POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1423, 3 September 1874, Page 2

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

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

ON THE PAVEMENT. Jane Wilson, an elderly woman, and Maria Lysaght pleaded guilty to being drank last night, and were fined 103 each; OUT ON THE SPBEE. Henry Green, a seaman belonging to the Countess of Kintore, was charged with ahsenting himself without leave on the second instant. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment. FISH AND FIGHTING. James Southgate, fishmonger and general* dealer of Chancery lane, was charged with f beating tuid otherwise ill-using his wife, Ann Boutbgate, last evening. Mr Laishley appeared for defendant, who pleaded not guilty. """Southgate said that his wife had nearly stripped the house j had taken away nearly all his property for drink, but he did not thrash her as represented. He iiidfgnantty denied the cowardly charge. Mr Laishley asked that the case might be « m remanded until to-morrow, as he had not had time to prepare the defence." , Hl3 Worship said there could be no objection, but he could not help remarking upon the frequency of such cases. Almost everyday men were appearing in that dock for \ brutally ill-treating their wives or other; ; women. The case was-remanded until to-morrow. ' THE FAINTING FAMILY. Mary Doherty wa3 again brought up on a charge of ill-treating her daughter Catherine , on the Ist inst. Mrs Doherty pleaded guilty •/+ to the charge, but Catherine was disobedient. The daughter, who appeared much better j since her night's rest, was called forward; but upon glancing at her mother immediately fell down in another fit, and began to sob at.Con- v btable Mulville's feet. His Worship said that as the mother had pleaded guilty there was no necessity for,. : , detaining the daughter. Constable Mulville then assisted her out of ' the Court. Sergeant-Major Pardy said that the parties lived in Chancery-street, and were continually a disturbing that quiet neighbourhood; either the mother or daughter were continually running to and fro to the station with complaints, and when a constable went he invariably found mother and daughter locked , in each others embrace, and smothering each other with kisses. His Worship said that as prisoner had 'y' pleaded guilty she must be bound over in two sureties of £10 each to" keep the peace ~ for three months. aHE LOST purse. Anne, William, and Francis Campbell, mother and sons, were brought up again on--a charge of alleged larceny of a purse of !; money, on the 17th August, the property of William Henry Crowe. Mr Joy appeared for prisoners. Sergeant-Ala jor Pardy stated that the prosecutor in this case lost a purse contain- \ ing a considerable sum of money, which wasi < found by one of the prisoner's, and was i I appropriated by the family. Mr Henry Crowe deposed that by calling he was a shepherd, at present staying in ( Auckland. On the 17th August he lost a small purse containing two £20 notes, one £5 note, three £1 notes, and a quantity of silver. He was caYeful to take the.number, of the notes. He put the money in his coat i pocket,, which had a hole in it, and the : purse fell through. He thought he lost it near or about Wyndham-street. He informed j the police of the circumstance, gave them jj the numbers, and advertised his loss, with a reward of £10, in the Evening Star. Mr Linabury, draper, Queen-street, deposed that Mrs Campbell called at his shop ; shortly after, and asked for the changaof a £20 note, which he could not give her; she pressed for change, and said she wanted to buy some goods. He sent his young man to the Bank for it, but he returned without it, and from what Reuben Hawkin told him he went to see Mr Braith* waite. He then informed prisoner that ho could not get it, but that she must go herself. She said the note was sent to her by a daughter living at Nelson. Reuben Hawkin, in the employ of Mr Linabury, corroborated his employer's statement. . He took the note to the Union Bank and tendered it to the cashier, Mr Laishley. Mr Charles Laishley, of the Union Bank, stated that on the Ist instant the last witness presented a £20 note, which he refused to change as he had received information from the manager not to cash the note as it had been lost. The number was 829, of the Christchurch branch of the bank. He handed the note to the manager ; he saw the prisoner subsequently, who came with the lad about half-an-hour after it had been first presented. She told him she had it, in her r possession for six months. Mr James Braithwaite, manager of the said •* Bank, deposed to the dates, numbers and value of the notes, which he recognised as notes issued by the Christchurch branch of the Union Bank of Australasia. He had received information from Henry Grow that he had lost the notes, the numbers of which he gave and asked him to stop payment of the, same. Mr Brett deposed that he was one of the, proprietors of the Evenixg Star, and* the! paper produced containing the advertisement was issued at their newspaper establishment in Wyndham-street. Mr Beaumbunt, clerk to Messrs Reed and Brett, deposed that it was his duty to receive advertisements for the Evening Stlb. He believed the prosecutor came to the office on the date in question. He brought the. advertisement clipped from the Cross. To Mr Joy : He could not swear to what money the advertisement referred to. It only appeared once. Detective Jeffrey stated that on the Ist instant, from information he received, he went to the Union Bank, and saw prisoner there, who accompanied him to Mr Braithwaite's room, where he questioned her about the £20 note. She said she had received it from Nelson, and persisted in her statement. She afterwards said if you will M> me off I will tell you all about it. She | went on say that the truth of the matter was : Her son found the note in Victoriastreet. He questioned the son, who acknoW%>; ledged that he found the purse, a»d gaj** the money to his mother ; but hia mother™ had " planted " the money. Mr Joy remarked that "planting" W* "'■ not simply mean plantjag of trees,

t ffW~i *% Mrs Campbell said she the s e^'ent in the Star about 8? W« Aa.vß L T^ a< money was found. He , and told him that pother had *o change the £20, and ked him f°r information as to where the *ther £20 note was planted. He replied that he had a £20 note that morning that his mother had given it to him two days after !L younger Campbell found the purse L Victoria-street. He went with the lad to prisoner's house, and entered back room, and found the oth^r note Long some old bricks, planted near a mangle- B.e and Detective Ternahan brought the prisoners to the station. Cross-examined by Mr Joy : The elder prisoner did say that ahe thought the loser £ho advertised in the Stab, nad got his money, as no second advertisement jppeared. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr Joy rose to address the Court, when his Worship said he felt very unwell, and was n ofc in a position to give that attention which the case required. He should be glad to have the case remanded until Saturday. Mr Joy had no objection to the remaad under the circumstances. The female prisoner was therefore admitted to bail in two sureties of £50 each, and the case was remanded until Saturday. This was all the business.