POLICE COURT.—Tuesday.

Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 289, 13 December 1870, Page 2

POLICE COURT.—Tuesday.

([tefore Header Q-. Wood and John Williamson, Eaqs., Justices.) Assault. —Lewis Turrell was charged by j Eliza Ann Turrell. with having violently assuiited her on lllh I December. Mr. Jcy for the defence. Mr. Wynn volunteered to conduct the case for complainant.—Complainant deposed : On Sunday last my husband struck mo violently at my residence ; this is his habitual conduct. lam afraid for my children and myself. —To Mr. Joy : When he is not in drink there is not a better man. I would not be afraid to return home if it was not for drink I have borne it so long that I can bear it no longer. —Ordered to give security himself in £25, and two sureties of £12 10s each to keep the peace for 3 months. Merchant Shipping- Act. —Peter J. Allen was charged by R. Mill witl^ wilful disobedience on board the City of Auckland.. Mr. Beveridge for the prosecuuon. —R. Mill deposed : I am chief officer on bourd the City of Auckland. On 17th November he refused my orders to make sinnet. < hree or iour times I told him ; he sat and laughed at me. He then said he was not well. I told him to go aft and see the captain, but he would not go. He said be had pains in his legs and thighs. He told me subsequently if I did not look out he would make short work of me, and that I would come to an untimely end before reaching Auckland. He then refused to go to his duty. He was then ordered by Captain Ashby into the second mate's watch. He refused again repeatedly during the night to turn out.— Thomas Davis, second officer on board the City of Auckland, deposed : When the captain ordered him to come into my watch, he replied no, I will have nothing to do with that fellow at all. Witness detailed repeated cases of disobedience.—Dr. E. Gr. Tennent, medical officer, deposed iv corroboration of the statements of the previous witnesses, especially the threats of the 17th November, and prisoner admitting that nothing was wrong with him. — The evidence of Captain Ashby was tendered, but considered unnecessai-y by the Bench. — Sentenced to be imprisoned for 14 days with hard labour. City Rates.—Gr. Nash was charged with not having paid city rales. Mr. Wynn for prosecution. Mr. Joy appeared for the defence, and pleaded bankruptcy. A-long debate between counsel ensued, Mr. Wynn arguing that whatever use might be made of the order of adjudication did not remove the jurisdiction of the Court us to the giving an orc l er .—Judgment for plaintiff with costs. Vagrancy.—Charles Brown alias Robson and J. Talbot were charged with being in Chancery-street with intent to commit a felony.—Detective Ternahan deposed to having on Saturday night seen the two men knock down a drunken man and feel his pockets.— W. Southwell and J. Itobinson corroborated the previous evidence, and prisoners were sentenced to two months' imprisonment with hard

labor. Larceny.—W. Wilson and J. J. Clark -were charged with having stolen two watches the property of J. Arn>-ill, value £3 ss. They were also charged with stealing three coals, a cloak, and tools from TVodore Tiune, value ti 15s. —Wilson pleaded guilty in each ease, and was sentenced for each offence to three ■ months' imprisonment with hard labor —J. Arniell deposed, tliat yesterday, about one p.m., I left my shop in Albert-street for a few minutes ; on returning; I found the tilings disarranged, and two watches gone. 1 identify thoso produced as mine stolen.—L. Shappere deposed : Prisoner came to me yesterday between one and two o'clock ; Btated that he had come from the Thames, and that the watch was his own. When preparing the tickets Detective Ternaban came in and arrested prisoner.—Detective Ternahan deposed : I went to the different pawn-offices to warn them, and found prisoner. Left him in charge of another constable, and seeing Wilson down the street, I arrested him also and found ihe other watcli produced on him. —Prisoner i explained that lie had received the watcli • from Wilson, who had owed him money, and that when pawning it by Wilson's request lie had been arre-ted. The second charge against prisaner, of robbing I Fraser and Tinne, was then proceeded with. ■ —James Doweil, night watchman to Fraser and Tinne, deposed : On Sunday evening I found prisoner on the premises ; he said he ! was looking about him. After he had left 1 I missed the little cloak produced.— Theodore Tinne deposed : I was in the oflice on Sunday morning la9t. The cloak produced was then in the office. Later in the cUy it. was missing. , —Detective Ternahan deposed to having been giren the cloak by Mr. Shappare, with whom it had been pledged by prisoner Wilson.— The Beach held that the cases were very suspicious, but acquitted the prisoner on both i charges. Tubeatening Language.—Ellen Nairn, sen., was charged by Ellen Nairn, her daugh- > ter, with continued threatening language — Mr. Wynn for the prosecution ; Mr. Joy for the defence. —From the evidence of complainant it appeared that the girl, who is under 15 years, was reluctant co live with her mother, but stating that she was not actually afraid, the case whs dismissed.