POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume IV, Issue 1189, 14 November 1873, Page 2

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before P.. A. Philips, Esq. (Mayor), E.M.) IXEBKIETY.

William McEvoy, a respectable working man, was fined 10s.—Henry Barstow, a dirty, deplorable looking man, was fined ss,— Julias Mott, who did not think lie was drunk, but had merely laid down on the wharf because he was tired, was fined sa.— Robert Leary, for the seventh time, was fined 5s ; and Eliza Hart, a healthy-looking woman m Ith a young child in her arms, who recently lodged in Mount Eden, was fined IDs and costs for drunkenness. PUGILISTIC. John Russell, a powerful man, was charged under the amended Vagrancy Act of 18(59 with exhibiting hiß pugilistic capabilities upon the head and face of a companion in Queen-street on the 7th .;nstant, with intent to commit a breach of the peace. _ , Prisoner said he was not of a pugilistic turn of mind. He was first struck by the other man and returned him a tap on the bread-basket. He was not the aggressor. Constable Gallagher deposed that prisoner commenced the row opposite the shop of Mr Giles, butcher, Upper Queen-street. He went and separated them, and the other man walked off. Prisoner immediately followed and again placed himself in a fighting attitude. Pie used, moreover, some shocking language. Prisoner avowed that he was careful of the mother tongue, and had great respect for the English language. He did not swear. : Sergeant-Major Pardy could not speak in favour of prisoner, who was a very bad character. In reply to His Worship prisoner said he was a working man, and would lose a day s work. He could work, but did not like to be done out of his beer. •, His Worship : " You must pay 40s and costs, or retire from public life for seven days." CHIMNIES AXD CATTLE. Charles Benjamin was charged with an infringement of a by-law in permitting his chimney to take fire in East-street, Newton, on the Sth instant. J7 Mr Benjamin regretted the circumstance and pleaded guilty. Fined 5s and costs. ji# Cp*l// Ambrose Coad, who had not exercised mM* care, not having had his chimney swepi^fti A' a considerable time, pleaded guilty to tf similar charge.

Constable Clarke deposed that Mr Coad's chimney was very fotil, and when it got on fire on bonfire night a great flame belched forth, to the terror of the near residents. His Worship regretted that under the circumstances Mr Coad must pay a fine of 10.?, j and costs. Robert Walker was charged with allowing his horse to depasture by the wayside in Victorir.-strcct on the 4thinst. Mr Walker stated that the horse had been, as he thought, quite safe in his paddock, but he broke loose and got out. Asthiswas the firstoffence, and the owner's story found to be correct, the Court allowed Mr Walker to go free upon paying ss. and costs. Abraham Bowden was charged with a similar offence. His horse was detected nibbling grass near Hohaon-strcet on the sth instant. Sergeant-Major Pardy said that Mr Brohani did not wish to press this charge as it would be too ■ oppressive upon the young man. There was a alight mistake in the matter. Withdrawn accordingly. This was all the business.