POLICE COURT.-This day.

Auckland Star, Volume XV, Issue 3723, 18 July 1882, Page 2

POLICE CO URT.-This day.

(Before Messrs Boardman and Clements, J.P.'a),

Drunk; —James Sinclair and Martin O'Doncott were lined sa; (Bmlly Birdwood.on promise of amendment, waß discharged. Sarah in jl Kaqw.—Sarah Jones, a young girl, was charged with making umj of obscono language In Albert Btreet. and breaking the windows of Anne Wilson Braes,on the Uthlest, Prlsoner.with toara In her eyea.donledthe charge. —Ann Brass deposed that she resided In What-ye-may-oall-Btreet; Bhe forgot tho name.—Mr Hardy: Was it Albert-street; Mrs Brass?-0 yes. that* it; I know 'twas a royal name. Well. Your Worship, I felt tired yesterday, and lay down on my couch; it waa about onoo'olock. Jnat before the prisoner swore at her and said all manner of wicked words, and threatened to "pitch into her," She believed she meant to hammer Mrs Borthenshaw. who was the real offender. Prisoner followed her, swearing across the street, and presently her windowa were smashed,—Prisoner went into a long story; she and her fried, Mrs Bnrtenshaw, had boen lnßUlted by complainant, and Mrs Burtenahaw struck Mrs Brass with her gingham; and threw stones at the window.—KlizaDeth Coleman, living next door to last witness, stated that Sarah, the girl in the box, used violent lang nage towards hor, and hooted after her hnsuand. Sne caw prisoner acd tho woman Sartenehaw shy at the window; the glace was shattered.— To prisoner : Yon are a good and can't let my husband alono wlthont Idbdlildk him. Michael Coleman. son of the last witness' Heard a uoiße; looked out the window and saw Sally Jones picking np stones In the back yar ', Told Pally Bhe ought to be ashamed of herself; but Sally said she did not cue-he might be bo wed I sergeant Gamble gave an estimate of the damago; two squares were broke-i, 2* would replace them. Prlsonor was fined 20s and costs (including damage*) or take one month in Mount Eden. Here prisoner burst into a flood of tears. Breaches of By-Laws.—Robert McConnell pleaded guilty to causing an obstruction in Durham Lane, and was fined 3s and oasts.— William Fmlay was oharged with a similar offence in the same lace. *lned 3s and oos's.—John Plowman was charged with the same offence. Fined 3a and costs.— Krncsc Elliott wes charged with- being the driver of a cart without having the name legibly printed thereon. Fined 2d and costs,— John Bitohio pleaded guilty to leaving a horse and cut in Uurham-Btroet. but said that he only loft for a.f«w moments to go Into Potter's store in Onrham-ntrest,—Sergeant Gamble said this was not correct,—Fined 2a and ooatu,—John Sorry was charged with placing a load oi stones in Albert-etreet on the fourth instant, which were left there all night without a light.—Mr i Pardy explained.—Defendant said he waa a oarter, driving ior a contractor named Barns. He w«B told to be at the spot by five o'olook or they would not ba accepted. He got there at 5.10, and was told that he might tip thorn. -Mr Boardman thought it was a pity the contractor could not be charged instead of the carter.— Mr Pardy replied that in order to do thin the by-laws must bo altered.—Fined S3 and costs, this being defendant's first offence.' Cabdf in Thoubdb.—Kobert Johnston, oab proprietor, was obarged with committing a breach of the City Council by-law by leaving his lwokney carriage unattended, in Queen-street, on the 6th last.—Mr Johnston appeared in person, and, in the absence of his Bolioltor. without going iuto details, pleaded gnllty.—Fined, 2s and costs. This was all the business.