POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4784, 9 May 1884, Page 2

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Dr Kilgour and li. Ehrenfried, " Esq., J'b.P.) ASSAULT.

Richard Harris was charged, on the information of T. B. Hicks, with assaulting him. The defendant admitted having committed the assault.

T. B. Hicks deposed that on the 7th May he met defendant in Brown street. Witness was with Mr Johns, and they were talking about the balance-sheet of the Salvation Army, when defendant tapped him on the shoulder and said he " had cut the water off his children" that morning, and said he (defendant) would give witness " a smack in the mouth, 1' which he did there and then. Witness then struck defendant in self defence. Had heard that Harris had boasted of what he was going to do to witness previous to committing the assault, and witness wished the defendant bound, over to keep the peace. .

The Bench bound the defendant over to keep the peace for six months in his personal recognisance of £10, and one surety in the same amount; defendant to pay costs, £118s. LABCENY AS A BAIIiEE. : Thomas Wiseman, alias White, was charged with larceny, as a bailee, of a cheque belonging to a native named Pakuri, agent for W. Carpenter. J. E. Banks deposed that on the sth inst. he advanced Pakuri £7 on accoantof gum. He gave him a cheque for £7 on the Bank of New Zealand, Thames; it was payable to Hikulaia No. 67 or bearer. Pakuri, the informant, deposed, through the interpreter (Mr Tookey), that he received the cheque (produced) for' £7 from Mr Banks on Monday last in the forenoon. He met accused at the Thames that day, and while pulling his hand out of his pocket the cheque fell out. Accused picked it up, dnd said hewould take it to the Bank and get 1 it changed. Witness did not at first agree to this, but after some persuasion by the accused he consented to him cashing the cheque, and the latter agreed to bring the money back to Pakuri, and 5s tfa&jtp be paid to Wiseman for his trouble. The .accused did not return with the money, and witness went to the police and laid an information. Did not see Wiseman afterwards until he saw him in custody. The prisoner, upon being asked if ho desired to plead, said he preferred to be dealt with by the Supreme Court in Auckland; he pleaded Not Guilty.

C R. Fenton, teller in the Bank of New Zealand, deposed that the cheque for £7 (produced) was 'cashed by him on the sth inst. The prisoner presented it. Detective Doolan swore to the prisoner's arrest at Kopu, and his identification by Pakuri. { The prisoner reserved his defence, and was formally committed for trial.