guilty to havings on March 23, wilfully broken a pane of glass, valued at 7s. 6d., the property of Mrs.'Bertie. Accused was convicted, and filled 205., and orderod to pay the amount of damage done, 75.. 6d., and costs Bs., in default 11 days' imprisonment., , :; MAINTENANCE. ' , ! Alexander Aitcheson pleaded guilty to disobeying an order to pay 7s. per week towards the maintenance of his three children. A sentence of seven days' imprisonment; was entored on each charge, the warrant to bo suspended if the arrears are paid in instalments of 7s. per week on each charge. Joseph Jas.. Curran was sentenced to one month's imprisonment for disobedience of an order to pay his wife and two children £1 Bs. por week (arrears M 45.). Mr. Neave appeared for 'complainant. Walter Austin wa3 convicted and sentenced to 21 days' imprisonment for disobeying'an order of the Court to pay his wife 15s. per week (arrears £\ 10s.). For disobeying an order to pay his wife 15s. per weelr, Daniel Jas. Darke was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment, warrant to be suspended so long as ss. per week is paid off the arrears (,£3 155.).' ■ . ' ■•■ SUMMARY SEPARATION. Hannah Galvin was granted a summary separation from Robert' Michael Galvin, complainant to have custody of tho three childron, and 'to pay his wife 30s. per week, and costs £2 Us.. ■ ; ','"-■ OTHER CASES. Thos. Patton failed to appear on a chargo of having, on November 30, ; travelled in a railway carriago, from Petone. to Wellington, without paying his fare. A conviction and fine of 20a., in default seven days' imprisonment, were entered, the fare, ls.'Scl., to be paid out. of the fine. • ' . ■ , ,'_ John Carswell was!fined 55., and costs 155., for allowing two horses to wander in Rintoul ' Win.' Cant was convicted and fined 405., and costs los;, in default seven days' imprisonment, for illtreating a horso by working it while it was suffering fronra sore, back, and-side. .-: Hector Cameron, charged with insobriety, was fined 205., in-'default-seven 1 ment, and John Turner, similarly charged, was fined ids., with the alternative of 48 hours' imprisonment. One first offender, who failed to appear, was'fined'los., and two others were convioted and discharged.