POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume III, Issue 636, 25 January 1872, Page 2

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY.

Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.

DRUNKENNESS

Fire persons, whom the police had seized upon while in a state of inebriety, were punished in the usual manner.

LAECENY

The adjourned case of Agnes Conlon v. Annie Stainson alias Emma Hannah Stainson, came on for hearing. Agnes Conlon depoaed that on the 9th instant she pawned a shawl for four shillings. Next day she gare defendant four dresses to take care of. After receiving the clothes back, she missed a pawn ticket, which she had left in one o her pockets. Defendant admitted having the ticket, but refused to return it. To defendant: You did not give mo threepence for it. L. H. .Neumegen deposed that, on the 9th instant prosecutrix pawned a shawl four shillings. Subsequently she returned and gave information that she had lost the ticket. After that, he understood that defendant had produced the ticket in his shop, and applied for the shawl. From his own knowledge he could not state anything. J' The case consequently broke down, and defendant was discharged with a severe

admonition, as it was found that she was an old offender, and had been convicted many times of drunkenness, obscene language, and other crimes of a similar character.