POLICE COUTR.-This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume X, Issue 2921, 25 August 1879, Page 3

POLICE COUTR.-This Day.

(Before Kid Barstow, Esq., R.M.) Seven persons wm .charged with drunkenness and fined. , i. .. LARCENY. - ■ RobertForshaw was charged with stealing two saws, one plane, one chisel, and several other articles, valued at 15s, the property of J. Craig, at Auckland. Sub-Inspector Pardy said the constable on duty in Queen-street saw the prisoner with a bag in his hand, and being suspicious of him followed him, and on examining the contends found the tools already described. '.' i onstable Dodd said he was on duty in Queen-street at half-past three on Saturday afternoon. He asked the prisoner what ho had in the bag. 11 c said they were sonic tools ho .was itaking care of for a -mans who promised to meet him at tho top of Hobsonstreet. ' N,nt,j;however, being satisfied', with this statement the constable took him in charge; .' • • ' ' . Thomas Craig said lie remembered' leaving hip tools at a little outhouse in Fortstreet, near his father's office. He had been using them,, and left them there when he had finished. He recognised the .tools as. jhose he had left.atth; shed, exeeptthatoiie of the tools was missing., Mf B.arstow said tho prisoner w^xs fouuij. in the possession pi the tools in question and withb.it hejgg obio to account for them. They were ; recognised ,a_ the stolen property of Mr Craig, aud jie w,oii.]d therefore sentence him to one months' injprisoiiniont with hard labour.

' .',. , - MATERNAL' NEGLECT. . Nelson Ireland was charged with failing to pay fof the support of his three children in the lawful cc^ody of his wife, being in arrears £11, alsb'wi.h assaulting Constable Abrahams whilst in the execution of his duty by seizing him round the waist and throwing him down, and also wilfully destroying one uniform and cap, the property /.f Constable Abrahams, at Aucldaud. A ITS n "■eiuentswere made flint £2 should be paid down, the resUo be paid in monthly instalmentsr of 15s each. Mln the charge of assault o» Con,iaJj!(j Abrams it was alleged that on producing .ho- warrant for his apprehension be turned on the constable and thing linn with violence to the ground. Mr Laishley contended for the defence, that there was no warrant, issued, or at any •■_! the constable did mp produce llis warrant at the time of arrest as wiv? ),,s duty. Thereto?, under the circumstances, i. ~ nrncheims was most illegal. %ever decided that a slidlt B-ttOtt >»ust llaV<! \ ef}^^l " t. ,l° siiyii «» »■_ - , gonstabie'g ,cap was a j w™i to nay 5s and costs for fteassaujt ffiam7*Sm& constabl° s** pew uniform clip. . -,mi i * /- i;l,""',t" ;i ~. mj