POLICE COURT.— THIS DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume IX, Issue 2711, 28 December 1878, Page 3

POLICE COURT.— THIS DAY.

(Before R. C. Barstaw, Esq., R.M.) ! Ever Gay.—Geo. Gay, a smart young man, was found drunk and incapable last night in West Queen-street by Constable Foreman, and fined 5s .and costs.

AN Old OFFENDER.—Johanna Leaning, who had just left Mount Eden, wa3 brought up for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. —The wretched woman appeared in a sad condition, with an i nfant, nearly naked, in her arms.—Fined 10s and costs.

Indecent Language.—Robert Sargent, who had often been convicted of drunkenness, was charged with using offensive language in Chancery Lane.—Prisoner said he knew nothing of it; he was drunk. —As prisoner had frequently been convicted the Court ordered him to pay a fine of £5, or one month's imprisonment with hard labour.

Indecent Exposure.—James Evers was charged with committing a breach of the Municipal Police Act, by willfully exposing himself in Symonds-treet, on the 27th inst.—Prisoner pleaded not guilty.—MiHill, a farmer, said he was passing in Synionds-street by Kyber Pass, and saw the prisoner on the embankment exposing his person ma most offensive manner. He informed the police, as he thought the offender was an escaped lunatic.—Sergeant Gamble went to the place and saw prisoner in the state described, he took him into custody. Prisoner had even been;into the Edinburgh Castle Hotel, in that state, to the disgust of the inmates.—Prisoner made a long and incoherent statement in his defence.—The Court considered the case sufficiently proved, and ordered a fine of £6, or two months' imprisonment with hard labour.

Thk Remueea Goose.—Elizabeth Hogan was charged with the larceny of a goose, value 6s, on the 24th inst., the property of Mr Jas. Wrigley, of Remuera.—Prisoner, a respectable-looking person, pleaded not guilty.—Sub-Inspector Pardy explained that Mr Wrigley had fattened this goose for his Christmas dinner, but on Christmas eve it was missing, and found by Sergeant Mulvilleinprisonei's possession.—James Wrigley, architect, deposed to missing the goose, and from circumstances which came to his knowledge, he suspected the prisoner. He spoke to her about it, when she said she had seen it go across the gully, which was all she knew of the goose. He believed the goose got out of the stable.—Emma Speering deposed to seeing Mrs Hogan driving the goose towards "her house. It did not go into her oats.—To his Worship : Lived opposite to Mrs Hogan. She had no geese. —Sergeant Mulville deposed to going to prisoner's house and charging her with stealing Mr Wrigley's goose. She had a goose, she said, but it was not Mr Wrigley's. tie saw the goose, which, was recognized both by Mr Wrigley and his son, also by the servant. Mrs Hogan said she bought the goose of a person in the market, but she forgot the person's name.-— To His Worship : Had a written description of the goose. It had a broken wing, and a black feather in the tail. The goose in prisoner's possession answered the description in every particular.—Prisoner reiterated her statement as to purchasing the goose in the market. —His Worship found prisoner guilty and ordered her to pay 6s, cost of goose; fine, 20s; costs, 6s 6d ; or be imprisoned for seven days. Stealing a Coat. —Xiori (a Maori) was charged with stealing a coat value 30s, on the 27th, at Onehunga, the property of Samuel Vivian.—Mr Brown interpreted.—

Prisoner pleaded guilty.—Sub-Inspector Pardy said that prosecutor took off his coat fora few minutes in a house at the Manukau Heads when prisoner picked it up and appropriated it.—Prisoner said he stole the coat because some European had stolen his boots, which he lost in that house. He must have something in return. —Sergeant Green stated particulars.—-His Worship : You must iake two months imprisonment for stealing the coat.—Prisoner : I object. How about my boots ? (Laughter.) This was all the business.