CITY POLICE COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10614, 12 June 1920, Page 11

CITY POLICE COURT

YESTERDAY’S CASES A WOMAN WHO WOULD NOT REFORM. Mr E. Page, S.M., presided over •yesterday’s sitting of the Magistrate’s Court. Mary Burgoyne, on charges of drunkenness and of being an idle and disorderly person in that sho had insufficient lawful means of support, was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence within twelve months. Tho defendant was also prohibited for that period, and ordered to pay l~s fid medical expenses that' had been incurred on her behalf. Sub-Inspector Emersdn said that the husband of tho accused was a very respectable man and had done all that was in his power to reclaim his wife, who was addicted to drink. Homo after home had been provided for her, but she would not, or could not, reform. Her husband, ho understood, had left his wife for good. VAGRANCY. Andrew MoKendry admitted charges of drunkenness and to being an idle and disorderly' person. The, facts of the case were that the accused was seen by a constable to, accost people in Willis street, and one man gave tho defendant a shilling.

McKendry, who stated that he was a platelayer on the railway, was given a chance by the magistrate, who convicted and orderedhim—to como rrp-i'df sentence within twelve months if called upon. ATTEMPTED S.UICID K. Digby Ranfurly Andrews pleaded guilty to attempting:- suicide.According to the .statement by the police- the defendant owentohome in a drunken condition, had some words with his mother, took a razor and inflicted .a wound on- his throat. Accused had also made a threat to “do” fot his mother and himself. Andrews was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence within -threeyears. He was prohibited for ' that period. ABUSIVE LANGUAGE R, R. Fledgor, for whom Mr O’Donnell appeared, admitted a charge cf using insulting and abusive language, with intent to provoke a breach of the peace. Sub-Inspector - Emerson said that accused was formerly employed as-a railway porter. On January 25th last lie” was at Trentham, and used the lan fua.ge to Ticket-Inspector Birrell. 'ledger was under the. influence of drink at the time, and-he- was subsequently dealt with by his- superior officers and dismissed'from the' service.. The reason he befpro. the court before lims that'’lie left.Vtellington and was only recently located atf Blenheim. ....... The accused was convicted and or dered to pay cost*. THE LICENSING LAWS.

On a charge of treating, ’.T.’T, Foley (who pleaded guilty, through Air W. Perry), was convicted and fined £9 with 7s costs. : - -,-■»!-■ ■■■■''■ - ; : P. Anderson and- -V.- 1 .undie, whowere found on the premises of the Wellington Hotel after closing hours, were each convicted ■ and fined £2 with 7s costs. . ‘ *'■ ’ FAILED TO REGISTER. Peter Antoni, an Italian, pleaded guilty to a charge of. .failing to register under the Aliens’ Act. " The ac cuscd said that he oould riot, read write English, and did not knowwhat was required of him. Sub-Inspector Emerson said that the defendant was a resudent of Nelson, and had applied for* a passport to leave New Zealand. .He was ached to produce his registration card, and it- was found that he had not applied for one. The accused had been a good, citizen, and desired to go to Italy for family rea sons. A heavy penalty was not asked for, hut instructions had been issued that all aliens had to register. ■ ; Antoni was convicted and.ordered ta pay 7s costs. THEFT OF IRON. . Percy L. Mansfield and .Reuben C Alansfield wore proceeded against on a charge of theft of a piece of railway iron. Each defendant pleaded guilty The facts of the case, as outlined by the police, were that the accused were monumental masons’, and on May 19th thev took a piece of iron belonging, to John B. Hickmott, another monumen tal mason. The article-was found-built into some cement work which the ac . eased were doing at a ’grave. ’ . A fine of £2 was imposed in each case. A FALSE ALLEGATION.

For falsely representing lurosolf to be a boarder at an hotel, F. T. Bey nolds was fined £1 with m costs. Xhe defendant had gone into the Midland Hotel with a boarder friend, and when spoken to by a constable fctatcd that he was a hoarder.