POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 82, 13 April 1870, Page 2

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before T. Beckham, Esq., R.M.)

DRTTNKENNEPS. Bernard Reynolds and Harry Bolen, charged with the above offence, were each fined ss. and costs, or to be imprisoned 48 hours.

HOTJSE OF ILL FAME. Harriett Smith, Margaret Campbell, and Louisa Chester were charged with having been the keepers of a house of common bawdry in Edwards-street, on the 27th March, 1870. Pleaded guilty. Mr. Naughton explained that they had been summoned some time ago, but had failed to appear ; and having gone to the Thames, had come in contact with the police. He only asked that they be bound over to good behaviour, as they were single women. Sentenced to find two sureties in £10 each to be of good behaviour for three months. ALLEGED LARCENY. John McClintock and Thomas Brown alias John Robson was charged by James Johnston with stealing from the shop of Messrs. Coombes and Johnston on Tuesday last, six shirts value 18s. Remanded till to-morrow. DESERTION OF FAMILY. George Clune, a member of the Armed Constabulary, was charged on summons by Margaret Clune, his wife, with aßreach of the Destitute Persons Relief Ordinance by deserting her and their six children without means of support. Being called he did not appear. Constable Jackson proved the service of the summons on Tuesday last, and a warrant was ordered to issue for his apprhension. LARCENY. Frederick Cox, a boy 17 years of age, was charged by Simon Conway, with having, on the 10th inst., stolen from prosecutor's trousers pocket, at Titiranga, one £10 note and eight one pound notes. Simon Conway deposed : I am employed by Mr. Parr, of Titirangi; prisoner was also employed by Mr. Parr, and we slept in the same room. Both went to bed between 9 and 10 on Saturday night last. We slept in the same bed. I had placed my trousers on a sack of wheat behind the bed. I had a pocket-book in my pocket, containing one £10 and eight £1 notes. Got up about half-past six. The prisoner gone, and my pocket-book containing the money also gone. The trousers were still on the sack. I followed the boy and found him at Mr. Henderson's mill, at Titirangi, last night about six o'clock.. Mr. Parr, now in Court, took hold of the boy and asked him for the money. The boy put his "hand in his pocket and produced the pocket-book, and gave ibe it. It then contained one £10 note and six one pound notes. He afterwards put his hand in his pocket and gave me eight shillings. It now contains £15. I gave a pound to the man that gave me information about the boy. Took him into custody, and handed him over this morning to the police. The pocket-book how produced is that stolen by prisoner, and which was handed to me by the

prisoner. Edward John Parr: I am a settler at Titirangi. Know prosecutor and prisoner; they were both in my employment, and slept in the same room. Prosecutor told me on Sunday morning he had lost his pocket-book and money. The boy could not be found. Prosecutor and I went last night to Henderson's Mill A little after six we found the prisoner there. I took hold of him by the arm; the prosecutor asked him for the money ; the prisoner gave him the pocket book produced. We took him to my father's house for the night, and to the police station this morning. The boy acknowledged that he was a runaway from the Barossa, and said that he was 17 years old. Committed to take his trial at the Supreme Court. The Court then rose.