POLICE COURT.-This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume IV, Issue 1194, 20 November 1873, Page 2

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

Mitford, Esqs., Justices of the 1W i \ T>RUNKEXNEKS ' / 1A George Johnston was lined 5s ami i"^ for this offence. aucl costs KU/.AI'.ETH JANE HART This woman, a well-known inebriate w brought up or the eighth ti.ne ch '^ under the Vagrancy Act with h ' g** habitual drunkard,' p n d havine n! $~^ lawful means of employment VlS*le Prisoner said if the Bencli would * ■ her she vould go right away f'ol^ country. J urn the The B^nch remarked that the unarm* on old offender, and a little imSl^ 3 might bo ot assistance in helping ] lei t form her habits, and cause her to fee tl? /'•" was to her advantage to lead a soVrlifT * law' m°nthS> im Prisonraen^'itli h ard . - A BCTKACTOHY APPRENTICE. A fine, full grown youth, was chaw^ with absenting himself from his 3* service, and refusing to work, hebri* apprentice. inS an Mr Brock appeared for the master n t a youth, and stated that the master wiqJn ling to take the youth back, and '^ him according to the spirit of his indent,, and the lad possibly would acquiesce S he was made aware of the fact that his reffi would render him liable to three nJSf imprisonment Ith hard labour The lad promised to be good", and would comply, and go back to the bake-house He was accordingly discharged _ Francis Bergan was charged Mith nerfect ing to contribute towards the support of It neglected step-daughter, Elizabeth McCm? Mick an inmate of the Xewton Industrial School, he being in a position to do so Defendant said he was willing to assists far as his means would allow ; he would con tribute hrlf-a-crown a week, which w« accepted. TIW