POLICE COURT.-This day.

Auckland Star, Volume XII, Issue 3556, 31 December 1881, Page 2

POLICE COURT.-This day.

(Boforo J. K. Macdonald, Esq., R.M.)

HOUSE OF ILL FAME. William" Crowe was charged with being the occupier oE a house: frequented by peraoos who have no visible lawful mcaim of support.— Remanded till Wednesday next. THREATENING LANGUAOE, Margins Bryant was charged on warrant with using threatening language to William Bryant yesterday. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. William Bryant deposed that the prisoner broke in his windows and threatened to kill him. She was drunk, and had men at the house. Constable Bernard deposed that the woman was drunk when he went to the house. Prisoner was ordered to find sureties to keep the peace for three months. ' LAItCENY. James Sheohan was charged with stealing boots, socks, knife and gun, value £2 17s 6d, the property of John Johnston, a I Long Bay, on December 15th. On the application of Mr Partly, the case was remanded till next Friday. DELIRIUM TREMENS. James Mclnarncy was [charged with drunkenness ;it Newmarket. Mr Piirdy asked for a remand for eight days. The prisoner was suffering from delirium tremens, and had attempted to cut his throat last night Remanded accordingly. LAKCKNY OF TOOLS. Henry Lockley was charged with the larceny of a quantity of carpenter's tools, the property of Henry Koee, at Ellerslic. Piisoner pleaded not guilty. Henry Rose was called,ami deposed that he was a carpenter residing in the Kybcr Pats. He was engaged in the erection of a building at Ellerslie ia July last. Ho left a brace, level, gimlets, bits, punch and other tools on the building, and when be returned next day they had disappeared. Ho identified the tools produced as being his property. The value was about £1. Alexander Rcynell, carpenter, Ellerslie, deposed that he know prisoner, who was also a carpenter, and who resided at Ellcrslio in July last. He purchased a quantity of carpenter*'a tools from him in October last. The prico was 15s. Witness took the tools in liquidation of a debt. The brace produced was one of the tools which he purchased. The same prisoner was also charged with stealing a quantity of carpenter's tools, valne 30?, the property of Thomas Wood, Keuuieru. Thomas Wood deposed that ho was working at Kcmuera in July last, and left his tools in tho shed on the evening of the 16th. When he returned on Monday, 18th, the tools had disappeared. They were worth about 355. Tho hammer and square (produced) wore his. Had seen prisoner about tho yard where he was working. ■Alexander Rcynell deposed to having purchased tho hammer and square (produced) trom the prisoner. Sergeant Gamble deposed that the only account the man could give of the tools was that ho bought them for 10s from a man on Ellerslie road, | Prisoner snid lie bought the tools. His Worship said it was ivithor shabby for one workman to rob another of his tools and'sentenced the prisoner to two months' imprisonment with hard labour. LARCENY. Frederick Zane,ou a number of charges of larceny, was remanded for eight duys LARCKKY OF UPPERS. larceny of boot uppers, valued at £4 ss,the property of Messrs Garrett Brothers Remanded for eight days. Samuel Stowell was charged with the larceny of goods, the property of Mpr-!.-« Garrett Brothers. Ut Pardy sa id the prisoner had been in Mr Garrett's employ and the stolen property had been found in his house. Remanded for a week, bail beta" ii lowed. n This concluded the business.