COURT OF PETTY SESSIONS. This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1829, 28 December 1875, Page 2

COURT OF PETTY SESSIONS. This Day.

(Before Messrs. Robert Graham (chairman), A. K. Taylor, and P. A. Philip, Justices of the Peace.) BOXING DAY. Tho list of Boxing Night drunkards was bufc small this niorniug, there being only four charges of diunkeaness, who were dealt with accordingly. GOOD FOR A ROW. James Limbert was brought up on a charge • of assaulting Bridget Boyle on the 26th instant. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Thomas Boyle, labourer, of Princes-street, deposed that he invited Lambert to his house on Christmas Day to dinner. The dinner being over, consisting of a goose and plumpudding, the prisoner took a few nips of brandy, after which he swore he was good for a row.- His wife said she would have no row in her house. Prisoner persisted and he tried to put him out, when he aimed a tremendous blow at hia head, which unfortunately struck his wife's eye and knocked her down like a door.

Bridget Boyle, with a terrible black eye, gave evidence in a similar strain, prisoner was a friend, and consequently was invited to take dinner. They did have a few nobblers, and prisoners head became visibly affected. He flew about the room, and said he would fight somebody, he squared at the door post and then aimed a blow at her husband's head, she jumped, between them and received the blow in her eye. Prisoner expressed his regret, the brandy took hold of him and rendered him irrespon, sible for bis actions. The Court lined him 40s or four days imprisonment with hard labour. LARCENY AS A BAILEE,.

A respectable - looking woman named Harriet Jane Stewart, or Smith, was charged with stealing a quantity of clothing—namely, flannel petticoats,, chemise?, stockings, and other articles of underclothing, value £10, the property of Kate McLoy, of Auckland. Tbe prisoner said it was not true, she had not stolen the things. Mr Brohatn asked for a remand m order to bring witnesses to substantiate the charge. The case was] therefore remanded until Thursday. LADS OP THE LIZZIE FOX. "William Robins, a seaman on board the barque Lizze Fox, was charged with assaulting William McLaughlin, chief officer on Christmas day. ' This case was "also remanded until Thurs« day. LUNACY. Edward^Kennedy of Mahurangi, charged with lunacy, was remanded until to-morrow for the purpose of undergoing a medical examination. BREACH OF M. V. ACT. _ William Bullen, was charged with a breach of the Municipal Police Act by driving a horse and cart on the footpath in Park-road on Christmas Day, and fined 5s and costs. Andrew Kirkwood, was charged with a breach of the Licensing Act, clause 60, 1871, by being violently drunk at Parnell yesterday. Fined 5s and costs. Charles Lyon, for the same offence at the same time and place, was fined 5s and costs. - VIOLENT ASSAULT ON A WIFE. George Crummer appeared in answer to a summons charging him with committing a violent attack upon Mary Crammer, his wife. Defendant appeared and hung down his head, but said nothing in answer to the charge. , "-• Mr Kissling appeared for the husband, and Mr Laishley for the wife. The charge stated that Crummer had beaten and pulled tbe hair out of the woman's head, and threatened personal violence. Mr Laishley referred to the character of the assault, as alaiming, but rather than disclosures should be made, he would ask for a remand, in order that some arrangement might be come to mutually between the man and his wife. Mr Kissling agreed with the proposal, and the case was allowed to stand over.

This was all the business,