POLICE COURT.—Monday.

Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 241, 17 October 1870, Page 2

POLICE COURT.— Monday.

[Before J. Naughton arid T. B. Kenderdine, . - Esqs., Justices.] V Drunkenness.—M. Jackson, E.Lane, W. Ghmdry, R. Brysbn, W. Doolan, D. Britt, and J. Stewart, for first offences, and J. Mickles for a third offence, were punished in the Usual manner. David Bruce and Michael.MeMah on I were each fined 30s and costs for being drunk j and di3ordex-ly.: •| A -' ' > v

Vaghancy.—John King was charged with using obscene language in Chancery-street; on Saturday last. Constable Jeffery deposed to the facts, and prisoner was fined 20s. or to be imprisoned 14 days.

Assi-XT.—The frequently adjourned charge against Kate Ryan of having assaulted Mary Kerr was, in the absence of a material \vitne33, further adjourned till Wednesday.

Breach: 'of Municipal Police Act.— Michael McMahon was charged with a breach of this Act in breaking the door of the Q.ueen's Head Hotel. —Corporal Egan deposed to the breaking of the. door and described the damage done. —-William Adams deposed that on Sunday morning, hearing a noise and looking out of the window he saw four men running away. He found the door and bar broken. The damage was to the extent of 30s.— The same defendant was charged with assaulting the police at the time of the arrest. It appeared that he had struggled with the constable in the effort to escape. Case adjourned for half an ho-ir.

Breach of Customs Regulations.— Thomas Richmond was charged with evading Customs duties ou 61bs. of tobacco, on 13th October, the Collector of Customs electing to sue for £100. Defendant pleaded guilty. Mr. Brookfiekl not desiring to pres3 for the highest penalty, the defendant was fined;£2s.

Larceny.—Frederick Cash was brought up on a warrant issued at Wangonui, on the charge of stealing a watch, value £8, from Joseph W. Robiusou of that place. On the application of Mr. Broham he was remanded to Wanganui.

Inso_ting Language.—Mary Morgan was charged with using insulting language to. S. J. Hale, on the 14th October. Mr. Joy for the prosecution ; Mr. Hesketh for the defence. —Samuel J. Hale deposed to her having called bini " a base brute, a rogue and a vagabond," to her having said that she would " do for them all if they were not bundled out of the house by her hii-band."—Jane Churd, a girl of e1 even years, step-daughter to last witness, deposed to having witnessed the circumstance related, and was cross-examined by Mr. Hesketh. — I bis closed the case for the prosecution. —For the defence John Morgan, woodtenner and Clarkson Longbottom directly, flatly, and in detail contradicted the previous statements in every particular. Defendant also directly contradicted the charge, and the Bench dismissed tho case, both parties paying their own expenses.

Breaking into a Workshop.—John McClintock and Jas. Miller were charged with having on tho 4th October broken into the workshop of Mr. Byrne, on the Karangahape Road, and stolen therefom boots, &c, to the value of £9 17s. 3d.— R. Byrne, boot and shoemaker, residing at Newton, deposed that on Friday night last he had secured his shop at 8 p.m., and returned next morning at six, and found the side door wrenched off its hinges, and on examination saw that there were missing six pairs men's boots, five of boys', two of women's, and five pairs of boots repaired, sixty pairs of laces, and a knife. Found the"; iron bar produced, with which, from the marks on the door, the entrance had been effected. Identified the articles produced as those stolen. No person slept on the premises. This shop is both a workshop and a sale shop where goods are sold. — Michael Burkee, general dealer, Chancerystreet, deposed : On Saturday last, in the forenoon, I metprisoncr (McClintock) in Queen street. ■ I agreed to buy from him a pair of boots. I went with him to near the wharf, and he produced the boots from the waste ground beside the Waitemata Hotel. I identify the hoots produced. I agreed to buy another pair, which he produced from another allotment adjoining.. On confronting the prisoner the same evening, in presence of the police, he denied having sold the boots. —To the Bench: I am in the habit of buying goods of all kinds from such characters.— Detective Ternahan deposed to having taken McClintock into custody, who denied all knowledge of the thing, and said I had taken tho wrong man. In presence Jof last witness he first denied, then said that he had bought the boots for 45., and sold them to Burke for Bs. Said he bought them from James Miller. Miller "was taken into custody the same night by Detective Murphy. -On the following morning, from:-.information., received from Millerj I went with him to a gully at the back of the Scotch Church, in Wellingtonstreet, and found there the 12 pairs of boots and the other articles produced. Miller told me...he bad met- McClintock on Friday-' morning, at ihe wharf, ' and that McClintock asked him. to go and assist to rob a boot-shop, aud that he accompanied him that night; that he had watched Outride while McClintock went over the fence and broke the 'door, and brought out the boots... Had then planted them as found, excepting two pairs, which McClintock took to sell arid divide the money. The statement was voluntary, aud in presenco of .McClintock,: who denied being there at all.—Prisoner Miller, acknowledged that all Mr. Ternahan's statements were quite true. —McClintock adhered to the statement that he had bought the two pair of boots from Miller.—Both the prisoners were fully committed for trial. " Door- Breaking and Assaulting the Police. —The case of Michael McMaon was again called, and the witness for-the defence for which prisoner had sent not being forthcomiug, and it being stated by the police that if found he would be in the dock with prisoner, the man was sentenced for the first offence to a fine of 205., and for the second to a fine,of 40s. or 14 days' imprisonment i