POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1480, 7 November 1874, Page 2

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(BefoTe Thomas Beckhatn, E«j,, £,]£) , SHADOWS OF NIGHT i Mary Brown, Frederick Mills, Kd^j Hanlon, George Marsh, and Eobert Itiifr were fined 20s each for beia^drupklini^ orderly; and Samuel Dixoa waa fined 10afor the same offence. . STEALING A DOG. William Moore, on warrant, was charge! with stealing a bull terrier dog, valoejl fi,' the property of William Harf»hora, of Hobsonville, on the 2nd September. Mr Brock for prisoner pleaded not guilty _ s Mr Laishley appeared for'complainant, ad described the facts of the case. ;e! William Hartshorn deposed that lie it>: sided at Hobsonville, and ori tye 2nd; September he possessed » boll terrier dopThat is my dog in Court He madeevety search for his dog, and came jfcoAncklaiiiiiad gave information to the police. Ei \Helrdj that prisoner had sold the dog, and he.weai; to prisoner and promised to look over tbs matter if he would restore hig favorite.-Hi refused to do so. The dog was a aplendi^,animal and well worth £5. To Mr Brock : He missed the dog op.ib date stated. The dog was very reguliritia meals. Be could not say that. lie1 dog was actually worth that amount, bit it; w.. of that value to him. He was as good ill clock, for as soon as the clock strnck on«)» would wag his tail at his cottage-door a much as to S3y " Governor, its dinner time. ■- Hi knew that dogs of that breed hadbeei idd for eight guineas. ; James Devonp^rt, commanaer of J« Gemini, trading between Auckland auj, Biverhead, deposed that on the day itdu prisoner came on board the vessel at Hobs* ville with the dog, and "took it on store«, Auckland. Mr Robert C. Greenwood, Market lam tor, deposed that on 'the'7ffi*Sep_tow; prisoner and another man came to him m offered the dog for sale. H^gatelOjforA He said Ms mate brought it fromEnglaail in ihe Miltiades. ' Detective Jeffrey arrested the-Rn«»er« the charge, when he acknowledfed th»M

James Devonp^rt, commander of « Gemini, trading between AucklandJu Biverhead, deposed that oh the day, ~im prisoner came on board the vessel at Hobw ville with the dog, and took it on shore.! Auckland. Mr Kobert C. Greenwood, Market IniW tor, deposed that on >be: 'W'SegM? prisoner and another man came to him « offered the dog for sale. HejayelOiJOK; He said Ms mate brought it frbm*.Eng| in ihe Miltiades. .].,.'■ Detective Jeffrey arrested the prisoner the charge, when he acknowledge tMt| took the dog and had soldit to Mr m wood, but he intended to return, &?£s£ restore the dog to its owner, t He tlaajj Jeffrey a lesson on his particnMdnb«S officer of the Crown, and was surpns«t| hV should talk of taking a gentle«oi| custody on such a simple charge. Mr Brock argued that prisoner fon»| dog, and did not know who waitWßjg he would therefore submit that the <«»| not one of felony. , .'■■';:■& .tM His Worship said prisoner BnoK§| made enquiries for the owner-«^ dog, which he did not do r £!§| not quite clear that the ..d?g-.««llg thought it would b<sag<^d ; tlungiiS| many dogs were lost, there were wo^ dogs in Auckland. , The ; prisoner, ,ho|»| had confessed to stealing the dp^neffl think he should be justified, to .mjhjg penalty. A fine of £20 woddba nothii* a rich man, but to a poor man ■•«■&? sequences would be terrible, lie worn infliot a fine; he must goto pnaon m^> months with hard labour, uIV LONELY AND DKSHTOTI. A 'poor boy in JW*!^W|93H transpire, was introduced into" Court,, dg with;having no home and being m a am* condition. .. ~ ." itZM Mr Inspector Broham ; »idfcat W|E boy was found home or food. He considered «»e roy object for the Industrial Home; J\, .f | Wective Jeffrey said *°"gSi boy was serving nine months in »g and was a very bad, character, «^Sg had deserted the boy. He believed he *» very good boy. . , -.- «,JgJ§ His Worahip ordered Wm to the for liye years, to be brought up in tne iw », faith of his parent*; BLACK AND WHITE. ,_ v^| Thomas Paul, a Westlnd^wM | with a violent assault] on the jjwjjj Ernest James Ware, on bo»™»r inl t. ship tCityof AucUand^onih^^j, The presecutor, Ware, dejS^tif was aa able seaman, and det« steward. Yesterday morning ai" >boa fast, a row arose between a boat/when defendant rcaJiea_^i^ a black son-of—r—• raiv A ar jupi**;™ him on the nose, when biscuit at him, Paut then _ at«^ j^, savagely and stuck his teeth^j He afterwards got a table v he would stab him. , • gw» Hugh Koss, second-mate, X, k>j row, Ind a cry, of " Hapo eon^^ ft PnsWwasilleilM^^ thekn* went immediately and wj* s;Sy irrittW* from him. parties were vj & William Coles, and the language used. £» bit bim^S one of Ware's fingers off, and£ W neck. Ware waa angry ana w cuitatPaul. o^'^ Mr Brock, who appeared o & a £ •idered that one l as.™r fle h°Pf Z was a mutnal e*Pl? 1°* AU vriih *• *' Court would not deal hardly w B°hTs Worship said in knifes were us«d » beavy

■■■":^l^^the''Oo.n?t» •*"* «uo^ offenders to escape punishment. ood&^Llr here barst into a flood of je»rs. , . .-{I he did not wish prisoner to ft8""?S •» te belit>ved he would no* comfflit^^j r ,, ma rked upon priaoners's ; #* »nd said although prosecutor int«Uig«soe*-_ hig favor a certain restraint 6,? £,on him. Under the circumfiQe of 4°3» <>r suffer jA^ _ •