POLICE COURT.-Tuesday.

Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1377, 9 July 1874, Page 2

POLICE COURT.-Tuesday.

! James Williams, *lias Fnmoifi WiliteM, i tfas charged with beingiound withoa<fWwfifli| ejious© on the.i)r«nuii f eßo£ i A^d,&nart OB ■ cha fitii- I«Bft tx * ■ **■ >*■•"■ *y ■«• ■■■ ivi.*-aiiJ.> ■.:;.; ...... i | Mr Beckham adt«drif !tt»'priooner vrtß^-.'." t Me ßjrohajiisaidl« was hjbt. (' Jj/M His Worship arid he looked like one oJFJ^; Mb •yea, hia Vl-owhba «9ta,Hjutf Jffedß narer-'do-it-'umiiL' - "!' - -f'^Sl I JittbneiPAffaiaks* MMKAiutt I4r#a*l, tftff 1 W*k *>* -* vftry go©* ohawofer.v ««WMffiS ! -nWHr, W & hk iie^£lS^hr4^|#l againßt hiri before. As tc hi* being out *tL. i o««j»teie3)io^»bv>»rheaih.e weatto.-tbe-irtera." ~

play a different tune for a short time in Moun^ Eden. Mr Inspector Broham said that the offence charged against theprisoner was he understood by. no.means a,solitary case.7 He,Jiad been informed that "the little game had been going, on for sometime. Prisoner when discovered had a bull's-eye lantern and was prowling about in a iriost suipicious manner. His Worship, after lecturing the prisoner, sentenced him to three months' imprisonment wits hard.labour. ;; o '■; JJ V k U THE NEW ARRIVALS. —A PROMISING START. Hugh McKay, a strapping young Irish-manj--pne of.;the'3ne#lyt»rrive&; immigrants.: by the Queen of igjJyops, was brought up on & Bummons charge^ t»2fth striking and kicking Thcsy"**"""" :fLs^> r fellow passengers, on the 30tljA !™s>_J«ie was also charged with assaultVwJiXe^ar<^ \-?ayn P b9s "&he Albert Barracks oniaight of the Bth July. The last casewas-taken :first.n.V> a 'z;u>*-;-'.i Richard Payne, the complainant, said he was one of the special 'constables''on fooard the Queen of Nations. He was up at the Drillshed last night when defendant" came ,up to him, and said ."Xbu have, done the best you can for me. Will you fight?" Defendant*: then put his fists : into face, and struck him twice in the chest. There was no provocation.- - James Armstrong was called by the defendantL' He thought McKay; ■tfas.slightly ' under the influence of drink. Saw him stagger against complainant, but did not see him strike him. Could not swear he did not. William1' Morton gave-similar evidence:' His Worship observed that defendant's ■witnesses proved nothing^ ~ Fined 20^,andacosts, .or.in default, seven days. In the second charge Richard was again brought up, and deposed that on the 30th May last, on the voyage from: London to Auckland, he was present when the complainant and defendant were down in the, 'tweehd'edkfffllf baH-past five.' L Heard coin-' plainant and Donaldson arguing about water. Saw McKay struggling with and beating the boy McCaul. .- ; He struck, him several times, and kicked him when he was down. By tfcedefendant■l'.-'.McGaul1 gave no provocation. He did not see M^cCaul strike defendant. William Hamilton, another., passenger^ corroborated Payne's description of the assault. Wasj^,-guite. ,sure; vMcGaul., did- x not strike McKay. The' assault took place early in the morning. »UJ*2 has ,tu., lyntn '■■'■ Robert McCaul, the^father of the com : . plainant, deposedTtofinding''his? sOii 1 oh' the day in question with his nose and ; Jips hleed^ ing and his forehead cut. *■"*'•' The complainant ,waa ~nes;t.: called, ;j ,and after giving his "evidence sworei most positively in reply to defendant that he gave no provocation. , „. William Allnutt, the surgeon-superinten-dent, described the in juries ,receiyed by pomplainanti'' '■'-■ ° ' '■"'• ' By defendant : There were complaints against the boys formaking a noise. James Armstrong tcaA" Wm. Horton were called by the prisoner, but their evidence did not shake that of the prosecution. , rr . > Wi3faia/-Cr6ssleyj Another bf' the sirigle men, volunteered,.a ..statement. He had heard several reniarks on: the' conduct of the prisoner at th«>bar,' and he considered — '" His Worship intimated io the witness that facts were T wanted r frqm-him, not considerations. If was for" the magistrate to consider. ©ii ajbefoigf pressed' uppi..th»v, point the witness adimttld'lie khew'nothrng about the assault. He was then ordered to stand down. ".rZ..~~ '"■' His jWorship remarked that defendant hacj, better not call any more witnesses if they could say more :in Jns-iavotfr than the others had. . , • . „ Pr^e&said he ~'msd • feorry for what he had done. His Worship said the law was much severer in the; colony-than in Eriglandiffithe^case'of' assault, though still, _in JiMjopinion, not half severe enough. Defendant must .pay a fine of 40*fSM rc'osißj'df gotoprison.for fourteen' daya. Jno Connor^ alias iApderson David Pdwen, two , shilUng-a-inoiith. sailpra.pf ir the James, Wisliari,' 3were' charged with 'committing a breach ofithetV4gwmfc.'AfcVby *making a' dig* turbance at, the Albert Barjacks..la^t;nigli:t Ji ,, J SBtn^riSlfcers pj^adecl^guiljby^^ '-■..-, ,t| [ M ■■•■ Anderson' appeared with j on&;eye in ■ Very deep .TnouFning; They ha&been .tO^ee 1 friends. .•..^,- ■ ~..:'~-;')V.'~y ■"J-Xi-'-i- '~-<.>'-: ~■ M^jß^oplar, :^eKbftiTack-»aast^//aaid that both prisoners were violent and very drunk.,1 His^W^^i^':fTOd: ;Vt^»Vj*^f*7*^jw®case.'" " J'^%^iu'irfs'.\'^'<!if-(z^.'i-i>'' fJ Mr Brophy continued : Anderson' made, an attempt to strike inim?; '.tyit. .Ms5,, blow' missed its idf^\hek^pDgiiom fhe,£og^o| tljeitaii-s to the bottom; .^He' wondered his neck was no.broken^ >/;''':., All the prisoners r c,6uld urge fq>, their conduct was" that they, Aiad X :. been' " taking a drop." s -*. ■.; ' u'. f J /yi;i"',' They were each fi^d 20s;:and- rcosts jynth... the alternative of seVeri day^har'd^atiour.ir %* WJcyE.-3EATi;i((J.1:;>vi. •'■•■/:/'■'■.' '::: Williara »iWestwood "-wfts' ;rcharg^d,; jvith/ comMitting'iJ^rutal anW'violent 0 ass^^Vpu his wife Anne Westwood,. Prisoner, who, pleaded npt.guilty/ was rde-ii fendea by Mr Joy, while ;iiheo'complainant, who did not appear, was represented by Mr^ LaishlejwJnrafii ■sol: &B -'<•■■- '■•_ '-'yx "J --''*-' ■ After some discussion^*! w»s agreed to adjourn the production /jf^a medical certificatftj^. -|o/ilje Estate., 6t complainant's health^_^ : '. - TfrcrCcrtirrthen^rosel '%\\\}h,\YA.