POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1696, 26 July 1875, Page 2

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Albert Beethrm Esq. and C. N. Marshall Esq., Justices.) A LOVFLY COUPLE. Anne Swifb and Henry Wood were fined for being drunk. VICE AKD ITS VICTIM. Matiloa Jones, a girl of about 20, was charged with having no lawful means of support. Prisoner promised amendment if let off. Sjrgt.-Major Pardy said the prisoner had left a respectable husband, acd he did not think there was any chance of her keeping her promise. Sentenced to three months' imprisonment. A DESERTER. George Nichols was broiight up on a charge of deserting from H.Ms. L»ido. This was the man arrested by Detective Grace when on a wild goose chase after the Tlangariti murderer. On the application of Ser^t.-Major Pardy he was remanded for a wefk, for Captain Chapman to be communicated with. Thos. Clark was charged with unlawfully assaulting Abraham Calder by striking him on the face with his clenched fist and by kicking him on Saturday last. Prisoner pleauc d not guilty. The prosecutor, a man of colour, said, that on Saturday, when the schooner A^nes, in which he was cook and steward, was lying alongside the wharf he was on board packing up his things. He heard the prisoner on the wharf " cussin and swearin." He was directing his language to him (witness,) and threatening; to break his nigger's neck. Witness went ashore when the prisoner first kicked him, and then pulled him down.

George Dickenson corroborated the prosecutor's statemtnt.

A witness named Smith was called by the prisoner, but he did not make the case much better. According to hiß statement, the prosecutor struck a drunken man, whom the prisoner brought down to the vessel, and the. latter when the prosecutor was coming ashore made a blow at him, but missed him. He then caught him by the hair, and pulled him down. He did not see the prisoner kick the prosecutor.

Their Worships found the accused, who denied the assault, £5 and costs, or in default, one months' imprisonment.