POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume XV, Issue 3760, 29 August 1882, Page 3

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before J. E. Macdonald.Ksq., R.M.)

Drunkenness. — John Shea, charged with this offence, was remanded for seven days. Riotous Behaviour.—Dennis 0 Connor and Patrick O'Connor -were fined 5s and coats for behaving in a public place—to wit, Albert Park —in a manner calculated to provoke a breach of the peace. _ . , „ _•" Religiously Inclined. —Daniol Grawford was charged with being found by night, without lawful excuse, on the premises of the Wesloyan School-room, off Parliament-street, on the 28th August.—Prisoner pleaded guilty, but as there was nothing previously against him, ho was discharged with a caution. Without Lawful icxccsß.-James Lengrton pleaded guilty under the vagrant Aot to being found wlthont lawful excuse in a building ultuated off Chancery-street.—Mr Pardy said thero was nothing against the man's oharactor, nnd If ho would return to the bnsh from whence he had come the charge would not be prcaeoi Bgnlnat him.—Prisoner consented to do so. and the case was adjourned till to-morrow in order to give him an opportunity to gee aw»y. Alleged ASSAULT.—MichaeI Breen, senior, and Michael Breen junior, were charged with assaulting William Crlghton, but as it appeared that the relations between tho Infer and Mrs Bresn wo 9 of a rather qnostlooable obaracter, and that he bad been frequently warned to keep •way, His Worohlp dismissed the oaee, telling Crißhton that he deaeived what ho got. Window Smashino.—John Matheaon, W, O'Keofo and Hugh Storey were ohatgid with maliolonsly breaking a pane of plate glass, value £15. tho property of Frederick W. Hoffmann, on the 23rd instant.—The defendants pleaded not gnllty.—Mr Tyler appeared for Matheaon and O Keefe.-B". W.!Hoffmann;f?ave evidence to the effect that he bad heard the crash of the window at 6.30 p.m. on the day in question.EJThe window wan evidently broken by aomooue oateide on the street.—Martin Dwyer, a labourer, dnpo.-ed that-he Knew HofTnunn'slahop la Queen-street, and remembered p using the street in front of It on the evening of the 83rd Instant. He was going home from work. The three prisoners thrum him through Hoffmann's window and then ran down tbe!»treet. They did It wilftiily. WitnoßS gave them no oocasslon for the assault; he was walking quietly with his kit In hUhand.—By Mr Taylor: Witness was perfectly sober at the time The three prisoners pushed him; Storey did not push the other two. OJnsing them to fall sgalnßt Dwyer, By the prisoner Storey: Mathison ran away after tha window was broken. — Abraham Bowden, oab proprietor, deposed to seeing ttae breaking of the window. Dwyer was going up tho street, the boys coming down. Mathlson was next to Dwyer, and before you could say knife old Marty was thrown in the window. witness thought the boy Storey had pushed tho others, or It might have been that the whole pushed toßoiber. He did not think Matbiaon had anything to do with It—By Mr Tyler: It wag Mithlson who came in oontaot with Owyer. and sent him throaxh the window. The others had evidently puahod him. Old not think there was any fall about it.—John Twohoy, cab-driver, deposed thithe kr.ew Hoffmann's shop. Was en the stand in front ot the shop on the 23rd initant. Saw three boys coining down and Dwyer going up. The three prisoners all went together, and Dwyer went through, t no window. SawHoffmann oome ontandrun after them. Did not notloo whioh boy shoved. They all want together.—Sergeant Clarke deposed at the time of thee oourrenoe he was standing on the Btreet, between the Theatre and ttoyal Mall Hotel. Saw Matheson and O'Keofo rnn past, followed about a mlnnte later by Mr Hoffmann. Storey confessed to htm subsequently that he and his companions all went with a will and pnshed Dwyer through tho window. He made this statement in the presence of the other nrlßonorc.—Mr Hoffmann being rcoallod.doDOsed that he came out of his shop immediately the crash took plsce, and ran round the corner. Saw two of the bo* a running between the Theatre ana Royal Mal'.-The depositions were read over.—Mr Tyler addressed the Court with tha object of showing that the breakage was oaused entirely by tho action p£ Storor.-Hla Worship, however, committed tha prisonera *^riffiSK&». Bta*. was charged with the laroeny of four J35 notes, five £1 no tee. one sovereign, and two half-sovereigns, tha property of ono Moses Koutlay. at Auckland, on August 19.—Tho ssme prisoner was further obargeS with the larceny of six Si notes, the prooertr of me Gi-orge staines. tt Auckland.on MarohlO —A considerable amount of evidence was taken, and the prisoner waß committed for trial on both charges.