POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1751, 24 September 1875, Page 2

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before his Worship the Mayor, and Dr. Home and A. Beetham, Esqs , J.P.'s.) Alexander Chapman and Thomas Hickey pleaded guilty to being drunk, and were fined accordingly. "her friends, her virtue gone." Kate McManus, a girl of about twenty, and possessed of considerable personal attractions, was accused of being an incorrigible rogue and being without proper means of getting her livelihood. The accused pleaded guilty, glancing round the Court as she did so, with a defiant air and a wink at some acquaintances among the idiers in Court. Mr. Broham said the prisoner had been several times convicted, but had not improved one bit. She was always causing disturbance in the streets. Their Worships sentenced the accused to one year s imprisonment with hard labour. Kate retired smiling.

WHAT IS -AN JKCOBBIGIBLE KOGTJE ? James Kelly was brought up, charged with being a diunken rogue and vagabond and with bavirg no visible and lawful means of support. Prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr. Brobam said the accused had been repeatedly up before the Court, but would not do any wok. last ni^ht he was found by Constable Ganncn sleeping in Custom-house-street on the footpath. Mr. Beetham said it did not appear to him that there was any specific charge against the prisoner, except that he had teen pieviously convicted as a vagrant. Mr. Broham said the offeree was that he ptill continued a vagrant. . Such an offence was specially provided for in the Act. Their Worships having inspected tl c Act, < sentenced the prisoner to three montl s bard labour. STEALING A WATCH. touis Pieri was charged with unlawfully stealing a silver watch, value £6, the pi operty of Mr. Eonston at Chiißtchurch, on cr about the ICth August last. Mr laishley appeared for the prisoner, who pleaded not guilty. Mr Brobam said he hid received a letter from the Commissioner of Police at Christchurch. Mr Laisbley objected to any_letter being received, the signature of wtich v.as not proved. Detective Jeffries was then placed in the witness box, and deposed that he was well acquainted with the signature of the writer. Mr Broham said the letter intimated that ! the accused, who bad left Christchuich as crok of the schooner Canterbury, was susf ccted of stealing the watch. Acting on tbe letter, Detective Grace went on beard on the arrival of tbe vessel, and found the watch in prisoner's buck. At the request of Mr Brohsm the paisoner was remanded to Christchuich.

BIDTX"} OF WITH A lIOESE,

Walter Pel), accused of stealing a horse, saddle, and bridle at Cambridge, we s brought up and rercanded to Cambridge. THAT UKLtJCKY FOtJBPENNT.

Joseph White, a middle-agtd nan, appeared to answer a charge of stealing a purse containirg the mm of £1 195., the property (,f William Murray, in Chapel-street, on the 21stinst. The piisoner, who was defended by Mr. Laishley, pleaded not guilty. William Murray said he was a boiler-maker residing in Chapel-street. The prisoner and another man had occupied the same room with him. On the morning in question be left a pair of trousers in the bedroom, m one of the pockets of which was a purse containing £1 10s made up of a note and silver. Among the silver was a four-penny niece which had a hole through it, and which he had particularly noticed. When-he returned home the same evening, his purse was gone. When prisoner came home, he spoke to him about his lofs, but as he was in liquor, Very little was said at the time. Next morning be again spoke to White, and asked him if he had seen the purse. Prisoner was very abusive, and called witness all manner of naixes. During the day he saw White go into Pullen's hotel. When he came out, he went in himself, and asked the landlord what coics White had tendered for his drinks. The landlord said he had rereceived two three-pe-nDy pieces and a fourpenny piece. He asked to be allowed to see them. The four-penny piece was the same coin he bad in his purte over nij-ht. [The coin was produced in Court, and the prosecutor swore that it was his coin.] Mr Lsifibley crops-examined the witness, but did not shake his evidence. Matthew Mattbison, a sailor,deposed to the prosecutor having shown him a sirjgulsr fourpenny piece at the boarding-house in Chapelstreet on the 2lßt. Mr Broham : You see that coin. Is that the same ? Witness (emphatically) : I'll swear it is. (Laughter). Mr Pullen deposed to the prisoner having givtn him the fourpenny piece in payment for some drink. Detective Jeffrey having given tome testimony as to contradictory statements made by the prisoner when arrested, Mr Laishley addressed the Court for the defence. The Court considered the charge proved, and sentenced the prisoner to one month's imprisonment. A WAIF. A little girl named Heaton, whote matted hair and dirty face ehowed her a regular city arab, was sent to St. Mary's Orphan Home fen- live years, as being without natural guardians. THE WIVD AND THE WAVES. Hugh Sullivan, a seafarirg man, was charged with deserting his wife and child. Defendant on being asked if he pleaded guilty began in a loud tone '.'Well gentlemen, I'll plead guilty, but you see I couldn't help it." (Laushter). Detective Jeffries said the defendant was in receipt of £2 per week on an average. Defendant: Well you see gentlemen your Worships its just this way. I'm a fisherman, and I left my wife for seven days because the wind took me away and I couldn't get back again. Taking the year all round I makes about 30s. a week. You see sometimes I make over £4, and then I makes nothing for three or four weeks right off. The Court ordered the defendant to pay a fine of Is. and costs, and to pay into Court los. a week for his wife's maintenance.

Defendant: Well I haven't got Is. 6d. on me now, but I'll get it. Good morning gentlemen.

This was all the business,