POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume X, Issue 2926, 30 August 1879, Page 3

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before R. C. Barstow, Esq., R.M.) INEBRIATES.

Six persons, four women and two men, were subjected to tines this morning for this offence. Annie Acland, second offeucts, 10s or forty-eight hours. THE ROW IN JERMYN-STREET. William Hurley aud James Troy ■were charged nnder the Vagrant Act with creating a disturbance and using obscene language last 11 if;lit in Jermyn-sirect. Prisoners pleaded guilty. Fined 20s each for drunkenness, 40s each for the offensive language, with costs, 4s each, or seven days' imprisonment. WINDOW-SMASHING. Kate Hindi, alias " Happy Kitty," was charged with wilfully breaking three squares of class and a mirror, on the 30th instant, the property of Mary Ann Allan, of Newton. Prisoner pleaded guilty. She had a little drink in her, and did it, she supposed, for v lark. Fined 20s, with damage 20s, and costs, or fourteen days' in durance vile. DISOBEYING ORDERS. Antonia Gasparich, a foreigner, was charged with disobeying lawful commands on board the Minister of Marine ou the 30th instant. Prisoner said he was kept upon bread and water aud could not work upon that. John C. Murphy, commander of the vessel, stated the case. Prisoner had his regular allowance of potatoes and other food. He had the amount that he had signed for. The second mate deposed to prisoner's refusal to work.

Four weeks' imprisonment aud to pay 30.3 costs. ATTEMPT TO MUBDER.

Herman Hcllmars, native of Germany, was charged with maliciously woundipg Theodore Burns, at the Great Barrier Island, on the 21st instant. Theodore Burns, a native of South America, deposed that he was in the employ of Mr Silva, in the Great Barrier Island. Knew the prisoner. He came to him on the ISth July, and complained that he was suffering from rheumatics. He asked to stop with him, for the use of the hot spring close by, and tie would do what he could in return for food and shelter. He pitied him and took him in. On the 14th August, iv the evening, thej were sitting by the fire, when they mutually agreed to go to Mr Silva's place the next day. Went to work in Mr Silva's garden ; he was digging. Piisuner came in and spoke to Mr Silva, and then asked him (prisoner) for 10a which he said was owing to him. Told him, having no money, that he might have a pair cf boots in lieu of money. PrißOuer threatened to cut somebody's throat, and immediately pulled his handkerchief out of his pocket, in which a great stone was tied, and struck him a violent blow on the back of the head. He fell, and prisoner was about to chop him with the spade when Mr Silva's dog flew up and prevented further injury. Possibly the dog fiaved hi« life. Prisoner looked desperate. Mr Silva came out and asked prisoner into dinner, but he would not take any. Prisoner returned to him, and appeared bent on doing him an injury. The dog kept close to him and kept growling at Antonia. He kept on digging. The dog walked away, and as he was stooping to pick out some weeds prisoner again struck him with a heavy stone, and knocked him senseless on the ground, and while lying down prisoner chopped his arm with the spade. He was covered with blood. Learnt on recovering that the dog and Mr Silva had saved his life. He believed that otherwise he should have been a deal mat).

Prisoner asked a number of questions, but irrelevant to the immediate charge.

Emmanuel Silva, settler at the Great Barrier, said that prisoner was in his employ on the 21st instant, digging in the garden. The evidence of Mr Silva was corroborative in all the particulars. Constable Maxwell Walker deposed to arresting prisoner in the Great Barrier Island, on the 27th instant. He said that Burns was a bad man, and that he had struck him in sell - defence, as " King Coffee " (Burns) had assaulted him with the spade. This being the evidence, the depositions were read over, and prisoner, who reserved his defence, was fully committed for trial.