PETTY SESSIONS.—Tuesday.

Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 224, 27 September 1870, Page 2

PETTY SESSIONS.—Tuesday.

[Present: —J. O'JSTeil!, J. Naughton, and,H f D. :Morpetla,i ISsqs., Justices.3 ■ < j

F'RiJNKKNXESS. —J. Connally was sentenced to a-fine of ss, or 21 hours imprisonment; D. Clary, for a second offence, 10s, or 48 h< urs imprisonment ; and J. Healy, for a third offence, 20s, and seven days, imprisonment

Impounding Act.—Kljzibeth Hyah,- for allowing cuttle-to..stray, w»s lined 10s and costs. t^Tlic change against James Lee> was adjourned, an I YV". Duderv.waa charged' with allowing 115 sheep to i>tray in tlio streets of ■Devonporf, on. Sept'iinibur 19.—Mr.- rWliaehah for the prosecution,Mr. Wynn for the- defence, -who-raised the preliminary objection that the sheep having ibeesilimpovinded :and the fees paid, no farther steps- could betaken in prosecution.—After lengthened argument, the objection was overruled.—Samuel Gee, special constable at tJiei Norfeh Shore,-deposed to thestraying of"the, sheep on the highway, and to his having impounded tliem.—Under crossexamination, the witness Stated that aJ •stranger could not -know-!it; to be a road;—O^ Mays/ pound keeper, North ; Shore, deposed to the inrpoVrnding of the sheep, and to Mr. Duder Having' I paid '■ the ■ i pound - ifees for i them. ~{Phe—Bench considered that there was not sufficient evidence bfi-its' being a 'public place, and''dismissed the case.-John Mills, for allowing flows to stray, was. fined ss. and costs.; '—Charlotte .GHlmore s charged with a; similar offence was dismissed,, the defendant promising ■ to keep her cows at home! for the future.— i John Rnssell was fined ss. and costs. —John Haslett, ss. and costs. —William Bullen, -charged with riding on liis dray without leading reins in a public thoroughfare, was fined 10j. and costs. —John Rowe, charged witli a similar /offence, was* §hjfiillir|yf Jdealt with.— j)a\rid Brdwii was fined h.Qa. and costs, for not having his name punted on his dray.— Richard X als was charged with allowing waiter 'to run off his verandah. Mr. vVynn and Mr. McQ-regor appeared for the compjatiiant. ' Mr. Wynn"saidHha| il/'IVCrj. |XKr eals would plead guilcy, >}\S W6utd 3as*k-fbr'rtsinall penalty. Pleaded guilty, and was fined one .shilling andcoslß.,- ~ ' A Raid on Sign-Eoabds and Baebbr'sPolks.— Richard Biclr, watuhmaker, was charge^! awj'-hgaUpwiig jp aign-boapd torhsug--1 -jl U U Li 1 L.L /I

over his verandah. Mr. Wynn M^Mr s McQrre^or .appeared for the/com plain ai^,^M[r. Peskftfc#|or the^eferiflT— Thomas Mbulag. jjnspeci'orpi Nu^tfnceocross^iamiri«|by MS?. . ifMcG-regoMsaidffjbat |pib attention wai1 drawn Io a sign|foard^han|&g underneatlij'the jrej ffandah^.ift' project eAfovei^ the th^ugh||p§. Mr. K. Beca's :i»~ame was^ on fc yd. I. requested Mr. Beck to rewove. jp yand heMlof doing so, I summSnse'a him. The wiimess"'was-examined by Mr. Hesketh, but faileJ\tof-shake.^fi3''Teitiuiqpy. t — Mr Hesketh raised ibe/questufri as to whether the place in que9tipn''\vas a Jo/ tpath in^hoHrue meaning of |i;hj^Vc%— M*;;^\ ynn said" thafe that deficiency oould be" easilyVgot over by amenck^ ing. the iu#m&t.jon. pietoench inflicted a fine' of lss and-costs.—John Symonds K hairdresser ); was ehai'ged -witli allowing his pole to overhang tlie'fooipath.—Fined'ss and Costs —Chiirles; Brookes, bootmaker, pleaded guilty to allowing a., sigu boarJ ..fco-o /erhangr.- the footpath.^ Ilie defendant said that he hid received no notice to removelit. —Mr. Wynn said that the Bunch could not take notice of these excuses. He..(tho.lear i uc,d.c0.uq3.(?1)..d.it1.0.0t. wish to press for a heavy fine; at the same time it was nigh time these nuisances were put a stop to. Fined 10s., and costs, and ordered to remove the nuisance. , ; .- Unstamped Weights.—Arthur- IWatsoa pleaded guilty to having unstamped "weights^ in! his possession, and was fined 405., and coits. The defendant was also charged with having four light weights, to which he also pleaded guilty, and was fined £5, and costs;*-^ G-eorge Ludlow pleaded guilty to not^-having his weights stamped. Fined *0s , ana costs. Mr. Wynn and Mr. McGregor appeared in each oi' the above cas s. /

lAnnoi'ing Behaviour. —Mr; Messenger charged Mrs. Freeson with the above offence. —Mr.' Joy 'iot the; pros/cutioh ; and' Mi\ Hesketh for -the -defence.— Tile prosecutor deposed to her having, in a public place, called him a fellow and a swindler, and torn down his basket in a provoking 'manner. — Ho" was cross-examined at some length by Mr. Hesketh, to show that the basket was dverhanging the public way and obstructing the view of Mrs. Froeson's signboard. —Mrs. Messenger corroborated her husband's evidence. —The defendant gave testimony as to the,' position of the basket, and its being an obstruction to her view; to having asked for its i-emoval, and then quietly lifting it down and placing it inside the shop. She denied the abusive language.

The Bench dismissed the case

ThjiSatenjno Language.—J. Dunwoody and his wife was charged with threatening language to Sarah F. Robin=on, but on their promising to refrain from such in future, the case ■waßiwithr'rawn.

The Court then rose