POLICE COURT.-This Day.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5074, 20 April 1885, Page 2

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Before H. Kenrick, Esq., H.M.)

DBUNK.

. Two inebriates were arraigned.; one was arrested on' Saturday, and baring been j locked up ever since, was cautioned and discharged; the other,, who was convicted of being drunk yesterday, was severely Hectored by * the Bench,' not only for breaking the law, but for doing it on Sunday ; he was ordered to pay a fine of ten shillings and costs, or be confined for 48 'hours. I'tfBIOUS BIDING. ' s^ ; A young man named Robert Miller was charged with furious driving in Burke street on Saturday night, and admitted the offence, stating as an excuse that be was in a hurry.—The Bench remarked something to the effect that his hurry was worth about 20s and costs to,the State.

FALSE PBETENCEB. James O'Dowd was brought up for obtaining a hat from William Green by means of false representations, and pleaded that he was under the impression that he had obtained the hat on credit. It ap» peared that the accused, with three other men, went into Green's shop and selected a bat, each stating that they were going to work for- Mr Darrow when hia bush opened, and they would thea pay, for the hats. The police applied for a remand in order to subpoena Mr Darrow, and the case was adjourned till two o'clock. On the • Court resuming, Wm. Green deposed that on Saturday afternoon O'JDowd was in his shop. Witness went out for change, and when he returned, O'Dowd had left the shop with the hat. On looking up the street ho saw O'Dowd I at Allaway'B corner, and on going up to him, asked, " Do you know you are stealing that hat?" O'Dowd replied th»t he was not, and that he would pay for it on Monday, when Mr Darrow, who owed him some money, had promised to pay him, and upon that representation witness allowed him to retain possession of the hat. J. Darrow, sworn, stated—Knew O'Dowd, who worked for him about five years, ago. Paid him in full then, and owed him no money last Saturday, nor did he promise him any employment then,

This concluded the c&ae, the Bench considering the case proved, and ordered the defendant to pay 15a, the value of the hat, and 16s costs, or in default of immediate payment, seven days' imprisonment in the Shortland gaol.

LABCENY. '

W. Hamilton, one of the quartette mentioned in the last vase, was charged with stealing a hat from the shop of W. Green.*-The accused denied any felonious intent, ' .;

W, Green.deposed that on Saturday about 4 o'clock the uiea went into bis shop ; one wai rery drunk, and went to; sleep. Three cf them wanted hits, and! one represented himself as a sub don-' tractor under Mr Darrow." Green told the man that at he was a stranger, he could uut gire goods' without «ec*rity.

The tub contractor then went to get it. Accused had the hat on, and walked out of the shop with it; he did not see the man afterwards until he was in the handl of the police. The sub contractor re* turned and offered an 1.0. U. for the goods, but witness would not accept it.—Accused said he' was under the impression that Green had trusted him for the price of the hat.—The ease was adjourned till 2 o'clock, in order that the Bench might hear the evidence giren in the previous case. ■*■>* ,

Oil the case being re-opened— The Bench ordered the defendant to pay 15a. the value of the hat, and 14s 6d costs, or in default seven dajs' imprifonment-id" the Shortland gnol. . - c - . ; . -