POLICE COURT.—The Day.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1730, 3 September 1875, Page 2

POLICE COURT.—The Day.

(Before Kis'Worship the Mayor, and-GvS| Graham, Esq., J.P.) lOEtTTXK. " "" > A man named named Sullivan pleaded* guilty to being drunk, and vas fined in the, usual manner. A VAGRANT. ■ . I Gsovge latton", an old offender, was charged with being an habitual drunkard. - He pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. FALSE MIXING- RETURNS. Jno. Henry Evans was brought np charged on a warrant with having committed a breach, of the Quartz Crushing .Act, in furnishing^ false return of gold ivoa\ a certain hubs. The defendant was formally charged, and wrosiedsd to Coromandel from chance .ft" c wavpaafri^B his arrest had emanated. ~,.-.%- ■ ■ ft A BEAST. Benjamin West, who pleaded ' gUMpfa' having exposed ir. aa iudeeeut msTmerfagSffl riGrreyhound yard ?.as?i night, tvaß e«a» io gsMfor 4S hours. STOWAWAYDavid Thorn, a yonxsg m&i xbc-\f; 22, : w»*; charged witr '.'-. birfeacit ■;•: tb'e rc-,o.cfl"g3s4'-, Aci.by travel-vi- ?- v^. Sjdr.».7 ■:?» Af.ftfelsJjfil in the City x ":--; :^-. -.-.,. «. :i .;r o?t->.wrcg 2jm, passage. Prisoner pleaded gailty, Tl-^ chief officer of■ tha vessel stffife3.d, Scat fee sci'as^(l : found behind the* Boiled after lie bioUsie' were collected putaide -^ydnejr H«»ds. He had ao tnoaey, e : f>A s»*d bua cCki not kmiwJioW he came fcbere. Mr, Johp Keid, fche-agent-of Ceo A.S.N-; Company, iniiwated tkrough Mr. Inspector' Broham thai he.was act anxions to-press the;.; chargo, but'merely desired to hav3 it itnd6r-. stood that loafers could Kat be allowed to i& such ijhings with impani^ri The Bench seutenced the prigoeer to'pay *' fine of £2 "and coats, In default. fco 8° *°- prison fox one mo.ntb.. THREA.IESINO A WIFE. . Hsffiry Mitchell, as ilWookscgi fellow whffblubbsr^d Jo iha 4okk, was charged wifcb ; " threateni'ig fc.take ibe'Jjfe af his--wife ®li|^ br-t-'i Oil V^P.XS^-Tner:. : !

Th? complainant stated that the day Jjcfqre yesterday she came home and found fcer Lusband waiting for her. She asked him if iy wanted any dinner, and he replied fas-diiy jot, he was going to town. He did 30* g*s ou* remained at home abusing her. He /'ended by turning her ouo into the ,t~'* about 3 o'clock. Sbo came down ~o jth« court to lay a complaint, but lOitsid she waa too late. She went back iioriss "Tien her husband again begun Ms ifijKatmen* and abess. He said he -s,'C:si:l rffissg for her yet. He turned her siv.i rato fcbe street a second time. She slept in the *:r.; r-closet that night and laid her ooiapl.'. \r, '. c next morning. '■I- aa'endant told bis story, throwing the T. ti-jls oi the blame upon his wife. He came out fo t-29 ''■■ '.ilandia, and his wife died on board; ai&l-.t ys before they landed He then became ' "tangled" with the complainant, wL:. ! "flid, had led him a miserable life. Th? -J aad begun about his wife's brother, v»ho wanted to Jive with them. When he raised an objection they both "dropped -into iiiin." He thought she was doing very wrong (sob) is uwearing away his life like that (sob). At the suggestion of Mr. Broham the Bench put off the case till 2 o'clock, to enable the accused to prove his story. David Eyre pleaded guilty to allowing his chimney to take fire in Paruell on the 26th ale. Defendant pleaded guilty under extenuating circumstances aud was fined 10s. aud > costs.