POLICE COURT.-Thursday.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 327, 26 January 1871, Page 2

POLICE COURT.- Thursday.

(Before John Williamson and R. Or. Wood Esqs., Justices.) DBUNKENNESS.— J. Stewart was fined ss, or to be imprisoned for 24 hours. Jane Frazer, pleading guilty to a third offence, and also habitual drunkenness, was, as a vagrant, sent tr, a!\cs\ for three months. Municipal Police Acr.-Eli Z abeth Ryan, for allowing four cows to stray on the Military Road, was fined 10s. and costs, or to be impri--B°Destititte Persons Relief Obdee. —John Cronin was charged by Anne Cronin, his wife, with neglecting to support bis two children. Complainant, residing at Newton, deposed to his having stated that whether he got work or not he would not give her any support and that she is living now with her mother—Crossexamined by defendant,—Ordered to pay 10s.

a Assault —Mary Elcock was charged by Thomas Murphy with having assaulted him by throwing a quart of water m his face.-Com-SS?deposed that on the 22nd inst. he had told a drunken woman to go away from the door when defendant came to the window, aud lifting it pitched a quart of water in bis face, and called him a hangman, a thiet and a vagabond.-Mary Knox and Matilda Morgan corroborated generally the previous evidence, detailing a most disturbed state ot relations in the neighbourhood, and the genealogical; history ot the parties and witnesses —For the defence, Mrs. Napier (the drunken woman on the occasion) deposed to the unintentional character of the assault.— The Bench, with a warning, ordered the defendant to pay costs of Court. Uttering a Foeged Cheque. — Charles Phillips 'was charged by Daniel Page with bavin* knowingly uttered a forged cheque for £1175.-D. Page, deposed : I keep a hotel in Hobson-street. On the 21st instant, Satur day, about 8 p.m., prisoner came to my house He asked me to cash the cheque produced. It purports to be drawn by B.N Manley, on Union Bank, in favour of C. Phillips. Early in the evening he had said he was going to one Mr. Manley to get money from him. On returning with the cheque, I advanced him ±A on it On the day following he obtained _bl 10s on the cheque. I presented the cheque at the Union Bank, about 10.30 on Monday morning, when I was told it was a forgery. Calling on Mr. Manley, he also said it was a forgery. I then gave prisoner into custody. He was quite capable of knowing what he was about when he gave me the cheque. I did not know Mr. Mauley's signature.—B. N. Manley, deposed: I am a stationer in Queenstreet. Prisoner was employed at my place as general servant. He left my employ on the 17th inst. I gave him a pound note on that day, and he asked leave to go out for a few hours. I have not seen him since till now. I did not give him tbe cheque produced. The signature is not mine. The writing resembles prisoner's. Ido business with Union Bank. W. Moore, ledger keeper at the bank, deposed that the cheque produced was presented at the bank on 23rd, I answered "signature unlike.' W. S. Pardy, detective officer, deposed to having arrested prisoner on the 23rd instant. He said he had done it, and was very sorry for it.—The prisoner on being asked if he had anything to say to the charge, replied, "Nothing, but that I am guilty."—The prisoner was further charged with uttering a forged order for £2.— W. Carruthers deposed that prisoner had on the 19th presented him with the order produced, purporting to be drawn by Mr. Manley, and had received from him the money. It was drawn on Mr. Sears, and prisoner said he could not find him. I ascertained afterwards it was a forgery. —Similar evidence was given in the first case by Mr. Manley.— D. Page, publican, deposed to tho prisoner having asked for paper to write an order on the 19th at his house, and returning shortly aiterwards with money.—Detective Pardy said, on charging prisoner with the offence, ho said he was guilty ; that he did not know how he had come to do it, and that, he was very sorry for it. —The prisoner on being asked if he wished to say anything, simply replied, <: I am guilty."— Committed for trial.