POLICE COURT.—Saturday.

Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 252, 29 October 1870, Page 2

POLICE COURT.— Saturday.

(Before Dr. Kenderdine, Reader Wood, and

G. W. Gwynneth, Esqs., Justices.)

Drunkennest.—J." Foreman, W. Gourley, Ellen McKeon, and D. Cargo, were each fined 5s and costs, or to be imprisoned 24 hours, Assault.—James Eggington was called to answera charge of having assaulted Catherine Gorman, but defendant not having received the summons left at his place, and beiug ab--eut at the Bay of Islands, the case was adjourned till 12th November.—Mr. McGreggor lor the prosecutor. Quakrels of Boys.—Georgo Colgan was charged by Frederietk Lee with having assaulted his son, John William Lee, by striking him on the head, on the 25th October.—John W. Lee, a boy of about eleven years, deposed : I was crossing Wakefield-street when defendant caught hold of me by the collar and shook me and beat me with his hand on the head. I never offended him. —To defendant • Never beat your boy without cause.—To tha Bench : I have had quarrels with his boy but never struck him to hurt him.—C. E. Hooper, another boy of same age as defendant, deposed : I saw defendant shake and strike Lee. Colgan's boy had pitched stones at Lee, and Lee had knocked him down to take the stones from him. —To defendant : We ran, away because we thought you would come down and beat us.--Frederick L^e, the father of the lad, deposed that defendant had threatened to beat the hoy, and that he wan tad to have his children protected. Defendant eiitered into a long explanation, from which it appeared Lhat-a-series of quarrels had being going on among* the children, and the bench stating that the case was a very trivial one, at once dismissed it.

Enlargement or Bail.—Mr. Rees appeared for Mr. H. D. Maddock to apply for enlargement of bail. In doing so Mr. Rees characterised the case as one of cruel vindictiveness and hardship. Mr. Maddock had various transactions in Dunedin with one Gleeson, who at present owed Mr. Ms lelock and his partner some £380. Mr. Maddoc-, who had left Dunedin in the most open manne'i had expressed himself strongly, with regard to certain pecuniary transactions by Gleeson, who had since sworn information ag unst Mr. Maddock, and obtaine ! a warrant for arresting him, and bringing him back to Dunedin on a charge of fraudulently converting £359 of trust, moneys. Mr. Maddock had fortunately retained all docments in connection with these transactions, and from a perusal of these, learned counsel characterised the charge as monstrous. The case was remanded till Tuesday, bail being enlarged.