POLICE COURT.-This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1656, 9 June 1875, Page 3

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

[Before John Cosgrave, and C. O'Neil, Esquires, Justices.] PETER IN A I"JT.

Peter Johnstone, was picked up in Queenstreet by Constable Allen, supposed to be in a fit, but it was a fit of drunkenness. Prisoner expressed his regret; he had been drinking and fell down in consequence. Fined 5s and costs. A REDUCED LOLLY-MAN.

me George Hesford, aa elderly man, formerly fer a lollie-maker, was charged under the er- Vagrant Act with having no visible lawful 'he means of support. 3st Prisoner said the charge was true, but if ia- the Bench would give him his liberty he st. would be off like a pheasant. Mr Williams would get employment for him at once. Detectives Grace and Jeffrey gave an unfavourable account of prisoner's general con.y. duct. He would not work, and was conies stantly associating with thieves and bad tie characters. He was a good hand at lolliemakiag, and might have had employment at Wellington, but would not go. Prisoner wished for the presence of Mr Charles Williams, who would clear his character from the vile imputations of the as detectives. of The Bench, then cent a constable for Mr w Williams, and prisoner was put back for a v. time. Mr Charles Williams, fire-kindler manufacturer, came forward and said that prisoner was a great drunkard, otherwise he was a useful man. He was about to recommend him to a friend at Eemuera. The Bench sentenced prisoner to th>. cc II months imprisonment. , c AGED MICHAEL. n Michael Burke, an elderly, man, was g, charged with using obscene language last } f night. j Prisoner pleaded not guilty. He was a c hard working man. n A long list was read out against prisoner, who said it was a mistake. He was not the Michael Btnke referred to : he had been a teetotaller four years, but unfortunately was tempted last night to take a wee drop to keep out the cold, and it flew to his head. Mr Broham said he had no doubt about the identity of prisoner, but he believed he i had been leading a steadier life of late. There 3 was a number of convictions against him. The Bench imposed a fine of 5a and costs. t DECEPTION. Michael Daveru, a boy of ten years, was * charged with obtaining a stick of tobacco, 1 value 6d. from Mr. Major, by false representations. 7 The mother of the boy stepped forward to 3 explain, she had paid for the tobacco, and * was very anxious for the boy's improvement; > she sent him to school regularly. The bench gave the parents of the child a I brief- lecture and discharged the boy. ' CHARGE OF LAKCEHY. Mary Ann Sweetman was again brought up on a charge of stealing the sum of £3 from the person of Mary Agnes Denby on the 3rd June. Mr. Laishley, for the prisoner, pleaded not i guilty. [ Mary Agnes Denby deposed that she met prisoner in a little shop on the . wharf, and after some conversation she * accompanied prisoner on an excursion in i quest of a situation. They went first to the Alexandra Hotel, where they had two pints ;of beer; they then went to Hackett'a Market Hotel and had two pints more; prisoner borrowed half-a crown. They then agreed to go for a trip to the North Shore and met with a male friend of prisoner, and had glasses of brandy hot; they then went to Mr. Richmond's, Trhere they lodged for the night. She should not have taken brandy, but she was cold and thought it would do her good. She got very sick, and prisoner was most attentive, and inspected her clothing, where, in her pocket, were deposited seven notes. Thejnext morning she missed three notes. She let the police know of her loss, when the prisoner offered her gold watch as a guarantee in the matter, and wanted t® go out and take something to drink, but she positively refused to take any more brandy and water. _ Cross-examined by Mr Laishley : Shie was very sick after the brandy. She was not topsicated, but could see distinctly. Mrs Sweetman. undressed her. Mr Bond came and searched the place, but the notes were not found. William Henry Parker, hotel-keeper, remembered the parties calling at his house, where they had brandy. The man had beer and paid for the lot. The prisoner subsequently called alone, and called for brandy .and lemonade, and he believed paid for the same with a pound note. Mr Broham said he would ask the Bench to discharge the prisoner, as Mr Parker could not swear positively to the money tendered in payment ; there was no direct j link therefore to fix the charge upon the prisoner. The Bench therefore discharged the prisoner, who burst into a flood of tears. KEEt A-HEAD. Robert Hill, was summoned to answer for a charge of leaving his horse's head on the wharf on the 31st May, and thus committing a breach of the Harbour Regulations. j

Mr J. B. Eussell appeared for the prose cution.

Defendant regretted the circumstance, bu was fined 5s and 10s 6d costs.

crry rates. Several city-rate cases were set down for hearing but were settled out of Court-. This was all the bus'neas.