POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume X, Issue 2890, 21 July 1879, Page 2

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Bofore Thomas MacffarlanCjEsq., J.P.)

Six persons were charged _bJ_ drunkem ness, and fined 5s each.

VAGRANCY.

J. Eardlcy Blakely was cirged under the Vagrant Act with being I rogue and vagabond, and having no law means of support. Sub-Inspector Pardy said h<j\_s a strong man, and able to work. The Bench said this was aJßncorrigiblo case, there being previous ch'ges against him. He would therefore orchl him to bo sent to prison for one year. I William Taylor was also iarged with having no lawful means of exfenco.

Sub-Inspector Pardy said tbiwas a deplorable case, and it would bo! charity to have him looked after, as he v 8 suspected of not being in a proper fraf of mind owing to the debilitated state ffwas in. Sentenced to three months' iflrisonment CHARGE or LABCEnI J. Woods and R. Sargent fre charged with larceny, by stealing sevefy yards of coir rope, valued at 20a, the prfrty of Mr Johnstone at Auckland. |„

Sub-Inspector Pardy said he should hav<? to ask for a further adjournment of this case, as the principal witness, the Captain of the Maori, schooner, had not put in an appearance. Mr Laishley, for the defence, said the prosecutor had been twice subpoened, and had each time failed to appear, he thought, therefore, he would not be doing his duty towards his clients if he did not ask for a dismissal of the case, especially of the man Woods, holding as he did certificates from different people, who had known him for ! twenty years, and had given him an excel- | lent character. Under these circumstances he would ask that the case be dismissed. Dismissed accordingly.