POLICE COURT.-Friday.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 549, 13 October 1871, Page 2

POLICE COURT.-Friday.

(Before His Worship the Mayor and J. M DargaviUe, Esq., J.P.)

Deokenness. —Ono person was lined fiv shillings for a first offence ; and John Shieran old offender, was sent to gaol for Bern days. Bbeach of Munioipal Police AcRobert Sadler was charged with thrown-, rubbish into a public place, to wit Jigh street, and pleaded guilty, though ho wfl noaware he wa3 doing any harm. Fine* 10s and costs.

Mn-tflC.EAl*, CoKPOBATiOJf Acx.— Ed wit Jones, "for allowing a goat to wancU" in " public street, was -fined ten shillii^s, with costs • and James Connolly and. Jo'" Lotn 4 \ Were also mulcted in similar amou&s for liki ofl'ences. Bueach of Licensing Act, 187-— Charles B. Edwards, landlord of the AmY and Nay.-, Hotel, chargeil with neglecting toieep a lain] burning over the principal doorof his botei between the hours of sunset md sunrise. failed to appear.—Service of ilie-unnmona **a. proved, an.i Constable _aught»n having deposed to tlie lump Icing put airing a great portion of the uight, dcFuiiduu* was lined 40s. and costs.

Assault.— Kobert Hill ap-eared to answer a complaint made by Join McVeigh, oi having assaulted him by stiking him on th. (head with his clenched Ilk-Mr. Joy appeared jfor the complainant, and Jlr. Beveridgo foi the defendant.-Mr. Joj*. in opening tin case, described the_Bsuuh is having been a very aggravated one, and such as would, in ah probability, warrant theßench in sending tinmatter to a higher Com* for trial, or imprisoning the defendant for two months. —John McVeigh deposed:,On Sunday, the Bth inI stant, f met defendant near tho Edinburgh Castle-Hotel. Other people were present. fXhere*were no angry wor.ls between us. The first thing that passed "was, that he said In Icould lick vie, and would give me a trial. 1 said I did not live by lighting. Ho then "squared up," aud -struck me in tho face without any provocation. I then saw blood falling on ray hand, and said I would make him pay for it. It waSuuday, and I would not fight. He then said " I'll, give frou something to law about," ami pulled his shirt off. Ho then struck me on ! the. chin,, and knocked me on the ground. He toO'k-me by'the collar by one hand, with the Other knocked my face on the ground. I then lost my consciousness. The cut I then re ceived oil'tho lip was a very bad one, and required stitching. I still feel bad in the headi from! the effects of the beating. I gave no: provocation of any kind. My face was very milch knocked'about, and I was obliged..to have siirgu'al treatment for which I shall have, to"; pay. - To. Mr. Boveridge : I have oul.v known defendant about a week. Oil the morning'of the assault I met him in a house on the Newton' Road, where I went to meet one .Samuel Wilson. Defendant came out after us*. We went into a public-house : 1 think i' was Lawless s. We were about two hours in the house, and wo took, some drink. l D*d*i three glasses of rum. ■ We tiien went W Made ham's, 'at the < omer of Pitt.-st*eet... We remained a short hour in that phuve, and I dra.uk nothing there. : After mat I went, to tho Eden Vine" Hotel, and n"he of us had any drink there. ;Vn then went homewards, and opposite the Edinburgh Castlo the assault was committed.—'r-amuol Wilson i waj examined on bhulf oi' the prosecution, but seemed to ktipv very little of the affair, and evevy word d' evidence had.to.be extracted from him. iy counsel with tjte' utmost trouble.. *At last, however, he admitted that all,three were'eopsiderably the worse for liquor,, and his evidence led to tho conclusion that the affair was a lend of roiujh-aud-tumble fight.—. I John; Pratt Jeposed that he had from hie J window seen the whole of the quarrel. He saw Hill sloving McVeigh about, and threatening . lijip. Wilson tried to seperate them, but, Hill knocked McVeigh down, and as the lat'.er got up, knocked him down again anil da bed his he.ad upon the ground, llill struck him deliberately on the face twice,, with; his fist. Wilson did not interfere, but stood by. McVeigh was apparently insensible, and his face much cut. The whole of the three appeared to have b.eon drinking.— . Mr. Inspector ttroham deposed that on the afternoon^ in question he > was in Upper Syrnoiidß-Btreotj and saw Mr. "Veigh sitting near the Edinbu-gh Castle Hotel, apparently much disordei-edand covered with blood. A number of people were standing about. Both complainant andi defendant had been drinking.- - The Benohbeld the offeuce proved, and fined.defendant*."© with full costs.