POLICE COURT.—THIS DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume IV, Issue 1022, 29 April 1873, Page 2

POLICE COURT.—THIS DAY.

(Before P. A, Philips, Esq.. R.M. _ j bitli ~;/' DRTOKENK^SS. J| I \}{ IV James Black and Robert Vaile were" charged ; with being drunk; in the streets last night and unable to find their way to their homes. Black was fined 55., but Vaile was unab]#to ! appear, having injured himself severely by ■falling upon a;kerbstone, ;; qf, ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. J Joh#. Shea was charged with attempting 'to commit suicide some days ago by cutting ; his throat with a razor. j Sergeant-major P/irdy said'that the accused having sufficiently recovered he would ask jthat the case might be remanded to One; r huhga. ''" '': :' '■'' ■' ;>i- '■* ■ ' '■■■"' THE CHARGE OF INDECENT ASSAULT. The youth John O'Bern was again brought up on the charge of committing an assault lupon the person of a child under twelve years of age, named Henrietta Lathrope, Residing with her parents in Pitt-street, ©n jSuniday afternoon. Sergeant-Major, Pardy conducted the prosecution, and Mr Joy appeared for the defence. j 1 Dora Lathrbpe,,mother"o£tKe /cHM, "Va^ iwife of Alexander Lathrope, said : I resia^in pPitt-Street. :My daughter''was ten years oN^ 1 bhher last birthday. 1 sen&herj on= Sundays Afternoon to: Mrs O'Bern?s-T-it:'wais between; jbw.q;.and three o'clock—to see if ;her,dress was done. , She returned in a quarter of an pour afterwards"in tears. She'tnen coina-' pliine'd to me in reference to,^the1 conduct ''6f'' a'^bung man ■at Mrs O'Bem's, whom She' pointed ■ out to me .as the prisoner..' I: reported my. child's statement to, Constable CJark. I then. ;took the chi^dto Di^JKenne^y; po be examined., ~ .., .'•' ■.-,■>. ~/ i Cross-examined by Mr Joy : I cannot say p.6W far my hbuse is frbm ' Mrs O'Berh'si." I can wklk'the distarice in six minutes'. I"b rnly sent'-my girl once. 'She" went herself thel first, time, wldid nottellher to.go. into the; house. -I.was anxious, that she should get,: the dress that she might go to the Sundayschool, where she was in the habit of going. JThe dress was agrey-linsey." (At the request pf Mr Joy the dress was produced). That is the dress' I bought for my daughter, and left at Mrs O'Bern's. She did; not bring the jlressba,ck. ~.. ■, ~ ~, if, M ' V ;oiJ >hi ' .■">" ; This was, the case for, the prosecution. j Mr/Joy then addressed' the Court on the peculiarities of this case which' had given so much pain to the friends of the youth. Hedwelt'upon' the difficulty the i! Court, experienced.in making ithe child un-ii derstand-even the,semblance of an path, and il; he ijhought that the evidence was not suffiQte&lUpo. aV?ant a . committal to a higher Court. He would ask' respectfully, there-! forS, *6el the merits; of-the case, that it might ° De^dismissedi ■•■ ■■ hue til.tM o-tii bn:: ''.■•■. i-;; oat j At the conclusion of Mr Joy's: eloquent Jf nd ien§sky address in favour of the prisoner I His' Worship remarked that this was a very . sad case, and* after the evidence before the1' Court ;the< case must go for trial before a ' higher Court; ( ; j ■, ■ ■ rW ail Mr.Joy-asked that the lad might be at-,: liberty on bJfil, to which the Court had no., objection on two sureties being fouud in bonds of £100 each. ; Ti}i? cQiiQliide4 the bußinesß. . . *