PETTY SESSIONS.—Tuesday.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 480, 25 July 1871, Page 2

PETTY SESSIONS.—Tuesday.

(Before Thos. Ritchie (chairman), his Worship tho Mayor, and A. K. Taylor, Esqs., Justices.) Dbunkenness.—John Walsh, James Calbert, Patrick Scally, and James Charles, for this offence, were each fined in the usual manner.

MtutuciPAE Police Act.—Maurice Murray was charged with a breach of the above Act by. allowing a korse to stray at large on the 22nd.—Fined ten shillings and coats.—David Cargo, for allowing a cow and two calves to stray in the public streets, was fined ten shillings and costs.

LiAHCBNY. — Elizabeth Havdgraves was charged by R. B. Shalders witli stealing from bis shop, Queen-street, a cloak valued at £1 6s. —Mr. Beveridge appeared for the defence. —John Smith deposed to the prisoner having dropped the cloak in his shop.—Richard Clarke stated that the cloak belonged to R. B. Shalders. —Constable Brennen deposed to having arrested the prisoner.—R. B. Shalders also gave evidenco to the effect that the cloak was his.—The same prisoner was also charged by John Smith with stealing a coat, valued at 15s. 6d., from his shop, Queenstreet.—Mr. Beveridge for the defencfe.— Charles Brooks deposed to having seen the prisoner take a coat from Mr. Smith's shop.— A. R. Mace gave evidence to having found the coat in prisoner's possession.—Mr. Siniih swore to the coat being his property.—The prisoner was sentenced in the first case to three months imprisonment, with hard labor, and in the second caso a similar sentence was imposed, the second sentence to commence at the expiration of tho first. —Henry (a Maori) was charged by William Marshall, a waterman, with stealing from the Waterman's House, Queen-street Wharf,. a pair of boots, valued at 12s 6d, his property. The case having been proved against the prisoner, he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, with hard labor.

Pbovoking Language.—Martha Lamb was charged by Eliza Finlay with using provoking language towards her on July 24.—Mr. Bennett for the defence.—The Bench did not consider the evidence sufficient, and therefore dismissed the case.

ROBBEET FBOM THE PBEMISE3.—Edward Turner and Alex. Graham were charged by Dora Mayne with stealing from heir house at Parnell a quantity of clothing, valued at £8 15s. 9d., on July 23.—Dora Mayne, being sworn, said: I left my house on Sunday evening last. I did nnfc lock the back door. I returned in about half an hour, and found' the back door open; 1 lit a candle, and went into the bedroom, and found the bed bare, I found a box empty. I missed the following articles (produced). The value of tho articles are about £8 10s. Frances Mayne guve corroborative evidence.—Jane Kichards, residing in Wakefield-street, 'sworn, said : Tho prisoner Turner came to my shop on Monday morning, about 9 o'clock. He asked if 1 would buy some ladies' clothiu<* He returned with a bag of olothing! A person in the shop knew the prisoner and wont for a policeman. 1 was looking at a piece of print, when Sergeant Walker came in. They went away together. I gave the Sergeant the clothing.—Sergeant Walker deposed to having arrested the prisoner at the shop of the last witness.—William C. Autridge, storekeeper, sworn, said : I reside at Newton. I remember seeing the prisoners come into my father's hotel (the Queen) between eight and nine o'clock on Monday morning. They each had a swag They left the things afc the house, and shortly afterwards they returned, Turner oft taking his swag with him. Graham also left. Detective Temnhan, Constable Clark and the prisoner returned, and the} took the remaining swag away. Margaret Lamb residing in West Queen-street, being sworn, said : The prisoner Turner came to mv house on Monday morning last. I bought a r.«g from him (Produced.) I attends gave it to Deteotive Ternakan—Detective iernahan deposed, to having arrested the prisoner in Newton—The prisoner Turner was committed to take his trial at the next sittings of the Supremo Court. The other man Graham was discharged.

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