COURTS.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 239, 15 July 1872, Page 3

COURTS.

POLICE COußT.— Saturday. [Before \V. Fraskr, Ksti., B.M.] DUUNKKNNI 81. Annie Floyd was lined 10s, with tho nln-matixe of 24 hours’ imprisonment, lor being drunk tlie previous day. John Purcell, charged with the same offence, was remanded, as ho did not appear quite sober. PaincK Whelan, on bail, also charged with being drunk did not appear, and the a moil ii t of his bail was ordered to be forfeited. TRANSFERS OF LICENSES. , The following transfers of licenses were granted : Frauds Martin to Louis Ehrenfried, Ancient Briton Hotel ; Thomas Clarke to Annie Ziegler, Lisburn Hotel, Tararu Road; William Richards to Annie C.

Lindsay, Long Drive Hotel; John Whitford to Edward J. Augrove, Victoria Hotel, Karaka. ’ VAGRANCY. Catherine Walker and Mary Walker were charged with having uo lawful means of support. Mr Macdonald appeared for defendants, who pleaded not guilty. The learned counsel said the mother of the girls had come down from Auckland, and was willing to take them home. Hie R.M. said under the circumstances the girls would be discharged, but if the mother had not come forward ho would have had no alternative hut to send them to prison. The girls were accordingly discharged, and left the Court with their mother, who thanked his Worship for the leniency with which he had dealt with the case. KEEPING A HOUSE OF ILL FAME. William Morton and Harriet Pearco were charged with keepiiig a house, at Sliortland, frequented by persons haviug no lawful means of support. Mr Macdonald and Mr Dodd appeared fjr d -fondants, who pleaded not guilty. Mr Bullen said frequent complaints had been made by the neighbors regarding tliis house, which is situated in Bailliestivt. a id was in the joint occupation of the defendants.

Detective Murphy stated that he had known the female defendant for five or six years as a common prostitute. He bad also known the male defendant for about 18 months. The pair lived together and their house was a common brothel. Mr Dodd cross-examined the witness, without, however, at all succeeding in shaking his testimony as to the character of the house jn question. Constable Furlong corroborated the statement of Detective Murphy ns to the nature of the house, and its frequenters. The learned counsel having addressed the Court, the P.M. said he did not think there was sufficient evidence against tho male defendant under the section of the Act under which this case was brought. He would therefore be discharged. The female prisoner would be sent to gaol for 3 mouths.