POLICE COURT.—THIS DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume XI, Issue 3197, 20 October 1880, Page 2

POLICE COURT.—THIS DAY.

(Before'J.'E. Macdonald, Esq., R.M.) DRUNKENNESS. Elizabeth Diodrick, a very old offender, was charged with this offence, and lined 5s and costs. John. Mnrphy, drunk and disorderly, 2nd offence, 20s or 4S hour . chabqe op assaultinc* a constable. J. Purcell was charged with striking Constable O'Connor on the 20th inst. Defendant pleaded not guilty to attacking the constable, but said he had taken too much drink, •' ; y J J - His Worehip'said he wa3 Willing to give defendant a chance of clearing himself, by adjourning the case_ uutil to-morrow for the appearance of hia. witness. Defendant said he would plead guilty. Fined 40s and costs. . . i ' PUTT. THIEVING.. ..„.."„• Charlotte Greaves waa charged with the larceny ot a bottle of chlorodyne, value Is Cd., the property of Mr F Martinson, &t Newton, on the 19th instant. Prisoner pleaded guilty. Bub-Inspector Pardy said Mr Martinson, a chemist of Karangahape road, had lost several bottles of chlorodyne lately, and finally the young girl was caught in the act. Martinson,however, having ascertained that prisoner was in bad health, and took the chlorodyne to relieve her pains, was uot disposed to prosecute, consequently he would ask that the caso might be withdrawn. His worship cautioned the young person against her future conduct, and discharged :her._ _. . * -; . . . t. '

PUGILISTIC.

James Martin, was called, but did not appear, in answer' to .two charges of striking Arthur Stretton and ltichard Glover, on the loth instant.

The parties, it was ascertained, were arranging matters without the. intervention of the Court, if possible, as several ladies were in the secret.

WAST OF THOUGHT.

James Tanner, described as a groom, waa charged r,Witlr leaving "his"horse/and cajrK unattended in Shortland-street on the 11th inst .-..., U Defendant said he believed ho was drunk, in fact he was sure of it, aa he had several nobbier*, but he had no recollectiou of taking more than five. (Laughter.) . Fined' ss! for" drunkenness arid 5a for breach of bye-law. t •'■ AH! -. i-HE BABY CASS. ' *

Charles Mcllroy, charged with neglecting to contribute towards the support ot his illegitimate female child by Mrs Elizabeth Bock, of Hobson-street, was represented by Mr Theo. Cooper.-'Mr E. Cooper for complainant The particulars ot this ease have already appeared. Mrs Buck was a married woman, but had not seen her husband for eight years, and entertained a fixed belief, as he was a good husband, that he was dead. Mr Mcllroy applied for lodgings and sympathised with the professed widow, and was accepted as a lover on promises which had never been realised:1 The result was the poor infant which the mother was endeavouring terpacify in Court. His Worship gave judgment in the case, and in so doing referred to the objection Of Mr Theo. Cooper, that the woman conld not bastardise her child without shewing satisfactorily that her husband was legally dead. He must therefore dismiss the case for want of evidence. Costa, £_ 10s.