POLICE COURT. — Monday.

Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 68, 28 March 1870, Page 2

POLICE COURT. — Monday.

[Before Messrs. Mitford and Morrow, J. Ps.] DRUNKENNESS. Agnes Dawkins was charged with this offence, and was fines ss. and costs, or 24 hours imprisonment. James Prince was also fined ss. for the same offence. Jane Kelly for a third offence was fined 205., or 48 hours imprisonment, with 7 days additional. James Ryder forfeited bail. Eliza McQueen, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was fined 20s. and costs, or 24 hours imprisonment. James Weston, charged with same offence, fined 20s. and costs, or to be imprisoned 48 hours. INDECENT LANGUAGE. Honora Fowler pleaded guilty of the above offence, and was fined £10 and costs, or 3 | mouths imprisonment with hard labour. | ASSAULT. I Thomas Smith was charged with assaulting James Watson. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. i James Watson deposed: I am a carrier residing in Auckland ; was at the bar of the Auckland Hotel on Saturday night last, between 10 and 11 o'clock ; saw defendant there ; asked him for a match, which he gave me : he then struck me in the eye; then threw me out of the door, and tripped me; I fell, and he gave me a kick with his left foot in the eye; I bled about a quart ; the marks on my face are the result; had some money in my pocket, which I lost; we were both taken into custody. By the defendant: Did not tell you that I came out of " chokey ;" never saw you before in my life; never touched you till you struck me.

Michael Costello deposed : Am in the Superintendent's office; was passing through the yard of the Auckland Hotel on Saturday last about 11; saw complainant and defendant there ; saw complainant shoved out of the bar by some person and fall on the pavement j saw defendant follow him out aud kick him violently in the face ; blood spouted from complainant's nose ; I gave defendant in charge. It seemed the most brutal thing I ever saw done.

Biprisoner: I saw you kick him, and gave you nrcHarge. -> ■-. . — . Sergeant McCafferty deposed: Arrested both complainant and defendant ; found defendant lying with his head against the wall, and bleeding freely.

John Falkner gave corroborative evidence as to the assault.

For the defence, —Frederick Metge deposed: Remember the occasion in question ; did not hear complainant ask you(dofeudant) to shout; he struck you in the mouth ; you pushed him from you ; I was standing in the doorway, and I shoved him out; you kicked at him, but I could not say where you kicked him ; I pulled you back and said, don't kick the man when he is down ; did not see him bleed before the kick was given.

Henry Greenwood : Remember Saturday evening, was in the bar of the Auckland Hotel; complainant sked you (defendant) to shout; said if you did not he would thump you ; you walked away from him to the other end of the court; tried to tear the paper out of your hand, caught you by the collar an i thumped you with the other hand. Last witness dragged him out of the place and shoved him out. lam a mate of prisoner's.

John William Ellis deposed that he saw the occurrence ; there did not two minutes elapse between the blow given by complainant in the bar and the kick inflicted by the prisoner. The bereh found tke prisoner guilty, and sentenced him to two months' imprisonment with hard labour. INSULTING LANGUAGE. James Connelly was charged by George Atkinson with using insulting language. Mr. Joy for plaintiff; Mr. Wynn for the defendant. The defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr. Joy said he was instructed by plaintiff not to press the charge, and he would ask the Bench to dismiss the case. Mr. Wynn said he was quite prepared for this, and there was only one thing, for the Bench to dismiss the case; but he must ask for costs for the defendant and his witness. The Bench dismissed the case, allowing costs for defendant, four witnesses, and counsel's fee. BREACH OP HIGHWAY ACT. G A. Zambra was charged by George Fraser with refusing to pay the rates of the- Highway Board. The defendant pleaded guilty, and was ordered by the Bench to pay the same. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Montgomery Cavauan was charged with attempting to take his own life. He pleaded guilty, aud said that if he could keep from drink he would be safe from making such attempts. Mr. Commissioner Naughton asked for sureties for his conduct. The Ben-h ordered him to find two sureties in £25 each, and his own surety for £50, to keep the peace for three months. BBEACH OF THE MUNICIPAL POLICE JOT. Thomas Garrett pleaded guilty to having temporarily left his horse and express van unguarded, in Queen-street, on March 24th. Fined 10s. and costs. LABCENX. John Thompson was charged by Mark Hassan with stealing a pair of boots, value Bu.

6d. Pleaded guilty. To be imprisoned eight | days with hard labor. . | William 'Wilson was charged intlx stealing | silver spoons and forks to the Value of £2 Cs. 1 from tho dwelling of Mrs. E. Lawrie, at "' Karangahape Eoad, on 20th inst. Anna Elizabeth Chaplin, deposed: lam servant to Mrs. Lawrie. Mrs. Lawrie is very old and unable to attend Court. Recollect the 20th inst. Accompanied Mrs. Lawrie to church that evening, a little past six. Had locked all the doors, and secured all the windows excepting one which was closed down but * not fastened. Returned | about eight o'clock, and found the back-door open, and the window referred to drawn half, way down. Lighted a candle, and took it into Mrs. Lawrie's bodroom. Found two small drawers of looking-glass open and papers scattered about. On going into the front room we found two drawers of cbeffonier open, and Mrs. Lawrie found six spoon* missing, also six silver-plated forks, three silver tea-spoons, one small tea-spoon, and one or I two smaller-sized plated forks. Had seen these 1 articles every day. Pemember distinctly seeing them on Saturday. The spoons and forks now produced are the property of Mrs. Lawrie, aud wliich have been stolen from her cheffonier. Morris Marks deposed : I am a pawnbroker, carrying on business in Auckland. Saw prf. soner about half-past seven on Thursday, the 24th instant, at my place. He asked me to purchase some forks and spoons. Said more than once they were his own property, and I purchased them. He gave me his name as Lawson, residing in Cook-street, and Beelilg the initial "L" on One spoon, I believed him. Ihe articles produced are tnose I purchased from prisoner. Gave him seven shillings for them. Was not aware that the spoons were £ silver. My wifo, on her return, said, from information received by her, the spoons were stolen. Handed them over this morning to detective Ternahan. Detective Ternahan deposed i I arrested prisoner on' Saturday, 26, on suspicion of another robbery. Was identified by Mr. Marks as having sold him the property produced. A. E. Chaplin, being recalled, said: That the window referred to opened downward. Few | could see from the outside that it was not closed. Mr. Commissioner Naugliton informed the Bench that prisoner had already got two years for a similar offence, having been con- j victed of breaking into the house of Mrs ; Bloxsome, and stealing to value of £35 Is. The prisoner was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labor. The property was ordered to be restored to Mrs. Lawrie.

The Court then rose.