POLICE COURT.-THIS DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1680, 7 July 1875, Page 2

POLICE COURT.-THIS DAY.

(Before C. offeM, Esq., J.P., and C. N. Marshall, Esq., J.P.) VOfAKTES OF BACCHUS. John McLeod, John Lewis, Benry Hunter and Charles Schmidt were fined for the minor offence, having given way under the influence of the weather. UPROARTOTJS. Edward ReiHy pleaded guilty to having been uproariously jolly, and was nned 2Us and cos is. PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE TINDER DXFEICULTIES. Patrick Murphy, a grey-haired man of dissipated aspect, was charged with /baling , four books, value 6s, the property of Alfred S. Fnlljames, at Auckland, on or about the 2nd July. Mr FuHjames deposed that he saw prisoner about the market, trying to sell some books. H:s attention was called to him by Mr Martin, "who said be was a doubtful character. A number of books had been taken from his stall on Friday. The constable who arrested prisoner stated that whea the last witness gave Murphy into custody he said he had bought the books from a man. Witness asked him the man's name, and he replied he did'nt know. Inspector Broham said the prisoner was an ' old offender. He was only just out of gaol for charges of housebreaking vagrancy and similar offences. Sentenced to six calendar months with hard labour. ALLEGED ARSON. Susan Conley, James Conley, senr., James Conley, junr., and Harriett Ralton, were charged with wilfully and feloniusly setting tire to a certain dwelling house, the property of James Copley, senr , with intent to defraud the New Zealand Insurance Company. Mr Inspector Broham asked for a remand for a week to prepare the evidence. If by that time it was found that any one of the prisoners -was not implicated he would ask for a discharge. TUX YOUNG WANDERERS. John Donovan and W. H. T. Woods two boys of adventurous disposition, were charged witb absconding from the Naval Training School at Kohimarama. Donovan was first charged and admitted the offence. Captain Breton deposed that he had never had much reason to complain of the boy's behaviour on board. The lad had been made a petty officer, and was reduced for conceal ing a theft which had come to bis knowledge. The boy wis not personally implicated in the theft. HThe Court ordered seven days' imprisonment at the school gaol. The case against the lad Woods was then heard. In. rep 1 y to the Bench, Mr. Inspector Broham said that the boy's mother had been called upon to contribute to his support the other day, when she might have made any complaint. The facts of the case were that the boy had originally been sent to Waikato, he had left his employer, and gone to live with the Maoris, where he was found in a moat wretched condition, and had been confined in gaol for vagrancy. The Magistrate bad written begging of him (Mr Broham) to interest hiinaslf in the case, and get him sent to the Trailing Ship. The boj'r. father was not alive, ljut he had a step-father. The Court ordered seven days' imprisonment, the same as in the previous case.

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