POLICE COURT.—Thursday.

Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 202, 1 September 1870, Page 2

POLICE COURT.—Thursday.

(Before J. H. Home and G. S. Gra!;a n, Esqs., Justices.)

DRUNKENNE3S

J. McAdam and E. Jones were each fined ss. and costs, or to be imprisoned 24 hours with hard labour.

turnpike act,

G. M. Caslem was charged by C. Berridge with fraudulently claiming exemption from toll.

C. Berridge deposed : I am lessee of the Mount Eden toll-gate. Defefendant came to the gate on 25th inst. with two drays, and refused to pay toll, stating that he was working for the City Board, and employed by Mr. Walker, the clerk, which statement was false.

James Walker, Foreman of Works, deposed : that he had not employed defendant, nor had he been engaged by the City Board.

Mr. Wynn, for defendant, submitted that no proof had been adduced as to the right to collect tolls.

The case was dismissed

EMB EZZLEMENT.

Edward Wrixon was charged with embezzling £2 10s Od, the property of George Cook.

Eliza Cook deposed I am the wife of George Cook, carpenter, of Wellington-street. Prisoner was employed by my husband to look after the horses; on the 16th of August gave prisoner £2 10s Od to pay to Mr. Owen. I next saw him in custody of the police ; he did not account for the money. To prisoner : You were a servant, with me.

George Cook deposed : Prisoner was my servant on 16th August; had been so for a week. On the evening of that day he told me that he had paid the bill to Mr. G. W. Owen and gone home, and hat his dinner; and that he had given Mrs. Cook the bill, and that she had told him to take the bill home. I gave him money to pay another bill, which he paid, and brought me the receipt for it. Saw him next in custody.

John Pettit deposed : I am a clerk in G. W. Owen's, Mr. Cook was owing £2 10s to Mr. Owen on the 16th August. That account has not been paid. I keep the books. Never saw the prisoner at the store.

Detective Murphy deposed: I was at the Thames on the 18th August. Saw the prisoner there on that day. On account of information received, I arrested him, and found £l 2s. I asked him how he came by it; he told me that he had got £2 10s from George Cook to pay a bill to Mr. Owen; that he tore up the bill, and went to the Thames on the 16th.

Prisoner entered on a statement, detailing his past life, and showed that having been for some time wit h Dr. Carr,. had discovered that mesmerism was all false.

Committed to take his trial at the next sittings of the Supreme Court.