POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2335, 10 September 1877, Page 3

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

{Before It. C. Saratov, Esq., 11.M.)

CHOICE SPIRITS,

Ann Finn, Samuel Ogg (on bail), Taralm (Maori), Duncan Bell, Ann Morgan, and Win. Crawford were charged with drunkenness, and as they admitted the justness of the charge, they were lined with the option of imprisonment.

A KQW IS CHANCERY LANE,

Ilachael Vaulan pleaded ffuilty to two charges, one of behaving in a manner calculated to provoke of breach of the peace; she was also charged with wilfully and maliciously breaking three panes of glass, value 3s 6d., the property of Alexander Druromoad, on the Bth iust. The charges were the outcome of a little shindy. in ,Chancery-street. Prisoner carelessly admitted her guilt, and for the just offence Avas fined 40s and costs, with the alternative of a months imprisonment, and for the second was fined ss, and ordered to pay the costs and damages. ABLE BUT IDLE. William Noyers, a young man, was charged under the Vagrant Act with having no lawful means of subsistence. Sub-Inspector Purely gave the accused a very bad character. He had been in trouble at Papakmra. His Worship said that as the prisoner had been in prison .since Wednesday, he should discharge him. If he came up again, he would receive a heavy sentence.

PETTY SUMMONS CASES.

G. W. Owen was fined 2s 6'd and Ss costs, for allowing a cow to wander at large. Michael * Lee, for riding resklessly in Queen-street, lined 5s and costs. George Hill was charged by Constable Dews with allowing his horse to be at large in the Lake Road, Defendant pleaded as an excuse tt#it tlieugk he had bought the horse, it had never been delivered. Fined 2s Gd and costs.

James Grace was charged with shooting two loads of scoria in Hobson-street, and leaving them where they were, endangering the lives of Her Majesty's lieges.

Fined 10s and Ss costs.

William Stuart, for allowing his coat to roam iv Graft-on Road, was fined 2s 6'd and costs. FATHER AKD CHILDREN. James Dougherty was brought up on a charge that being of sufficient ability to contribute to the support of two of 'iis children, one in the Industrial School, ciiu." -...a in the Naval School, lie ~-id ih"' 11. to l)e maintained at the

expense of ii.o cuuic. The accused admitted that he could support the children-, and asked his Worship it he would give him an order to enable him to take the children home. Air Pavdv said he did not. believe the accused bad a horn* to take them to. He'liad been living in Hamilton, and his v.'ife in Aaeklar.d. Tlio accused >aid that was because he

was working at Hamilton. He was not separated from his wife. His Worship said he would not make the order for the discharge of the children at present. If at the end of two months the accused showed that he was able to keep them respectably, he ■would order their release. Meanwhile, Dougherty must pay 2s 6d per week. This was all the business.