POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1492, 21 November 1874, Page 3

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

II /Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.) I MEN OP THE PAST. 1 j) SV y White (alias Locker), John Morgan, l/(in Ryan» an(* W. Ward were severally I^ged with being drunk last night, and IdWected to the usual penalty. mat's experiment. J Jfstthew Mooney was brought up on a warL n t, charged with assulting Julia, his law15J wife, by knocking her down and kicking Lr,on the 20th inst. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Julia Mooney, a smart-looking person, 'aidthe was willing to withdraw the charge 'jfjfattbew would not beat her any more. His Worship said he could not allow dejtudantto go without finding substantial iPrisoner said he was a hard-working [rickmaker, and his wife neglected his Mrs. Mooney emphatically denied the [barge, and said her husband kept her out of joorsfortwo nights. She was the mother ((live children. Prisoner then pleaded guilty, and was ordered to find sureties, himself in £40 and two others in £20, to keep the peace for six months. ALLEGED BIGAMY. Richard Rathbone was charged with bigamy, he having feloniously taken to wife Aones Oliver, his first wife, whose maiden name was Mary Smith, being yet alive. Mr Hesketh appeared for the defence, and stated tbat defendant's position was peculiar, and well known to many persons in Auckland. He had certainly married Mary Smith, but she then had a husband unknown to him. His Worship said this was quite a new offence to this Court. Mr. Broham asked that the case might be rcmanded,'in order to complete the evidence. His Worship said that the first wife, being ibigamist, was an incompetent witness. The ca?e was adjourned until Thursday next, defendant finding bail, himself in £400 md two sureties in £200 each. BREACH of licensing act. Michael Corcoran appeared in answer to a immons charging him with committing a teach of tbe Licensing Act on Sunday, the t inst. J The plea of not guilty had already been iin. ikarles O'Reilly deposed that he was a stable belonging to the Armed Constabuiy, and that on Sunday, the Ist Novemler, he saw Breslen coming from defendant's hm with liquor, and upon interrogating iim he pointed to the barman, and said, "That is the man that supplied me with the leer." | John Breslen, before being sworn, said he Ms a poor man with a large family, and had lost a great deal of time, and wished to how who was to remunerate him for his {rouble. His Worship told witness he must be sworn, if he went to public houses on Sunday be must put up with the consequences. Johnßreslin deposed that on the day in question he being thirsty, went to Mr Corcoran's for some beer, he took a can for it and was served by the barman, to whom he paid Is 4d, he resided in Lome-street. To Mr Hesketh : Mr Corcoran had threattied on a previous occasion to kick him out of the yard. John Gillander, barman at the Greyhound Hotel, deposed that he knew JBreslin; lie had been in Mr Corcoran's employ (or Beven yeais. Breslin came into his bar, and said ho had three tiavellers in his lodging-house, who wanted some beer. He drew Borne according to his request for the travellers. Thi j was at half-past eight in the morning, before Mr. Corcoran had come fown to breakfast, and he knew nothing ' '[.the circumstance. Mr. Corcoran had j pen him orders not to supply anyone on todays. He gave the beer because he Sieved the man's statement that he wanted Heer for three poor travellers. 6Mr Broham : He acknowledged to the •stable that he had served the man. His Worship said that he must dismiss case against Mr. Corcoran, and inflation must at once be laid against the wman who had acknowledged that he •old the beer without his master's consent, and against him orders ; he had therefore been S^lty of selling without a license ; and the Pmalty for so doing would not be less than *50. I wis was all the business.