POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1708, 9 August 1875, Page 2

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Thomas Beotham, and C. N. M«. shall, Esquires, J.P.'a.) /; NIGHT CHARGES.

James Palmer, Elizabeth Deedrick, J no , Whitside, Archibald Gregg, Mary Long (with, a baby), and Dickey Wash tub, pleaded guilty to being drunk, and received tkeuaual pueishment

DU3KY ROWDIES. Henri Tuhau, a Maori, was brought up for being drunk and disorderly. Mr Brown, the Interpreter, having been sworn, Constable Mulville deposed that the aacused was making a row in Queen-street on Saturday night. When he first saw.fee prisoner he was in Moyle's hotel, wanting to tight. He had been kicking up a shindy in the street. Constable o'E.ielly corroborated this eyi. dence. There were about fifty people at sembled in consequence of the disturbance. The prisoner said he was only drank; fa did not make a noise or fiaht. Fined 20s and costs, or 48 hours' imprisonment.

ANOTHER,

Hemi Tura, another Maori, was similarly | charged. This fellow caused great amusement [ by pretending to be very deaf. In vain didMr [■ Brown shout the charge into his dusky ear. [ He simply put on a bland inquiring Bmile, and ejaculated the Maori " Eh. ?" This lasted for some time, till at last, when the interpreter was nearly hoarse, the meaning wm conveyed to the deep seated intelligence tof the accused, and he pleaded guilty to this charge, and also to damaging the uniform ' trousers and jacket of Constable "O'Keilly, giving as his excuse that he was very drunk. Prisoner was fined 403. and coßts, and or dered to pay the amount of the damage, A LOAFER. John Wilson, an idle and dissolute fellow well-known to the police as a regular loafer received a sentence of one year's imprison--ment from their Worships on a charge.of, being found by night on a citizen's premises without lawful excuse. ; -i WITHDRAWN. Henry Campbell, who was arrested as a vagrant on Saturday, was brought up tHs morning, and discharged on the understanding that he would get to work as soon as possible. CHARGE OF PERJURY. Harriet Podesta, the woman who gave evidence in the case involving a charge of breach of the Licensing Act against Mr; Evans of the Pacific Hotel, on the 6thinst.J. was brought up charged with having, in the course of her evidence in that case, committed wilful and corrupt perjury in stating that she had no alcoholic liquor supplied to her in the Pacific Hotel, on Sunday the Ist inst. Joseph Cunningham, clerk of the Court, deposed that he was attending to his duties on the day in question, when the charge j against Mr. Evans was heard. He took ( notes of the evidence which the accused gave after being sworn in the nsntl ■ way, (Mr. Cunningham here read hta notes which were taken down by the bench. As they were in effect published in the report of the case contained in Friday's Star there is no necessity to re-ptrodnce them here-)r The prisoner-at this stage, being asked if she had anything to say, said she pleaded "guilty j" at the same time holding her face in her hands and looking very peniten£ Her admission caused some sensationinthe ( court which was crowded. Mr. Cunningham's evidence having been attested and the pleading of the prisoner duly taken note of, William Alexander was called, and de^ posed that he was a qnarryman, residing u» .Russell-street, Newton. On Sunday evening, the Ist, he was in Queen-street wrtji.;- .". Peter, Brewin, Thomas Jones, and Patriot Tierney. He did not recollect seeing the | prisoner. Remembered going into the Pacino Hotel. The prisoner and Annie Absolom came in about twenty minutes after they entered the place. Recollected fotching prisoner a pint of beer. To the best of his belief, Mr Evans supplied him with «. He could not say positively. By the Court: It was a man supplied him with the beer It was rather^ dark, as the gas was turned down in the bar. He got two pints and gave one to the prisoner and one to Miss Absolom. - This was not all the accused had to drink, as Mr Brewin stood two more glasses to " the ladies" later on. All the liquor was drunk in the room where they were. About five minutes after the women came in the police effected an entrance. The glasses P" 41*;; filled were on the table at the time. Eac& of them had some liquor in front of them. t. The accused said she had no questions to ' v ask of the witness. , Peter Brewin was next called. He deposed he was also a quarryman, and resided vi Mount-street, and in the course of his en* • dence bore out the statements made by tne_ foregoing witness. He shouted for all hands Vj in the room, and as the prisoner was in tne company, she got her glass of beer. He dia not see her drink it. The beer was suppuea. by a woman. He could not say whether » was Mrs Evans, as he had not the pleasure • . of being acquainted with that lady. Patrick Tierney, another quarryman, ; , gave similar evidence. During his cvi-/ dence some amusement was caused by the witness, on being asked if he recollected the prisoner, turning to her and giving her an r. affectionate nod of recognition, which was returned. He did not " shout " himself, but i. Alexander and Brewin did. He saw Harriet drink her "pint." . , '-■■■'- This was the case, and the prisoner, wno, said she had no statement to make, was fully - committed for trial for perjury at the next Criminal Sessions. . . » Annie Absolom was then placed in.the dock, and similarly charged. "~T . The evidence in this case was exactly. *!>*_„ same as in the foregoing case, arid simiJ aJ#sw resulted in the accused being committed hSw* trial. .'. (gf~: This was all the business. , $*' ''■