POLICE OFFICE.

Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist, Volume 2, Issue 15, 15 November 1843, Page 3

POLICE OFFICE.

Morning, Nov. 11. This mornin<r, Wm. Bacon charged John Mad den, a priva'e in (he 80th regt., with assaulting him on Thursday night last. It appeared from the evidence, that the prisoner knocked a't the door of th* complainant, on Thursday night, about 11 o'clock, and on opeuing the door, he (prosecutor,) was struck with a large stick by the prisoner About one hour afterwards, he came to the door again, hut is was not opened. The prisoner in his defence said, he was drunk, and bad no recollection of the circumstance. The Chief Constable then preferred another charge against the prisoner Madden, which took place hetweeri i an'* <2. o'clock on Friday morning last, when he me! the prisoner in Shortland Crescent, without saving a word, attempted to strike him with a large stick, which he carried in his hand Mr. Smith evaded the blow, and secured the prisoner, until the guard came up and took him into custody. The prisoner pleaded drunkenness in this case also. The bench then addressed the prisoner at some length, shewing him the folly of such conduct; and, said the Police Magistrate, only that I have reason to know that you have a good character when sober, and very quite, I should have felt it my duty to have committed you to take your trial at the County Court. However I will sentence you to pay (for each offence) a line of £l and costs; in default of payment, to be im= prisoned one mouth. Mondak, Nov. 13. This morning, after the disposal of some prisoners charged with drunkenness, a seaman named Tho«. Williams, was charged with being drunk on Sunday morning, breaking windowsglass at the Exchange Hotel, using obsceue language in the.streets, and assaulting the Lockup-keeper, on Sunday night. The charge having been proved, and the prisoner making no defence, for being drunk be was fined 20s. and costs j in delault of payment to be imprisoned 48 hours; for breaking the glass in Mr. Hart's, to pay for making good the damage; and for the assault on the Lockups keeper, to be imprisoned for seven days.