POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume IX, Issue 2607, 26 August 1878, Page 3

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before R. C. Barstow Esq., R-M.) The Poor Man and His Beer.— Three professed working men were brought up, and pleaded guilty to being drunk. Stephen O'Brien was fined 10s ; John Leather, 10s ; and George Walker, 53 with costs. Pugilistic—William Kelly was charged with creating a disturbance in Hobsonstreet, by stripping off" his coat and offering to fight the best man in New Zealand.— Prisoner pleaded no knowledge of the aflair. —Sub-Inspector Pardy stated that prisoner went yesterday to the house of Mrs Reed, a respectable lady, just before the congregations were leaving their churches, and asked for a match, but not being accommodated be began to create a row, and used the filthiest language.—Prisoner said he knew nothing about.—Fined 403 and costs or 14 days. Fracas in Chancery Lane. — Alex. Drummond, alias Bonnie Scot, Joseph Williams, alias Trotter Joe, and Joseph Robinson, alias Joe the Marine, were brought up on charges of drunkenness, aud creating a free fight] in Chancery Lane on Saturday evening last.—The men declared their innocence, and laid the blame on each other. -Mary Allen, wife of Edward Allan, was in the neighbourhood of Chancery Lane about 5 o'clock,'when she heard a cry of "Murder" and ou iooking round, saw Alexander Drummond on his back in the mud, bawling murder. Robinson was rubbing his head with mud, and Williams was standing over with a bar of iron. They were rolling over and over in • the mud. Robinson clutched Drummond by the throat. Trotter Joe was not taking an active part; he was not a bad sort.—Edward Allen gave similar testimony. He saw Robinson clutching Drummond by the throat, and Trotter Joe was kneeling _ over him ; knew nothing of the commencing of ■ the row.—Emily Diver was called to give evidence, but appeared too much in liquor to be of any service. She was going through a passage with a loaf of bread and got a black eye, "The Lord knows," she said and I know nothing more about it.—Sergeant Gamble described the row; it was general; all the settlers in the lane were out. Drummond said he was going out, when Williams struck him on the head and Trotter Joe, who was close by, popped down his basket and joined in threshing him; he thought he must have died; Robinson said he was in his own house wfth Mrs Driver, preparing for tea at the time; he went out to save Drummond's life from the death grasp of Trotter 'Joe. His Worship ordered the men to pay a fine of 255. each, and 4s. each costs, or be committed for seven days. Vagrants.—James Evers and Daniel Donahue were charged under the Vagrant

Act with being drunk on the premises of Mr McCr._-i.ck, of the Queen's Head Hotel, on the night of the 25th inst.—Prisoners pleaded not guilty.—Francis McCormick preyed the charge, and Constable Walker arrested the prisoners.— Evers was sentenced to 14 day, and Donahue, who had been frequently convicted of larceny, was sentenced to three months with hard labour. MOTHEKS AND BAlßNS.—Elizabeth Nelson, a fine strapping woman, and Susan Wetherell, a well-known frequenter of the Theatre, were charged with neglecting to contribute towards the support of their children in the Industrial Home in Howestreet.—Elizabeth Nelson paid ss, and Susan Wetherell promised to pay 5s on Saturday, and failing, to be committed for three months.

Kicking James Brewin.—Frank McGann was brought up on warrant, charged with violently assaulting James Bre.vin, by knocking him down and kicking him on the evening of the 16th inst. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor was not present, and as remarked, he was "brewin' and could not come," the case was remanded until a later part of the day. Utterinn Forged Orders.—John Thomas Young, a respectably dressed young man, was charged with uttering forged orders with intent to defraud Ttoomas Adair, on the 7th inst.—Prisoner was not called upon to plead.—lsaac Levy, clothier, of Queen-street, deposed that on the 7th August prisoner called at his shop, and fitted on a pair of trousers and vest, and handed an order, purporting to have been drawn by Mr Adair in his favour. He knew both the prisoner and Mr Adair. Prisoner said he had accidentally torn his clothes, aud Mr Adair had generously given him an order go replace them. The price of the goods was 37s 6d. He considered the order genuine, until he saw another man driving for Mr Adair. I sent the order to Mr Adair and found it fictitious.—Thomas Adair, residing at the Northern Club, deposed that prisoner had been in his employ, but he gave him no orders. The signature was not his, nor was he indebted to prisoner.—Detective Jeffrey arrested the prisoner on the 22nd inst., when he admitted tint he had been drinkiug, and was " hard up." A second charge of a similar nature was preferred against the prisoner, namely, with obtaining a pair of boots, upou an order, from Robert Little, of Queen-street.— Robert Little deposed that he knew prisoner, who called at his shop on Friday, the 16th inst., and asked for a pair of boots. He supplied him. The price was 22s 6d. He presented the order in payment, and said in of his being a "naughty boy" Mr Adair would not entrust him with money, but gave him orders for whatever he wanted. He knew Mr Adair, and knew also that prisoner was in his employ, hence his suspicions were not awakened. —Mr Adair and Detective Jeffrey repeated their evidence, and the prisoner, who seemed to feel his position, and shed tears copiously during the hearing of the evidence, was fully committed to take his trial on the two charges of forgery aud uttering at the next criminal sittings of the Supreme Court.