COURT OF PETTY SESSIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 510, 29 August 1871, Page 2

COURT OF PETTY SESSIONS.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 29

(Before J. May and J. M. Dargaville, Esqs, J.P.'s.)

Drunkenness.—Four persons were punished in the customary manner for this offence. Indecent Exposuee.—George Warburtpn was charged with this offence, and Mr. Joy, on his behalf, pleaded not guilty. —A number of witnesses were" palled on "both side's; fend medical testimony was prodnteed to show that defeitdant was.Btiffering from- 1 chronic disease, which rendered the proceeding of which he waa accused involuntary.—Under the circumstances, he was fined in the mitigated penalty of 10s. and costs.

Assault.—Charges of assault wej-e preferred by George -Cannon -and; JjFraneis' Thwaite against"1 GFeb'rgo aj%,tif-—wx, McCormick, for dofendant, applied for an adjournment, in order that witnesses might be procured froal Puhoi Orook.—Tbo cases were accordingly remanded for a ■week. i

B beaches.- of Municipal PpiiCß, Act.— Henry Maideni for leaving*ins vehicle,' was fined os. and costs. ; ;

Beeaoh 01 Impounding Act. — Charles Courtney was fluted ss; arid-) c6ft*;fOT allowing a liorse to stray. Obstructing Footpath.—Moses MontaHeicnded by Mr. Brookfield. Evidence having been taken, the Bench gave as their opinion that largo cases should, aot,.be unpacked in the streets, but aa the evidence was very contradictory, they decided on dismissing the case. .

• Breaches of Mukjcipai Police Act.— 1 John Davis pleaded guilty of throwing offensive and lilthy ; matter; into ithe'public , street. The nature of the offence hajgng been proved, defendant : was fined £1 antt coats. —Asher Asher' ' was charged with hanging goods for gale over the r public footpath. Mr. Brookfield appeared for defendant. Constable Diver, deposed that the articles wero a few inches inside the pathway, and that when he called on Asher to remove them .he declined' to do! so. Mr. Young, Inspector of Nuisances, stated that Mr. Asher's shop was somo inches back from the lino of footpath, and that the only article which extended over it was an opossum rugl Tlie Bench thought the case proved, and although not an aggravated one, considered Mr. Asher should show an example to others. They therefore imposed a penalty of 5s with costs.

Breaches of Impounding Act.—John Tilsly, for allowing a cow to stray on the footpath of Symonds-street, was fined 6s and coßts.—Warwick Bell, for having a goab tether, d in Albert-street, was:,mulcted in a similar manner.

EOBBEEX PBOM A DWELLIsrQ>.-r{Jarnes McCullagh appeared on remand, to answer a charge of stealing certain moneys from the Governor Browne Hotel, the property of Daniel Sweeny. Mr. Inspector Brohain stated that, ho had not "been able to procure sufficient evidence to warrant him in proceding with the case, he therefore requested prisoner's discharge, which was accordingly granted.

Fraud.—Peter 'Benson was charged with obtaining a coat, valued at 23a., from Daniel Stewart, of Henderson's Mills.—Mr. Joy appeared for the prosecution. On Mr. Joy's application the information'was amended, so as to bring the application under the provisions of the Vagrant Act.—Daniel Stewart deposed that prisoner had been in the habit of bartering gum for goods at his store. On the occasion in question he obtained a coat, and stated that he had a full saok of gum ready, which he would hand orer in payment for it. .In answer to prisoner, witness stated that :ho had received credit previously to a ! greater extont. After the transaction ■referred to, prisoner. returned to work at his usual place.—John Benbow deposed, that on the,day, >.when prisoner had the transaction in* question as "to the coat, ho sold him a bag of gum, which he stated was all he had.—Constable Buller deposed that when he arrested prisoner -yesterday, there was a Tery. small quantity of gum iv the whare. He adinitled having sold the bag of gum, .but stated he intended to repay Mr. btewavt as soon aa possible.—The Bench were ? J? Pi™°¥ thafc there had been ao intention to deiraud -prosecutor, and dismissed the case