POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1771, 18 October 1875, Page 2

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Colonel Nation, Justice of the Pea

LUSHINGTON?. John Walsh, Hugh Culshaw, and Jan,*. Wright were fined 5s each and costaf being drunk on Saturday night. or Joseph Russell, Thomas Jones, and J«n« Charlton were fined 103 and costs. B'asie Morris, with a a fearful black e«* was fined 5s for the same offence.

THIRTY MIKE,

Michael Fagan, alias "Irish Mike,"a j,* of twenty, was charged with being dnmk and disorderly last night, also with stealim* six gallons of beer from the brewery of Ju William John Suiter on the same day. Prisoner commenced grinning, and' then said he was guilty of being drunk, but that was on account of drinking Suiter's beer, Mr Broham stated that Mr Suiter left* part of his premises open yesterday for tie benefit of the fre=h air, when prisoner got in and helped himself, and left the tap running. He was not known to the police. b' The Bench said that as this might be hia first offence they would let him off leniency. 20s. and 48 hours for drunkenness, and three months' imprisonment with hard labonr for larceny of the beer. John Leaning for being drunk anddi*. orderly, was brought up and pleaded guilty, Defendant, a respectable looking nun was found drunk at his own door. Fined 103 and costs. A BKACE OF VAUBAKTS. George Jones and Thomas Kennedy were charged under the Vagrancy Act, with being found without lawful excuse in thehonseof Emily Day, in Lome-street, on the 17ft instant. Mr. Joy appeared for George Jones, who was a respectable working man, working on the wharf and yesterday, while walking along Lome-street, his attention was bucE denly attracted by a face at the door, and he walked in. Mr. Broham said that he bad been instructed that the door was broken open and the prisoners got in by force; he was informed that Jones was a respectable taari1; as far as he knew, he was employed on a vessel. Jones intimated that he shonld never hxvethought of venturing into the house, but he was invited to walk in. The Bench took a lenient view of the mat* ter, and discharged Jones, but Kennedy, who had frequently been convicted before, was sentenced to six months imprisonment with' hard labour. HANKEY PANKEY JACK. John Greene was brought up on a charge of beating Elizabeth Morris and kicking her in the side on the 16 th inst. in the shadows of Chancery-lane. . '{i Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Elizabeth Morris deposed that she wag certainly very drunk, and could- not distinctly remember the nature of the assault . She had lived a good while with Jack in, Chancery Lane, and sometimes fee leathered her, but most likely she deserved it. She. had a great regard for Jack, and as he warU her natural protector she wished to withdraw;, the charge. Detective Jeffrey described the assault. He'V was at a considerable distance.off, but heard the sound of the kicking, went to the spot'in; Chancery Lane, and saw the miserable f woman lying in a gutter in a state of senseless diunkenness, and the prisoner-kiokiug her violently on various parts of the body. : The woman : Oh, I don't want to hurt Jack, I want to withdraw the charge; let Jack off, your Worship. ,-•;.■ ~; • The Bench: What is known of the prisoner ? Mr Broham : He is a great blackguard, your Worship, and has often been charged at this Court with drunkenness. ' •r, Prisoner was about to address the Bench,when he was ordered to pay a fine of £5M go to prison for two months with hard labour. * . ..' .... ' - •■

OUR MUTUAL FRIEND. James B. Austin, a young man, was charged with the larceny of a watch, chain, and seal, value £20, the property of John Geary, on the 14th instant. , John Geary, recently from London by tie ship White Kagle, was staying at the Boyal Mail Hotel. Prisoner was staying tbere'atao. Came out by the same vessel. Purchased a silver Geneva watch of Mr Kohn on. the14th. On the night of the Istahegot drunk and prisoner was kind enough to put him to bed. The next morning prisoner enquired after his health, and treated hinrto brandy and soda. He brought it to his bed- ; side. Some time after he wanted to know the time o' day, when his watch and cnamj and seal were all gone. He jumped up, hunted about, and went to prisoner, (they., were mutual friends), and he expreßsed-thj deepest sympathy with him in his loss, ana, would do all in his power towards we recovery of his property. He next saw MW, watch and chain in the hands of Detective J Grace. The property was worth £20. Mr Heinrich Kohn, jeweller of Q^eenstreet, deposed to selling the watch to bearya on the 14th. . ( Andrew Heavey, licensed pawnbroker, oi Wyndham-street, deposed that prisoner csUett,, at his shop on Friday last and pawned tto,, chain in the name of " Chang." He asked £4 on it; but, as he had suspicion that iv might be stolen, as the prisoner did noti«>* like a Chinaman, but more like a Whitechapel bird. He only lent £1 11b oi it. Gave the chain to the police.1 _ Detective Martin Grace deposed; that ,on| hearing of the robbery, he went to theKoyak. Mail Hotel, where he saw prisoner, wbosua that he put Geary to bed on. the previous night. He carefully undressed him^ too* ??■> his boots, and saw neither watch, chain,nor, .j trinket ; prosecutor must have been dreaniv i ing. The next evening he spoke to prisoner•• on the wharf, who replied that he wasjuffe off to the Thames by the Enterprise, He.a^ expressed a hope that he (the detecbve| wotraced Geary's watch and chain.. He tnro • led prisoner into the water-police-*«.iffw told him he was suspected of the *™™;- j* then, in the presence of Constable Willianis, x searched the prisoner, and found the wait* in his vest pocket (produced) and a p»«£ ticket of the chain. He then charged pnf°>™< with the offence and took him into oiuWK He then acknowledged that, he had stolen the things, but was sorry, as-Geary hadoeen kind to him. . r i;] XX£V^ The depositions were then read ovei: w prisoner, who, having nothing to sajr, w , fully committed for trial at the next criming i sittings at the Sup'renae Court. . , .^J:\ The prisoner, a very young man OIV£ m * complexion, on hearing that, he wM_ mitted, immediately fainted away. W* carried out of Court by two constables. k ALLEGED LUNACS". ~*^£^hL« Alexander E/ Edgeley, a youngW^g l again brought up on a ohirae of W*°'ol^ during hia temporary retirement fi»» P n"*^ life he had recovered. , , ~ ~ % ■'

The prisoner had been drinking heavily at Drury for some time past, and had been suffering from delirium tremens. The prisoner was discharged. The Charge Against William Kirty-

William Kirby again appeared in answer to a charge of indecent assault upon the person of Mrs Isabella Bain, of Auckland, on ■the Ist of October. Mr Broobfield appeared on the part of the . Crown, iy in defence^ of the accused. j" Mr Brookneld asked that the enquiry might be adjourned until Thursday next. Mr Joy offered no objection, and the request was granted. Prisoner was liberated on the same bail, Messrs.. Corcoran and Hackett becoming sureties for his due appearance on Thursday moriairj.g, at half-past ten o'clock.