POLICE COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10604, 1 June 1920, Page 10

POLICE COURT

YESTERDAY'S CASES VAEIOUS OFFENDERS DEALT WITH. Mr E. Page, S.M., presided over yesterday's sittings of the Police Court. For his second offence for drunkenness, Henry Wood was fined. 10s. Margaret McHugh was given the option of paying a fine of 10a or going to gaol for two days. She was also prohibited. For his sixth offence for drunkenness within six mouths John Shine was convicted and ordered to pay a fine of £3, with the alternative of a week's imprisonment. A prohibition order 'ivas issued against him. REMANDED. George Ryan, charged with the theft nl an 'overcoat, valued at £4, the property of Lorrie James Lipesett, was remanded to appear again on Wednesday. Colin McKenzie was remanded to appear at Greytonn on Juno 2nd on a cliarge of having obtained the sum of £5 ironi Henry Joseph Kelliher by ■weans of a false pretence. "JACK THE HIPPER." A man named Horace Jeyes was charged with doing, mischief by damaging a\ door to the extent of £l. The trouble occurred on Saturday, '.vhen Jeyes was denied admittance to a room occupied by Edmund Battersby. Ba.ttersby alleged that Jeyes was drunk on Saturday last and came to his room and asked "Is Jack the Ripper in:-"*' On being advised to keep outside. Jeyes proceeded to smash tno door with a piece of timber. Jeyes' itory was that Battersby himself damaged the door while - nailing it up, to prevent an entry being made. However, the magistrate believed Battersby, and fined J eyes £2 and costs, and ordered him to make good tho damMAIXTEN'ANCE MATTERS. Thomas Henry Grell, whose arrears in. respect "of a maintenance order amounted to £64, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended as long a 3 ho pays off the amount at tho rate of £1 per week. Albert Henderson, whose arrears were £2-5 ss, was similarly dealt with, the arrears to bo paid off at the rate i>f 25s per week. Seymour Nicholson was ordered to pay 103 per week together with £lO ijasb maintenance in respect of a child.