POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 23380, 25 September 1939, Page 9

POLICE COURT

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25. (Before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. Arthur Edward Clark, a statutory first offender, was fined 20s, in default 48 hours’ imprisonment.—Two first offenders were each fined 10s, the default being fixed at 24 hours’ imprisonment. DRUNK AND VIOLENT. Arrested on Saturday night by a constable in George street when apparently in a state of intoxication, Henry Walton Phillips resisted violently and was alleged to have struck and kicked the constable while a taxi was being awaited. He was charged with drunkenness, resisting the police, and a breach of a prohibition order, but at the magistrate’s suggestion the charge of resisting was withdrawn.—On the charge of drunkenness defendant was fined 10s, and for the breach of his prohibition order 20s. INDICTABLE CHARGE. Malcolm M'Gregor (Mr C. J. L. White) was charged with breaking and entering the shop of Arthur Corrie Miles on September 22 and stealing £2 3s 3d and cigarette papers valued at Is 2d. Chief-detective Holmes said that M'Gregor was arrested on Saturday afternoon. This was an indictable charge, and be asked for a remand until October 2. The remand was granted, M‘Gregor being allowed bail in his own recognisance of £25, provided he reports daily to the police at Port Chalmers. ASSAULT. “ He was so violent that he had to be handcuffed by Sergeant M'Carthy,” said Senior-sergeant Claasen, of Alan Harper Walker (24), a labourer, who admitted assaulting John William Robb. The Senior Sergeant said that on Saturday morning Walker and some companions went to a brewery to fill a container. The car they were driving collided with the rear of another vehicle owned by Robb, who was an employee at the brewery. Walker abused Robb, who ordered him off the premises. Walker then suddenly turned round and violently assaulted Robb. The police were sent for, and when Sergeant M'Carthy arrived Walker became so violent that he had to be handcuffed. Though the accused had been drinking overnight he was practically sober. He was a young man who should have known better. __ The accused had spent the week-end in the cells. Walker was fined £5, in default seven days’ imprisonment. The Magistrate directed half the fine to be paid to Robb, and advised the accused to take out a prohibition order. SHIP DESERTION. ’ Israel Mendel Brin, charged on remand with having deserted his ship, the Loch Don, at Auckland, was further remanded for a week, Mr G. F. M'Kellar, on behalf of the Customs Department, stating that application had been made by Mr E. J, Anderson, who appeared for the accused, for Brin to bo allowed to remain in New Zealand. Mr Anderson having explained the position the magistrate granted the remand, with bail as before. DISTURBANCE OVER BEER. An argument over the refilling, or the non-refilling, of a jar of beer which had been borrowed led to the appearance of John Berry and John Harold Denton on a joint charge of behaving in a disorderly manner in Princes street.' They pleaded guilty. Senior-sergeant Claasen said that the offence took place on Saturday night. The defendants had been to the piecart and were observed by the constable to be shouting and creating a disturbance generally, Denton was challenging Berry to fight and the latter was combating the challenge. Berry, in reply, to the magistrate, said that he was a married man with three children. He had a full jar of beer and Denton had asked him for it so that he and his friends might consume it right away, promising to have it refilled and returned. The beer had been consumed, but the jar had not been refilled as promised. The reason for his (Berry, a relief-worker) having a jar of beer was that a friend of his had come down from the country to enlist and they wanted to celebrate the event. He was no friend of Denton’s. Denton said that jar would have been refilled and the promise fulfilled, but for Berry using bad language to him. Denton was fined 40s and Berry 20s, the default being 48 hours’ imprisonment. Each of the defendants asked that his name be suppressed, hut the application was refused. PRODUCED WRONG LICENSE. Albert Gordon Stanaway (21) whose brother had previously been charged with being intoxicated in charge of a motor car, pleaded guilty to assisting in the comrassion of an offence. Seniorsergeant Claasen said that the defendant had allowed his brother to drive the vehicle even though he did not possess a license, and had produced his own when a traffic inspector stonned the vehicle, Stanaway was fined £2.