POLICE COUNT.-Monday.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 563, 30 October 1871, Page 2

POLICE COUNT.-Monday.

[Before Uis Worship the Mayor and H W Turton, Esq., J.P/J ' Drunkenness.—Five persons were disposed of in the usual manner for having committed this offence. DUCTKK AND DISOUDERLKY.—S. Hard? Thomas Smith, Thomas Burrows, Walter Towusend, and John Rodley, were each H^aA 20s and costs, or 48 hours' imprisonment. Bbeaches of Vagbant Act.—Catherine Walker was charged wish using obscene language within hearing of persons in I pubHg plitce, to wif, Chancery-street, on tlife 28t"h instant, .She pleaded not guilty.—lt a; she was drunk, and made use of the Uuguage complained of in the guardroom. Fined 20a and costs, or seven days' imprisonment.—Anna Reilley and Thomas Burrows were charged with being the occupiers of a house i a Barrack-street frequented by reputed thieves and persons having no visible lawful means of support. Detective Jeffery and Ternahaa gave evidence as ■ to the disreputable ■ proceedings in the house.—Sentenced *%o three months' imprisonment with hard labor. iS3At>XT.—John Rodley was charged by Thomas Sealey with violently assauhing him by inflicting a deep wound in his head. ff e pleaded not guilty. —John tiealey proved the offence, which appeared to have been completely unprovoked, and Constable Brennan deposed to his violent conduct.—Prisoner had "been previously convicted of a similar offence. —Fined 40i and costs, or 14 days' imprisonment, with hard labour. Eeeaches or Cokpobaimoj Act.—William Iracey, accused of setting fire (o inflammable matter in the open air, without giving notice to the occupiers of the adjoining .property and the Town Clerk, pleaded guilty, but said be was unaware he was doing wrong.—Fined 10s and costs. —George Rowley pleaded guilty to a similar charge, was also fined 10s and costs. Bbeaches or DogNuisaxce Act.-— G-eorge Winstone, charged with suffering a dog to rush at Murdoch- Macleod in an unenclosed place, thereby endangering his life and limbs pleaded guilty, but explained that he had left the dog on the chain, and during his absence it had been let loose. —Defendant was also charged with allowing the dog to be at large without an official collar.—Defendant said the animal had been registered in Onehunjra, and that his collar had been stolen.—Constable Donovan proved that it was loose, and wa3 a ferocious anirnaL=-ITar the first offence defendant was fined 20s. and costs, and for the second ss. and costs. Bbeach of Municipal Police Act.—Jas. Ryan pleaded not guilty of allowing two cows to wander at large.—Mr. Sheehan pointed out that the section of the Act under which the information had been laid was no longer in force, having been repealed by certain provisions in the Municipal Corporations Act.— The Court would not sustain the objection, pointing out the immense difficulty aud inconvenience which would arise if such an opinion could be held.—Sergeant Egan stated the ease. —Elizabeth Ryan deposed that at the time she was driving the cattle from a water-hole, where they had been drinking.— The Bench considered the evidence not sufficient to warrant a conviction, and dismissed the case, with a caution io defendants AsSAUiT. —Edward Carroll appeared to answer the complaint of William Jones of striking him with his clenched fist on the face and knocking him down. Mr. Joy appeared for the defence. —Prosecutor deposed that, on the 24th instant, defendant eatne to his house and requested him not to make so much noise. After some altercation witness put his hand on defendant's shoulder to eject him, when the latter struck him, several blows on the face and knocked him down.—ln answer to Mr. Joy, witness-denied having been drunk and fallen on. his face, or that he was making a noise, or pushed defendant. — Complainant called a witnes3, who gave an elaborate account of the whole transaction with much volubility.— Prosecutor was then charged by defendant with strikmg him on the face with his clenched fist and knocking him down. — Edward Carroll deposed that Jones, last witness, and another were making a row in a room adjoining oue in which witness' s-tep-father was lying dead. They were pushing one another against" the thin partition; and '"' cursing and swearing." When witness went to ask them" to be civil he was met with abuse, and had a bottle thrown at him. He had great difficulty in escaping from the violence of the three noisy people.—Mary Koberts corroborated the evider.ee of last witness. — The Court were of opinion that such cases ought not to be brought before them at ail, and dismissed both, each party to pay his own costs-