POLICE COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 60, 1 September 1911, Page 3

POLICE COURT.

NEW PLYMOUTH, ALTIUBT 31. . The usual sitting of ttie Police Court was held yesterday before .Mr. 11. S. Fitzherbert, S.M. AX IX'EIiKIATK. A first-oH'ending inebriate was brought "■]) on a charge of being drunk in Hegent Street, llawera. Senior-yergeant Dart pointed out tbat the aecu.sed had been remanded from lbnvera for a week's medical treatment at the New Plymouth gaol, and as accused did not wish to return to that district lie had arranged to have the case heard here. Accused was convicted and discharged, and also ordered to pay 12s Od, cost of medical treatment. CHAKOKS WITHDRAWN. C. 1-:. ilobinson, S. W. Jury and A. 0. .Murphy were charged with being found on licensed premises when such premises sshould. have been closed. Sergeant Dart, who prosecuted, asked leave to withdraw the cases. In explanation, he stated that they arose out of the prosecution of the licensee of the Terminus lloted, Mr. E. Campbell, in which he established a prima facie ease that defendants had not given him a satisfactory explanation of their presence. On oath, however, they subsequently proved that they were lodgers, having casually engaged rooms. He regretted that' they had not made that explanation to him at the time, The cases were accordingly withdrawn. URKACTI OF BY-LAWS. A. 11. Street, who did not appear, was charged, on the information of Constable I'ouilon, with driving without lights in Devon street, Fitzriiy. The constable stilted that some accidents had occurred at this particular spot. His Worship, in indicting a line of 10s and costs 7s, remarked Hint driving wn.hout lights was a dangerous practice. (In the information of Inspector Tippi us'. Huy Lee was charged with cycling on the Ksplamnle. lie did not appeal*, and was lined 5s and costs 7s. ■ lames Itiley pleaded guilty to a charge laid by Inspector Tippins of burying niglitsoi! within the borough. lie was convicted and fined 3s and costs 7s. A week was allowed in which to pay the line. MAINTENANCE CASK. ■ lohn Charles' Smith was charged with being in arrears to the extent of £2 with a maintenance order for the support of bis wife and children. He pleaded not guilty, stating that he had paid .'ids info Court. In reply to his Worship, lie stated that he would be able to pay the balance within a week. The case was therefore adjourned for a week, his Worship advising defendant that he would do well to keep the payments up. ■