POLICE COURT. —This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume IV, Issue 1093, 24 July 1873, Page 2

POLICE COURT. —This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.J ■'>

DRUNKENNESS.

Alexander Williamson, Patrick Reedy, William Catto, James' H. Johnson, and Thomas Stapleton were charged with being drunk, and accordingly fined. Robert; Forester and Eliza Rice were discharged on' the promise of never re-appearing at tfaeul Court on a like charge. Jj^ :. . . BOOTS ! BOOTS! ..-■■• . ; , • HOI William M. Brooks was charged with steal-:! ing a pair of boots on the 22nd inst., value, M 16s: the property of David H. Clarkson; rflsOjvr a coat, value £1 12s <>d, on the ICth. instil the property of Thomas McMaster. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. ,;.-* Mr Clarkson stated that he hung out a pair,Vi of watertights on the 22nd inst., which Were"* y taken by the prisoner. Detective Ternahan charged the prisoner* with stealing the boots, which he was wearing at-the time. He took the boots off the, prisoner's feet. ■ . •■ ■ %a Prisoner said that he bought the boots of a man, a very tall man, who did not gire-•-' his name in Wakefield-street. He gave him five shillings, but being no judge of leather he did not know they were worth a pound, ;' Prisoner was then charged ,w.ith stealing !§£ coat. Walter Latchmore, shopman to, Mr McMaster, deposed that he exposed the coat for sale in the usual way, and shortly after- . wards he missed it. He knew the prisoner by sight. . ' f«n, William Moller, a carter, said that prisoner ;, came into his employer's stables with- tfcyg^ coat on, and said " here's a fine present I've got." Witness replied, " Yes, its worth tett' shillings, I suppose." Prisoner replied, ''You shall have it for ten shillings." Hfl ;; consulted Mr Lamb about the coat, when the ' theft was discovered. , Detective Ternahan stated thab when he charged the prisoner with stealing the coat he denied all knowledge of it. Detective Jeffrey: found the coat in Mr-w Lamb's stables. Prisoner informed His Worship that th.e;n<. coat was given to him by a gentleman whom;<'v> he did not knowi. v , "i'/fara His Worship :'* You meet with very MncT^ friends. What have you been ? -~,.■, r-JT Prisoner : I have been a soldier. J f\ His Worship : Ah, I thought I knew.ypu£ features Are you a married man ? Prisoner : I've had two wives, the first ia dead, and the last has bolted. I .have two ohildren. , ! ;' The Court sentenced the prisoner,, for the first offence, to .three months' imprisonment with hard labour, and for the second offence, four months' imprisonment; the second sentence to commence at the.-i expiration of the first. THK LION AND LAMB. j J ( ames Mulchay, a delicate-looking boy ofr nine years, was charged with violently! an: .assaulting William Williams, a boy of eight,, ~, on .Barrack Hill, with intent to do him some '"' grevious. bodily harm. 1 iTJteM This child-case' caused some excitement in;',*1 the Court, from the ages and sizes of the,' > antagonists. " ' ;••,•.. •-..•. ;■,.,',.. '&\ i\t*«X ! The Court thought the mothers of the boys■';' should take "them home and give them 4'^ Aogging.;. ;; • T ? £ . : .;;;i ' Mrs Amelia (Williama :said that prisoner^ »-l though very little, was Very tough ; hewaaf j| like alioti, and herson. was a lamb, who had [fj been knocked down by prisoner, wbo!(; jumped upon him t and threatened to put him lf'j into a pond and hqjd him down until he wag* dead, r ;'. . , - nM Mrs Mulchay, with a mother's feeling^'jJ cpntradicted Mrs Williams statement; he^;J Jemmy.Was a.good boy. TV His Worship persuaded the women to make matters up.- Mrs-Mulchay objected. !r y Mrs Williams was willing to withdraw tho ; !' ;j : 3 charge if ;her friend Mrs Mulchay would pay-i a the expenses. Mrs Mulchay declared that* was impossible. The case was then proceeded with, when tha' mother of complainant described the assault in harrowing terms. : ! Several witnessed were examined, one who saw the'boy knocked down, and the dtheVi;* saw his nose bleeding. • . <> . ! A witness named Skerrett stated that a, I cluster of boys jtvas fighting together, and;,'* when he, expostulated they threatened ritottm punch him. _, ■ '-• '".' .»'< ■'■■'■'■»« Mr Broham asked that the case might bo "remanded until Saturday, that inquiries might be made into the matter. *, Mulchay was accdrdingly lbckediup until* 1' Saturday.