POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume IV, Issue 986, 17 March 1873, Page 2

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq. M.P.)

DRtrNKENESS. Seven person? were brought up this morning charged with this offence and dealt with in the usual way. BENJAMIN PIE. Benjamin Pie, a Fijian, with a splendid head of hair, was charged under the Amended Vagrancy Act of 1869 with fighting in the public street with intent to commit a breach of the peace. His Worship administered some wholesome advice to the prisoner, and imposed a fine of 5s or 48 hours' imprisonment.

TOO FAST, CABBY ! William Crowther was charged with driving a vehicle drawn by two horses duly harnessed at a faster pace than a walk on the Queen-street wharf on the Bth inst. This case was remanded until Thursday. ASSAULT.

John Buckley was charged with assaulting John Mclnerrey. . Mr Beveridge, for the defence, apologized for his client, who lost his temper on the occasion, and for which he now expressed his regret. Discharged on payment of costs. CRIMINAL ASSAULT.

Robert Stinson was brought up on remand, charged with committing a criminal assault upon Rosanna McArthur, an idiot child. Remanded until Wednesday. BASTARDY.

Thomas D. Bullen was charged with refusing to assist in supporting his illegitimate child, now fourteen months' old, at the instance of Eliza Lestrange. At the request of Mr Joy this case was remanded until Wednesday. ALLEGED LARCENY. Wm. Loggie appeared on remand, charged with having taken moneys, goods, chattels, etc., amounting to £75, the property of Jas. McGregor, in May, 1872. Mr Rees appeared for the prosecution ; Mr Hesketh and Mr Bennett for the defence.

James McGregor, a settler at Coromandel, deposed that he had. a transaction with Wm. Loggie, and with him purchased 100 Golden Pah shares, and gave a bill for £75 at three months, on the 3rd. of May last year. Mr Dunnett also was a partner in the affair. The shares were subsequently sold to Mr F. Woollams, of Kapanga, for £150. The bill was then to be paid and the balance divided among witness, Dunnett,' and Loggie. Witness did not see the money paid for the shares, but was afterwards sued for the amount of the bill. He never gave Loggie permission to make use of the £75 in any other way than the payment of the bill. To Mr Hesketh : He did not lay this information before as the case of the bill was pending at the Supreme Court. The verdict was against him, and he now sought the recovery of the amount of the bill. He could not say of his own knowledge that the hundred share brought £150. He was told so by his agent. The shares he believed were sold on the 10th of May.

John I_. Mowbray gave evidence of his calling several times upon Loggie, who stated that he had received the money for the bill which was clue on the Gth of August, and that the writ was served on McGregor on the 10th.

George Dunnett proved that he was speculating at the time in conjunction with Loggie. Counsel having addressed the Court, His Worship dismissed the case.