POLICE COURT.—Saturday.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 526, 16 September 1871, Page 2

POLICE COURT.—Saturday.

rßefore Thomas Beokhom, Esq., R.M.]

DHTTjfKENNESS.—Two -persons were each fined 10s and cost 9 for first offences ; and two for second, were each ordered to pay 20s and coats, or be imprisoned 48 hours. Vagrancy.—Michael^Slahon was brought up, charged with having no visible la>vl'ri. means of support. It appeared that his foot had been severely burnt, and he was unable to work. He ha-.l applied to the authorities for admission to the hospital,:but could not be taken in as the place was over crowded. He- had b«en sleeping, in the < Governraont 5 stables. Af.r.: tiees aijjdejrtjjok to provide the man with means for a week's lodging, and Captain Daldy, who waa present, undertook to givu him a ticket for the Dispensary.. ' ■ Ho Iwas'-tke'refo're! .discharged with a caution.

BBEAcn of Merchant Smiting Act, jßst.—Joseph [Wulghaw ; waa .charged vyiU) being absent from th'eV.sV 00-Ahead-irith'out leave, ho being at the lime an articled seaman. —Mr. Itees appeared for. the pro&ecution, and Mr.'Joy for'the defence.—Peter Doile, niastei1 of the G-6 A head, deposed, that prisoner shipped on Hie 24th Mweh for six ' months. He deserted on the 3rd of April without any cause.' The ship's papers, logbook, articles, &c, were stolen after that time.—ln- cro»s -examination, witness, said thivt during April there was a proper log-book' kept, which was stolen on the 26th June, find not since ..recovered. ; Since Llia desertion lie had soeii the prisoner in Civptain Duldj's "store, when hu asked (or his wages,' ana vritnesiijrefijifc^tp; |)a'j{ him 'under the circumstances. ,This was on Ist May, and witnoes did- not then cbargo him with the deqertfon. <9.»1' '-Vuesday , lust lie received a summons for 'payment of tho wngcs,' while going down the Mauukau—Re-examined : Prisoner 'ab's'olntely refused to rej!ujfn;lo liig. duty us ship's carpe'ntm'.-r Alfred ■f!Bee»ei:!Hn, clerk in U.M. Oustomaj lo*tiaodi to the authenticity of tho ship's.! articles produced," antf^'to the .fact jo£ Wajshaw's liaring shipped at ■. ■ Auokland. -| John Grifllths, 'ni'atol ofi'tlio' -venbl,-:' ratod th? evideuc&'of'thui master ns to Hie desertion'.-^baplfaiWß6rilo,Tß-called,7£aid thai, coiißiclerablo expense lmd'teeni caused to thu ship by prisoner's absence—jterh.apa' £30 or £40.—The Court thought, considering the,lapse of timo arid1 other circumstances, it w,bukl be bolter to,let the prieo'ner go on hisipajiiig 1 all exporisos' Wnti; 'foregoing the judgment >bb 11 taincd by Jiim agahist-tHe'tnrtster for wages, "wliicli went by ' dtjfiJUlb.-^-Prisone*Mnsented, and tbo charge vms, %He*efor^' witHrawn.^. r Assault, <fcc.—Mnrth/a Iyihdsay was broaglif up on wfirraii.t, oliarged with having assaWltfed;; Mary Aim 'Kelly ; and' the' VMvr was 'ijeo, charged with using, threatening languagi? towards Lindsay.-^'Mr;1 Bennett 'appeared for Mrs. Lindsuy, and Mr. Joiy'for Mrs. Kelly.— His Worship r'efcommdnded' tb'e "litigants, to shako hands and make iip;ithe quarrel,'Kuf Mrs. Kelly, whVbofe on'herface the-marks.of the:'affray,' absolutely i'efa3edr io d& so. The csises were therefore proceeded with, and evi"dence;of 'tWc'&nflicUtfg; ohiiyayjter us'iml in su -li cases having hepn wiUi volubility, and the custoniary1 timotlnfc? of hurd Swearing in"d'ulgetl' iii!' itetTi^partiW weya :houud over to keep the pence for six months, eac-li to pay her own expenses'. . ~.