POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1734, 4 September 1875, Page 2

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Thomas Macffarlane, and 6. p Pierce, Esquires, J.P.s) " The' Leprous Distflment" -Shakespeare. The following victims in the bottle were brought up for drunkenness and fined:-, William Campbell, John Alfred King Joseph Williams, John Hanley, and Charles Wilson, as and costs each ; George Jacqueo 10s, and Thomas Lamb, 20s and costs. FRAUDULENT BANKRUPT. A respectable looking man arrested last night on receipt of a telegram last night by Mr Broham. The man's name is Andrew Scott, and upon the application of the Inspector, the case was remanded until re. ceipt of further information. THE yoUtfC? FOWLKRS.' ' The three youngesters from PoDSonby, on remand, for stealing ducks and fowls on various occasions, were again brought up ti> receive fentence. ■ .> Henry McKeown, aged 8 years, the son of a respectable man, charged with stealing five ducks, value 12s GA, was discharged on' condition that his father would look after the boy, which he promised to dp. George Marston, aped 9, was charged mt\ stealing two fowls, value 4s, hut,was dig. charged out of sympathy for his mother, a widow, bearing the character of a hard-work-ing, industrious woman. The boy, Joseph Castles, aged Meven, charged with stealing Mrs. Baird's. dock, value 4s. was in worse circumstances^ dirty and sadlyneglected. ir

The grandfather of the boy intimated to the bench that he was powerless .in controlling his grandson. The boy's mother was a widow at the Thames with four other children to support by washing and marigling- and she expressed a desire that the boy should In sent if possible, to one or other of the charitable institutions. . •;,-.■■;:■) "V.. ,::<■.'*

Constable Clarke, deposed that tbi*\ boy was constantly in the habit'of sleeping out at night, and was entirely neglected. ' The bench after some discussion, ordered the boy to be sent to the Naval Training School for four years.