POLICE COURT.—Tuesday.

Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 140, 21 June 1870, Page 2

POLICE COURT.— Tuesday.

(Before J. Naughton, Esq., and Or. P. Pierce, Esq., J.P.s.)

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David Jtfesbitt, H. Davis, and Jamea (a Maori), were each fined 5s and costs, or to be imprisoned 24 hours, with hard labour. W. Paterson, for a second offence, was fined 10s, or to be imprisoned 48 hours ; and Bridget Hawkey, for a third offence, was fined 20s, with seven days' additional. YAGUANCr. The *ame prisoner was charged with vagrancy. •.'].-. ..,:'. Detective Ternahan deposed that he had known her five or six years. She has no lawful means of support, and has been committed repeated^'. Sentenced to three months' imprisonment, with hard labour. BRACK 01? MUNICIPAL ACT, 1866. John Keegan was charged'by Constable Daly with a breach of this Act, in exposing himself in Durham-street, between ten and eleven o'clock at uight on the 18th inst. Mr. Joy appeared for the defence. Constable Robert Maxwell Daly deposed to having seen defendant about, fifteen yards from Queen-street,' and having gone up and arrested him ; and was subjected, by counsel for the defence, to a most searching and severe cross examination.

T. Smart deposed to' having bfiien within a yard of defendant, on the occasion, and seen no exposure ; and that no other should have scan him had the constable not come close up for the purpose. ■ ' » • '■' Mr. Joy addressed the Court in a logical and able speech ; Speaking of the deficiency in ' public conveniences in the city; the conflict between the laws of nature and the laws of man, aud questioning if thia was exposure, when it required the txmstable to come up from Queen-street to make himself certain on the subject.' ' -i i <i ■..,;: '> ;\ f The Benoh dismissed the case, re marking ' that such conduct was-not the exposure contemplated by the Act. Two other difses were withdrawn. THE BOBBERY* OF MB. PROBEbVs WABEHOTTSE. Francis Falcon and Joseph Smith, brought upon remand from the previous day, charged with the robbery of Mr. Probert's warehouse, were committed.for trial at the next criminal sittings of the Supreme Court;"", i ' IMPOUNDING^ ACT, 1,867. James Kilgour, Alexander' Rodgera, Eliza Ryan, James Merton, and jEfred. Orchard, all' pleading guilty, were severally fined ss. and costs. - : ■ j • Heorge Southwell was charged with allowing a horse to stray in a public place. Constable Cochrane. deposed that on the 12th June he found a horse straying off Synlondsstreet.: . . ;. ■ . , ; ' Constable Jackson deposed to a horse having been taken from the pound by defendant, who claimed it as his own. | Eined 10s. and costs. MUNICIPAL POLICE ACT. Eliza Ryan was charged with a breach of this Act, in allowing a pig to go wandering in a public place. r ' ' . Sentenced to pay a fine of ss. and costs, or to-be imprisoned.4B hours. ,; . i Richard. Moore;.was charged with; being away from his horse and vehicle in Queen - street, on. 15th June. ,T.i >:■ •;<) /■"[>; .. ■

The charge was not pressed, and no fine was imposed/ but costs of Court wei'e ordered to be paid. The Court adjourned for an hour.