POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume IV, Issue 985, 15 March 1873, Page 2

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.) | DRUNKENNESS. _ , Three persons were charged with this offence and dealt with in the usual way. SAILOES ON LEAVE. Christopher Christopher, a Norwegian, and James Oliver, a young tar, were charged under the Amended Vagrancy Act of 1869, with being in a public place, to wit on the Queen-street wharf, at eleven o'clock last night, with intent to commit a breach of the peace. Christopher stated through constable Ingerson, who acted as interpreter, that he was not drunk ; that he was on the wharf at eleven o'clock when Oliver gave him a punch in the eye, and he retaliated by giving Oliver a plumper on the nose. With regard to the second charge, that of tearing and damaging the constables' clothes, it was done without malicious intent, and simply in the struggle to get to his ship and avoid a continuance of the contest. His Worship said the Court would fine Christopher Is and costs, and 15s for the damage done to the Constable's breeches ; or if these fines were not paid he must go to Mount Eden for seven days, while James Oliver must pay a fine of 10s and costs, or forty-eight hours. CRIMINAL ASSAULT. Robert Stinson, a grey-headed old man, apparently about sixty-five, was charged with violating the person of a child of unsound mind, named Rosanna McArthur, on the 11th inst. Mr Joy appeared for the defence, and as the medical man who had examined the child could not be present to give his testimony, he would ask the Court to remand the case.

Remanded until Monday. ALLEO ED EMBEZZLEMENT,

John O'Meara was brought up on warrant charged with embezzling the sum of £40, the property of H.M. Queen Victoria, on the 19th day of December, 1872, at Grahamstown, he being at that time in the Queen's public service in New Zealand. The accused is said to be a nephew of Dr. O'Meara, who was with the first Napoleon when in exile at St. Helena, and who wrote, perhaps, the most interesting Life of Napoleon. Mr Beveridge appeared for the defence. Mr Broham asked that the case might be remanded in order that the necessary witnesses might be in attendance. The Court remanded the case to the Thames.

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