POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 36, 11 February 1905, Page 6

POLICE COURT.

i THIS GAY. (Before Mr S. E. McCarthy, S.M.) Exemplary Punishment.—Jerome Furlong charged Joseph South with assaulting him on January 30. The complainant, for whom Mr, Gregory appeared. c (stated that he was set upon in Howe--3 street at night by the defendant and his s brother. He was talking to a friend, s and did nothing to attract Souths at- ? tention. The defendant, who was drunk, crossed the street and knocked . jhiin down. Then he kicked him on the '' head and invited liim to "stand up to it.' r Witness lay on the ground, and he was again kicked and' punched. 'He *? eventually got up and ran to a neighhour's bouse K : r protection. The 1 Souths then waited outside for him. The defendant did not answer to the summons, and the magistrate, re- " marking that it was an unprovoked assault at night by a couple of black- '" guards, imposed a fine of £ 10. He also issued a prohibition order, and ordered ' the defendant to find two sureties of " j JBSO each and his own recognisance of T! £ 100. to kepp the peace for twelve v I months. South had also to pay £2 2/ costs. James South had- also been summoned by Furlong, but the complainant stated that he was not so aggress sive. and he would withdraw the infor- '," million. A Deserter. —A deserter from ELM.s. ? Rpi'.rrow. named Ernest James Abel ! Perry was remanded for a week to await the arrival of a warship in port. ." Picmanded. —Duncan A. D. Fisher, who ' had been arrested yesterday and ree njanded on a charge of stealing drapery : .value £5 11/, the property of James Rendell, Newton, was brought up this ' 'morning to enable the question of bail . : ito be decided. Chief Detective Marsack '' I did not object to bail, and Fisher was I accordingly remanded until Friday on '' bail in his own surety of £50, and two others of £25 each. A Son , ? Maintenance.—Michael Duggan. whose son James had been eommite tfd to thn Takapuna Industrial School, was summoned to contribute towards II his maintenance., and was ordered to pay , f> / per week.