POLICE COURT.-Yesterday.
(Before W. I'RASKR, Esq,, R.lf.) Dbunonness.-Peni, a native, wbb charged with having boon drunk and incapable in Pollen-street, Shortland, on tho 2nd instant. He forfeited bail.
liiBOENr. — Fras Lemanqueg was charged tbat ho did unlawfully and feloniously steal, take, and carry away from the beach, Shortlaad, eleveu plank's, of the value of 19j, the property of Charles Curtis. He pleaded not guilty.—Mr Bullen said that, aportimof the wharf . was washed along the beaoh'. SorhVof the timber wan taken away, but most of it was recovered. Lemanques got some in. the bay and piled them on tho beach. Sinoe the information was laid he learood that defendant had not taken entire possession of it, Ho brought the case for tho purpose of giving publicity t6 the fact 1 ■> )> / that a person was not at liberty to tako timber of this sort.away —Hjs Worship said that this man ha-i doue no wrong—it, v was a creditable act to pick tip the timber'' - and stack it. If it was his property, he would be obliged to anyon« who would. ~; do so, but he wiihed it to be kuown thai; it was larceny to take possession of timber of this sort whio i might be, found. '
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Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1831, 4 June 1874, Page 3
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204POLICE COURT.-Yesterday. Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1831, 4 June 1874, Page 3
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