POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1819, 14 December 1875, Page 2

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before E. C. Barstow, Esq., E.M.)

FADED AND FALLEN,

Maria Price ana drunken Mary Brown, Were w this morning and last night were dmvn. ■ Toper Melodies. Maria Price, and old offender, and lite the maiden " tattered and torn," was brought np for being down very drunk last evening m Hobaon-street, where she was picked 'up by constable Dews. Maria held down her bead, and softly pleaded " guilty." She was fined ss. and costs. Mary Brown,- for the 53rd time, .was charged with drunkeriess.. ,;."■ : • This unfortunate woman, said to'be the best washerwoman in City East, pleaded guilty. ■••■••.-' ■_ _ - —=■- " His Worship : How long have you been out of gaol ? : Sub-Inspector Pardy.:.She has .only jaw regained her liberty. i V Mary Brown, I have only just, left my last situation, your Honor ! His Worship: Where have you been living? : - , : .": /■ Mary : Oh ! 1 have been in the service ot Captain Eyre, at his mansion .at,-Mount: Eden. .- _.^ ■ v">-~5..~~ His Worship : That is a very respectftW? way of putting it; you must pay a^fine, oir» "five shillings and costs, or return to your olO^ situation. , SUMMONS "CASES. * si k -„■ - Philip stood in.,the,path,»nci she, with eyeißiaci^ as a crow.tsmiled upon himr, Philip Crow appeared in answer to a summons charging him with obstructing a P* IB in Nelson-street on the dth inst.

lMei'dTt plrndf d guiHy.' ard ns this was fcis firnt < ffetce he was only fined 5.-., and 6a. 6d enrta.

Georte J. Chsrvnan was chnrgrd wiih ob^irc'ing ihe p;4h in Qnetn street with a nuriibi r < f pickaxes on ibe- 8 h mst. >ir.,Ch»| man j leaded tuilty. Snb- sp/ct.ir Pardy said that Mr. Chapman ". jffcki»-g in a large stock of goo>s, but had n> ver oi any pi e\ iou* occamou given any tmuhle to the police. Ho wouid only ask fov a nominal Hue. Fined 2< 6d. rots. THE FUG 'IVE FATHER. John McMa: us was summon d to an?wfr for his children's mpro't in th* Industrial frirhoo1, he being of sufficient ability to cuutribnte thereto. Defendant did not answer to the sonorous call of Constable McGrath. It was stated that defendant could not be found; his wife had trotted away with a new lover, and defendant was seeking her and had no known abiding place, he was last seen climbing a lamp post in Wakefield-street on Monday night.

His Worship said men should be made to know that they must not treat the law with impunity, and ordered a warrant to be issued forthwith for the apprehension of McManus.