POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1307, 16 April 1874, Page 2

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M) THROWING STONES. William Roberts, John Roberts, and William Bett were severally charged T^th maliciously breaking two panes of glass yesterday, vahm 4s, the property of Mr Atkin printer, of High-street. ' Prisoners pleaded not guilty. Joseph Keats proved the case against the prisoners. Mr Atkin stated to the Court that this was not a solitary case. His windows were continually being broken by idle boys .such as the prisoners. Mr Broham said that the boys were mostly neglected children. The father of Roberts was in prison. His Worship ordered the lad 3to pay lfe each with 4s damages, or fourteen days' im. prisonment with hard labour. BRICKS AND PUNCHES. John F. Gibbons, on remand, appeared in answer to a charge of shying a brick at the head of Edward Gargan, and striking him thereon on the 6th of April, and Edwd. Gargan was charged with assaulting the said John F. Gibbons by punching him in the belly on the same day. Mr. Beveridge appeared, and said the . parties had made matters up, and were'desirous of withdrawing the charges. His Worship said that these absurd quarrels among persons must be put a stop to. - It was becoming an every-day occurrence for persons who were foolish enough to have petty quarrels to run to the Police Court and make it a place of persecution. Ha was sorry that there was no law to consign all such persons to prison for a month to break stones side by side, and' at the end of their term they would become the best of friends. As Mr, Beveridge desired on the part of the combatants to withdraw the charge, the Court"' could have no objection to such a course, Mr Broham said that Dr Nicholson had been subpoenaed, he was entitled to his expenses. .. His Worship : Certainly, certainly, the doctor must be paid his guinea. The cases were accordingly withdrawn, and the men returned to their daily labours, resolving to fight no more. HARBOURING DESERTERS. George Allen, a labouring man, was again brought up on a charge of harbouring and employing two marines, named Joseph Nee and William Thorne, of Her Majesty's marines, belonging to the Blanche, with a guilty knowledge. Mr Laishley appeared for defendant, aud pleaded guilty under mitigating, circumstances. Sergeant-Major Pardy stated that he went to a hut at the Manukau, where he found prisoners, who told him that their uniforms were at Allen's house ; he went thither and demanded the clothes of prisoner's wife, who said that the boy had taken them into the bush ; he also saw Allen, who pleaded ignorance of the fact of their being marines. Joseph .Nee stated that he deserted from the ship on the Oth April. He went in his uniform to defendant's house. It was blue cloth. He asked Mrs Allen for a pair of old trowsers. He saw Allen on the evening and. asked for work; but he hesitated, and said it would be dangerous ; but he gave work to him and his mate, and found them both

trowsers. To Mr Laishley : He did not know what defendant meant by "dangerous j" whether he referred to the work, or giving them work.

Mr. Laishley submitted that there was no case ,as defendant was not aware until the following Saturday of the real character of the men. He thought therefore under the circumstances a nominal fine would be sufficient. .„. His Worship said defendant was an old soldier. Had been twenty-two years in the service, and was not so ignorant as he appeared. He believed that he had a guilty knowledge," and tfce Court must find him guilty ; he had tha men's clothing in his possession, and the term - -dangerous" referred rather to harboring the marines than to the work they were put to. The law must be put in force in suoh cases. Prisoner must pay a penalty of £-0 or be imprisoned. » .A SAILOR BOY. ' George Graham, a sailor boy, was charged with deserting from the ship Hylton Castle, on the 11th instant. The lad pleaded guilty. Captain Scott said the lad was generally a good boy, but he had been led away by others. He was willing to take him back. , The boy said he was willing to go back, . and the case was dismissed. THE 'GUM-DIGGER AND PUBLICAN. ! Henry McGoldrick, a fine-looking !$M j with a long flowing beard, was charged with using unbecoming language, not to be found in any dictionary, towards Daniel McLennan hotel-keeper, at Helensville, and with having committed sundry other offences in that neighbourhood on the 9th inst._ . Mr Bees appeared for complainant, ana Mr Joy for the prisoner. ; , Mr Joy stated the facts of the case, w_ic_ were these :—The prisoner was a respectable gum digger, and had been fortunate enongn to acquire a bundle of notes and a number oi sovereigns by the fruits of his labour. tfeing of a generous disposition he thought he wouia treat himself liberally, and fo' "TV . purpose left his hut in the solitudes of the bush and went to the house ot. McLennan, where he imbibed AB^m draughts of potent liquor, which strangely affected him in the head. While m this state he used certain words, and was put out" doors; whereupon he broke into *J-e^ d again, and a general row ensued. 4 e » plead guilty of using the- language wjn under the influence of drink, supplied ton** by the complainant. He hoped tiiere^ d that the Court would weigh these tacts, *» k deal leniently with the prisoner. Daniel McLennan, publican, of He eDs* deposed that prisoner used obscene lsng^ss inside and outside his house on tbe . tilt was not fit for the public ear. i-afc Daniel McLennan was then cuargeu beating and violently assaulting s0 James Goldrich, whereby his armw k , severely injured that he was unable w Goldrich then left the pnß«n«».^ witness box, and sta ted that he» J"^ ta a considerable sum of money, «», ft .„ t ting McLennan's hotel, with the view oif Hfl the money into the landlo rd s *«?P*^ tv ith took some drink, and his money an .* ffheD the exception of five shili wgv . opoß MoLennao made a murderous «w»*

■- • i;f P with a la^e piece of wood, which fell 13 Mann instead of his head or he must kP on i, o n a dead man. His arm was nearly nave been been the Hoßpital br-^ e-r' After being wounded he would not Ti iii'm a P lace to lie cl<3Wn- Ec slept _— _ *" 5 vht onthe cold ' col(i Srouud—beneath b that; dj& j ' tA the open -t7^ : He did nofc throw a pint-pot -j. jj c could not recollect distinctly 1.7k.- did because he was drunk. Bis Worship : H" you were drunk how do Innw McLennan struck you at all y°Yonr Worship : I felt it, and it partially l.roueht me to my senses. I was poisoned Ev the cursed drink, I was. To Mr Kees : He certainly did take up the hrass candlestick to shy at him, but that was Iter he had received the blow on the arm, rL t jj 6 did not shy it. He then took up a Windsor chair, and threatened to put it over the landlord's neck, but he did not do it. To Mr. Joy : There are no policemen at Helensville. It was quite a treat to see detective Jeffrey there John Long, cook and steward, remembered the row on the day in question. Heard the bad language used by prisoner, which was most offensive to Mrs McLennan. Prisoner threatened to smash the windows, burn down the house, and annihilate the landlord -ith a brass candlestick. He was generally nuiet man, but somehow or other he was (mite a different character after drinking three or four glasses of _' three stars." His Worship said if there were other charges against the prisoner they had better be'brought forward. Goldrick was then charged with malicious iniury to property, he having smashed in one wooden door at the Kaipara Hotel, the property of Daniel McLennan, value LI. ' Prisoner said if he did it he did not intend

to do it. Mr. McLennan said that prisoner was pretty quiet through the day, and took his tea very comfortably, but subsequently he became "troublesome and used the offensive language. He would not let him have any beer and so he burst open the door and spoiled the lock, which Detective Jeffrey inspected. The damage was £1. John Long was re-called, and stated that the door was kept fastened to keep Goldrick out, who was, apparently, very anxious to fWhtMr. McLennan, and said if McLennan&did not come out he would bnrn the house down. He rushed against the door with great force, and the lock flew into the middle of the room. Detective Jeffrey, upon receiving information, proceeded to Helensville. Saw the broken door, and took the prisoner into custody, who showed him his arm which was in a badly injured state. On bringing him to Auckland his arm was so bad that he took him to the Provincial Hospital, and his arm was attended to by Dr Philson, who pronounced it to be in a very dangerous condition, and he could not venture to say what the result would be. Mr Joy then addressed the Court at considerable" length, and while he admitted that prisoner had committed himself, it was not with malicious intent, but while under the influence of liquor supplied by McLennan, and that drink was at the bottom of the whole affair. Mr McLennan had taken the man's money and supplied him with that which had changed his nature, to the amount of about 30a, and then turned him out of doors. He hoped the Court would deal leniently with his client. Goldrick was then charged with violently assaulting John Graham, of Helensville, on the sth instant. Prisoner pleaded guilty, As this offence was of a very serious nature the Court sentenced prisoner to six weeks' imprisonment, and for malicious injury to DToperty £2 and £1 damages, and to find raiefeg—himself in £50 and two in £25 each -totap the peace for six months. v Prisoner was then removed. A EOW ON THE WHARF. John McGill, William Thorne, and Erancis Simmons were charge d with assaulting John Gallagher on the 13th, by pelting him with eggs. Mr Joy appeared for complainant, and Mr Bees for defendant. Mr Joy stated that defendants belonged to an organised protection society, and John Gallagher said that the three defendants were walking on one side of the wharf and he was walking on the other. He had b^n working on the steamer for Captain Nearing, and he felt a shot on his head, and , another came spank upon his back ; upon looking at his coat, and putting his hand to bis head he found, the yolks of the eggs running down ; the three prisoners also called him a lot of names. His best hat was splashed with eggs ; he had the hat in Court Btamedwith eggs; he was struck with at" least' nine eggs, and if he had not looked round he should; have had the ;whole dozen. '

His Worship condemned the conduct of members of working men's ' societies in endeavouring to hinder men from working for whom $ey choose. Such conduct was most pernicious unless such societies would provide for the wives and families of such men until they should get work according to we wishes of such societies. At this stage of the proceedings the case to adjourned until Saturday, His Worship ■a™^ an important engagement. Ams was all the business.