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Evening Post, Volume XIX, Issue 61, 16 March 1880, Page 3

been brought up* for the same' offence. He was fined .610, dr, in default, twer months' mprisonment, and he was f nr'ther ordered to enter into recognizances to keep the peaoe for aix months, himself in -625 and two sureties in -610 each. OBSTBUCTING THE POLICE. William Harris was charged with obstructing the police in the execution of their duty. Constable Laurie deposed that when arresting the woman Lizzie Harris, wife of the prisoner, he (prisoner) threw stones at and otherwise annoyed him. Another constable corroborated the evidence of the previous witness as to stones being thrown at him, but he could not identify the prisoner as the person throwing them. In defence prisoner said that the constable had arrested his wife without any reason, and he had asked him to release her. He denied that he had thrown any stones at the constable, but picked np some to defend himtelf with when the latter drew his staff. The Bench considered the charge proved, and sentenced prisoner to one week's imprisonment with hard labor. assault. Elizabeth Darke, who had been summoned for assaulting her husband, W. J. Darke, failed to pnt in an appearance when called on and a warrant was ordered to be issued for her apprehension. Complainant appeared with his head strapped up with stickingplaster, and carried in his pocket an ale bottle with which the alleged assault was said to have been committed. OFFENCES AGAINST THE BT-LAWS. James Roberts was brought up for leaving an express unattended without a wheel chain attached to it. As it was a first offence and L defendant said he had sickness in his family, he was let off with a caution. Andrew Duncan pleaded guilty to leaving his cart unattended, and was similarly dealt with. J. Mullen, for allowing an obstruction on the footpath in Taranaki-street by leaving his cart on it, was fined Is and 7s ooste. . J. W. Woods was charged with allowing a horse to be at large. Defendant denied that the horse was his, but said it was the property of his brother, and had broken out of the paddock where it was. grazed. The Bench gave the defendant the benefit of the doubt, and dismissed the case. James Elphinstone pleaded guilty to allojring his horße to obstruct the, footpath m Grey-streeLand was fined Is arid coste.' William King pleaded guilty to allowing Ins horse to wander, and was similarly dealt with. John Austin, charged with having no lights in his cart after dark, was discharged with a catztkm. ~ William, Garrett pleaded guilty to depositing rubbißh on the 'reclaimed land. The police, as the defendant had a large f amily 1 did not press for a penalty, and he was discharged with a caution. James Smith for obstructing the footpath was fined Is and costs. John Shaw, for keeping an unregistered dog, was fined 5s and costs. F. E. Jones was charged with throwing sight soil into a stream at Te Aro. The Inspector of Nuisances proved the offence. He said that repeated complaints had been made for three or four months of the offence, bnt he had not been able to trace the. person causing the nuisance till recently. There were a number of houses round, and the stench frequently created had been unbearable. The stream' into which the soil had been thrown; Emptied itself near the brewery. If* the Bench trfflhed further evidence of the nuisance occasioned he would give it. The Bench, thought that the offence was a very serious one. Probably defendant was not able to pay the full penalty, JJS, but he Would be fined 40s and coßts. James Eadcliff was- charged with depositing nightsoil on the South Eoad. A lad was called, and proVed that he saw defendant empty a~ can of soil on the night named. He put in a written statement, in which he said that he was a new arrival, and did not understand that he was doing anything wrong. He took it into the bush wheTS Corporation: carts threw rubbish. ' .. The Inspector called further evidence to show thafcit was put on the Bide of the road. The Benoh-saidilwas a serious and disgusting offence. The Bench would,' however, takft ''ittte* --consideration prisoner's pecuniwgr < powitton," and would only inflict a fine of and costs. , The Court then adjourned.