POLICE COURT.—Monday.

Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 294, 19 December 1870, Page 2

POLICE COURT.— Monday.

[Before T. B. Gillies and J. P. Pierce, Esqs.,

Justices.]

Drunkenness.—Q-. Fitzgerald, S. McKenzie, Jane Goklsmitt, W. Bryce, T. Reid J. M. G-eary, J. Harper, and R. Lawson, were punished in the usual manner. .Assaulting the Police.—John Grant, for this offence, was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment. Larceny.—D. Williams, C. McCarthy, J. Broughton, and D. Morgan were charged with having broken into the dwelling of John Lamb, at Helensville, and stolen therefrom 4 bags gum, value £9, on November 12.—0 n the application of Mr. Brookfield the case was remanded till Friday.—Henry Devoy, charged with stealing a cow, the property of Hugh Mackay, and a horso, the property of J. Warner, was remanded till Friday.

Municipal Police Act. —Elizabeth Ryan was charged with having allowed four cows to stray on a public place, to wit, the " Military Reserve," on 24th November. —Mr. Sheehan for the prosecution, Mr. Wynn for the defence, who admitted the straying of the cattle, the question being whether the place was a public place, within the meaning of the act.— Sergeant Egan deposed to tho facts, the cattle being feeding outside the Barrack walls, on the green to the south side, 80 yards from Sy-monds-steeet, between Abercrombie-atreet, Barrack-street, Symonds-street, and the Barracks. The "Bench held that whatever might be their own views as to the public character of the place, they had docided to dismiss the case. —The same defendant was chai'ged with allowing a sow and a litter of pigs to wander on the same place, on the Ist jnst.—Sergeant Egan deposed to the facts of the case. The ground is not enclosed, and people are passing to and fro continually. There are different footpaths through it.—Constable Clarke and Detective Ternahan corroborated the previous evidence as to the public character of the place, and to its having been used as a thoroughfare for many years. —The Bench held that it had been shown to be a place to which the public i-e----eort, and fined the defendant Is and costs, but not loMoitor's costs.

HorrsEBBEAKiNG.— T. Curtis was charged with having, on the 15th December, entered the dwelling of Alex. McDonald, New North Road, and stolen a gold brooch, value 15s.— Elizabeth McDonald deposed : lam the wife of Alex. McDonald. On Thursday last I left the house between nine and ten o'clock in the morning. I had closed the house. On returning at six o'clock, I found the front door open, and a pane of the window broken, and some blood on the floor. A box was open, and all tbe things lying about the floor. The gold brooch produced was missing out of the bottom drawer. —Detective Ternahan deposed to Laving arrested prisoner. Took him to the station, and searched. Found the brooch produced in his breast pocket. He said he had found it. There was a small cut on his right wrist, which he said had been caused by stone breaking.—The prisoner stated that on returning from his work on Thursday night, he had found a brooch, a ring, and a necklace at the head of the Kyber Pass Road. Committed for trial at the Supreme Court. — The same prisoner was charged with having stolen from Frank Robinson, New North Road, a gold necklet, cross, and ring, value 355., between the 14th and 15th of December. Frank Robinson deposed that he left for the Thames on the 14th, leaving the house locked. Returned on the 16th, found the door forced open, drawers emptied, and the things thrown about. The necklace, cross, and ring produced were missing. I also noticed next morning a pair of the windows broken and the catch undone. —Carl Dufner, watchmaker, Queen-street, deposed :On Friday evening prisoner came into my shop about half-past seven to sell the ring produced. I think he said he had found it. I bought it for five shillings and sixpence. I gave it to Detective Ternahan. — Detective Ternahan deposed to the arrest of prisoner, and to finding the necklet produced, on him. —The prisjner was committed for trial. Lttnact. —John Wainwright was brought up as a lunatic. It appeared from the evidence of Detective Murphy that the man had been working for McLelland, the hotel keeper, at Hellensville and drinking hard. On the further evidence of Doctors Lee and Goldsbro } he was sent to the Lunatic Asylum. Criminal Assault—Tnomas Wilson Garlick was charged with having, in or about the mouth of July last, committed a criminal assault on Susan Mary Gilberd. Mr. Wynn for the prosecution, Mr. Kees for defendant. —Susan Mary Gilberd deposed : I am. daughter of Mrs. Mary Gilberd, who is a widow residing in the Alten Road ; I was 12 years old on the 14th of August last. I know the prisoner ; ho wa3 lodging at my mother's ; I recollect) his being taken to Mount Eden i Gaol. Circumstances were here lately by witness regarding conduct previous to the offence charged. On prisoner being sent to Mount Eden, mamma sent to take some things to him. Mamma was with me the first time I went. I did not see prisoner then by myself. This was a few days after he had been sent to prison. I went by myself two or three days after to take some things to him. Witness related the circumstances of the alleged assault. —Cross examined by Mr. Rees.

Evidence was proceeding as we went to press.