POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1500, 1 December 1874, Page 2

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Joseph May and G. M. Mitf<t( Esqs., Justices of the Pease.)

THK HEAD WRONG. _ 1 Charles Stewart was charged mth. being 1 drunk last night on the wharf. _ , ' Prisoner pleaded guilty, h« iead was wrong:, and his legs refused to perform their | natural functions. Fined us and costs. BEARDING A CONSIiBU. _ Thomas Burns was charged mtii \>emg drunk last night on the wharf, ani while in that state savagely assaulting constable Sampson and depriving that officer oi a considerable portion of his beard. Prisoner pleaded gailfcy to both chaiges, Mr Broham said that the prisoner's conduct was very bad, he was lying on thewhatf in a disreputable state ; and when the constable remonstrated with him, he made a swage attack upon him, and tore away a coasiderable quantity of his beard. The bench fined prisoner 10a for being drunk, and 20a for the assault, or seven days imprisonirent with hard labour. COMMENCING BUSINESS. Henry Devoy was brought up on two charges of felony for stealing a horse value £2, on the 21st of November, the property of George Cook ; also, two cowp, value £25, on the 27th inst , the property of Robert George. Prisoner made no reply to the charge, and in accordance with the request of Mr. Inspector Broham the case was remanded for* week. BOOTS ! BOOTS ! . James Wilson was charged with stealing a pair of new boots on the 30th ultimo, value 10s. 6d., the property of Samuel Morton Green. Prisoner pleaded guilty. MM Mr. Broham stated that prisoner had been convicted in this Court before on charges d larceny. He went into Mr. Green's shopW stole the boots. ■ „ Mr. John Sheehan said he did not appes for the prisoner, but he knew something« the man, who, from a severe accident in® head, had since been prevented fromgeW a livelihood. . A The Bench committed him to prisoi* one month.

A MOTHER IN DISTRESS. JH Thomas Kelly was summoned for»W to contribute towards the support of hisf mother, Harriet Richardson. , -j-'v Mr Sheehan asked that the case migW" adjourned until the beginning of the p. he did this on behalf of the drosecutiofli■ £ consequence of certain facts which && his knowledge. „,« Adjourned until the sfch of January, «'3'

STREET HAWKING. , ;".£ Mrs McLean was summoned for comta tiDg a breach of the Bye-Laws No. 1, •* having sold turkeys in Queen-streefy Saturday, without a license. Mrs McLean did not appear in answer Mr Greenwood, Market Inspector, pro«J the charge. He was always willing to ass persons, so far as he could, who "r0 Jjjj poultry and vegetables into the city, »n they came into the market, and paid we 1 in accordance with the market regular > and did not sell out within two hours, gave them permission to hawk them rou the town free of charge. _. , iu-j The Town Clerk informed the Bajch J* he did not wish that a heavy fine sbouia inflicted in this case. The case w**™"^ forward as a caution to others thattney not break the city by-laws with The Bench considered that the Dy must be enforced, and as Mrs. McLean treated them with contempt, she muss y ; fine of ss. and costs.

John Hiegins was charged with J and upon the medical testimony oi m. t big derdine and Dr Lee, who considered va temporary affliction was the result mdrinking, he was discharged. THK ARCHILL KCISANCB. ~ . ,i His Worship, previous opemS{. t Licensing Court, proceeded *» TOJ^j tbe on the Archill nuisance, and saia boI ; D g, City Council had evidently h*™ under a misapprehension ; tney » ,; ceng mg to do with the matter beyond the f. of of the vehicles. Looking at the^, the Act, the Council had nopo^ ( their deposits at Archill. He apP_.,^-tf that this case was brought as a the question, and he felt under t^ jfoe stances that he must convict, D« .^, f <f would be m«relv hrim'inl. « |

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