POLICE COURT.—Saturday.

Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 138, 18 June 1870, Page 2

POLICE COURT.—Saturday.

(Before J. Dilworth, Esq., J V .P., and J- M. Dargaville, Esq., J.P.) , dbunkennesb. '■■ Thomas John Cutts, charged with a second offence, was fined 10s. and costs, or to be imprisoned 48 hours with hard labour ; and Alice Murphy, charged with a third offence, was fined 20s. and costs, or to be imprisoned 48 hours, with 7 days' additional. LABCENY. John Johnston, charged with having, on the 17th inst., stolen from the residence of Mrs. T. Jones, of Wakefield-street, one lamp, valued at 75., pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to be imprisoned one month with hard labour. vagbant act, 1866. Edward Turner was charged with a breach of the above Act, in being, on the 17th of June, without any lawful visible means of support. Detective Ternahan deposed : I have known the prisoner about six months, and he never did any work. He is the constant associate of thieves. I arrested him yesterday morning. Detective Murphy deposed : I have known prisoner about town for six months. He has no lawful visible means of support. He is always found in Chancery street, in the society of thieves and prostitutes. He never does anything for his support. Sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour. STEALING PBO-TL a dwelling.

Francis Williams was charged with having on or about the 25th of March, stolen from the residence of Paul Lopez, of Official Bay, money and goods to the value of £10. Paul Lopez deposed : I am a fisherman residing in Official Bay. I remember about the 25th March last. I left my house about that time for fishing. Was away for two days. I had locked up the house. On returning I found the house open and things missing:, viz., four sovereigns and six halfsovereigns, one pound silver, and a gold ring valued two pounds, and a pound of tobacco. The silver and ring were in the pocket of my waistcoat, hanging behind the door. The gold was locked up in my box. The ring produced is mine. I have seen the prisoner before in Official Bay.

To prisoner : Did not see you break your house nor wear your ring.

John Williams deposed : I am a fisherman residing at Official Bay. Remember about the the 25th of last month. Saw prisoner at that time in Official Bay ; about four o'clock in the morning. This was about 150 yards from Lopez's house. Saw Lopez's house that morning. About three o'clock I heard a noise inside. I got up about half-past two and went to Lopez's house to call him, found the door open and nobody inside. I live about twenty yards from his house. It was about half an hour after when I saw prisoner I identify the ring, which I know for the last six years as belonging to Lopez. To prisoner : It was not after four o'clock when I saw you. To the Court : It was daylight when I saw him. Lewis Henry Neumegan, being sworn with his head covered, according to the Jewish form, deposed : I am a pawnbroker, residing in Auckland. Know the prisoner; he came to my place on the 3rd of this month; he pawned the ring produced. I gave him las. on it. I afterwards gave the ring to detective Ternahan. The name he gave was not Williams ; do not recollect it, but, can find by reference. To prisoner: I said at first I cauld not recognise you at the moment, but alterwards did. I have no doubt whatever that prisoner was the man. William Davis, deposed : I am a sailor on board the schooner Colonist, at present in harbour. I know the prisoner ; saw him on the 16th of June ; he was working on board the vessel; he asked me to buy a ring ; I asked him what kind of a ring, he said it was a gold one, and if I gave him ss. and the pawnbroker 155., I might have it; he told me the ring was pawned.

Detective Ternahan, deposed: From information received, I proceeded on the 17th instant to Mr. Neumegan's, and got the ring produced, and afterwards arrested the prisoner ; he said he knew nothing at all about it.

Prisoner now pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour.