POLICE COURT.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2106, 23 November 1880, Page 3

POLICE COURT.

Tuesday, Novbmbbb 23. [Before P. Hobbs and J. T. Brown, Bsqs., J.P.'s.] Lunacy pbom Dbink.—H. B. Allen, having been at Lyttelton eight days for medical treatment, was again brought up. Sergeant Morice applied for his conviction under section 3 Of the Vagrant Aot as being a confirmed drunkard. Prisoner pleaded strongly for another' chance, and the Bench taking a lenient course, he was discharged with the caution that on his next appearance on a similar charge he would be sent to gaol for three months as a vagrant. Dbunkenkss. —Fred. Bench, who appeared to be in a bad state from the effects of drink, was remanded till Friday. For a first offence a woman was fined ss. Wilpui Dbstbuction of Pbopbbty.—J. Habberfield, and Wm. Salter, on remand from Monday, again appeared to answer this charge. Mr Stringer appeared for accused. T. Thompson, living in Selwyn street, Addington, deposed to being awakened on the morning of Sunday, the 21st instant, between midnight and 1 a.m., by a shower of stones which were thrown on to his house, breaking some of the windows, doiog damage to the extent of I£. He went outside and saw one or two men about. George Johnson stated that, being near the house of last witness at the time named, he heard the noise caused by the stone throwing and immediately afterwards Salter ran into his arms. Thomas Menzies said some of his windows were broken about the same time as in the previous case. He ran out and caught Salter, who was lurking under the shade of a fence opposite his place. Shortly after catching Salter, (Habberfield came up, and witness let Salter go. Matilda How corroborated previous witness as to the presence of Salter. She also saw Habberfield crouched down near the spot from whence he went up to Menzies, who was struggling with Salter. She heard Habberfield say that he would not see his mate jumped on. Sergeant Morice said practices, of whioh the present case was a sample, were frequent of late in Addington, and asked for a substantial punishment for accused if the Bench thought the case had been proved. Mr Stringer deprecated the attempt of the police to connect by insinuation the accused with anything that had been done elsewhere at other times. The Bench considered that accused had oortainly committed the offenoes they were oharged with. Accused were fined £5 each, and ordered to pay the amount of the damage i done, £1 10s, or go to prison for one month.