POLICE COURT.-This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume XVI, Issue 3763, 2 September 1882, Page 2

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Before J. B. MaoSoaald, Esq., 8.M.»

DauuKKUNKss.—Four perjons were punished for this offence.

BiiKACii o» H-oßKiasr SaiPFiNa Acr.— Fred. Quintal and Lawls Monson ware oh&rgod with a braaoh of this act. by disobeying lawful commands on txurd the Amerloan Bhip Qemsbok. —Prlsanera suld they oould not nncurd'.aud it.— Kemanded,

Indkcbnt Ass<orjr.—Henry Smith, a youth, was ohar«ed with indecontly awaaltlng Annia Hutohtneoa. ot t'arnatl, on the 27th of August, wicn fntanc, at*.— Surue*nt Gamola said tha prisoner was only arrested last night, and tho potioe wera not vet in paagesiion ot the facts,— Remanded uuiil Friday next. Ba«<CBE3OF Hx-Ijiwd,—Joseph Craig wes oharged on Bummovs with a oreaoh ot the bylaw by allowing his horse and cart to obstruct tha thorou<htara in Huttand-st-eec. on tna 3rd Amuit, without permission of the City Connoll. —Un the application of Mr Cottor.thia case was. remanded until Wednesday next. Alfred KunsJon was iharged wl'habreaoh of theMunlelp&l iJdrpora:lon Act, IS7B by oaueing an oOßtrncuon in vvelle^ley -street on the Ist Auga»r,—Mr cotter eald that Mr Ilamsden had now complied with the provisions of tho* Act, and on tha part of tha city O juboll he would only auk for a nominal par alty.—Fined U and costs

Walter Qr'gst, charged with driving hia horee andotrtaorokaapath la uwy-strtot, ana who was Hood IB for this ou'onoo on a creviOQß Court day. was ag^in oaUed.-Mr GoWle Btated that Mr (irigg oomtnued the ottmce.—Mr Cottnc sajs--xeeted that defendant should bo informed that ho must (tisoiintinuo orisilng tuo path, mnd it no notloa was taken, ho wonld again ba BUbjeotcd to a fine,

J&mea Thompaoo. ot Corotnandol, w»s chared with failing to contribute towards the support ot hia motnar, he bolns; of sufficient ailiit; to 'do so —Defendant did not apooar — Urderod to pay 5s per week, to oommenco forthwith.

FiOHTiKa FAi»tsaß. - Btoflaea Hookar. Ot tha 'I'hroa Kln»s. was oharged with striking F/unola Sheaßby on the faoa on tho 29th ulto., and Francis SheasDy waa oha'gel with returning too blow upon tha head of Stephen Booker at the same time.— Mr ryler appeared for Mr Hooker and Mr Thorno foe Mr 3he»«br. Tha parties in these oasoi wars nnlihb^ars. and the respeotlve owners of adjoining lands, and quarrels had arisen between thorn touching boundaries, &o. It was shawn finally that it involved a question ot title.—His Worship ruled that he bad no jn-iaiitotl.iM. and evidence was not taken. Ciiahqk of Bigamy.—William John Lyttle was cnargod with feloniously marrying Mary Juno Willows, of Wii'-gftTiui. liia lawful wife, to whom ha wai provloaslr mar lad in Belfast, being then and still all re.—Sergeant Gtamble I said thla was » vary bad ea*e, and as p-isoner was only arrestad list night ha mast &ak for a ramand, which was' granted for a week.— Prisoner aißad for bail. wh!ch was allowed— hlmeolt in .25!) and two suratios in £50 each.

AfSAULTB at jRi.-Wm. Welch was brought up on three Bopurr.to oh»rno9 of assault upon Kdwin iflotohtir and three other seamen, on board the fhlp Ripldo. In the months of Juuo, July, and "August, while tha vessel -was on her passage.—Mr Sjalshley appeared for the proseontlon —Mr Tyler (tor tha prisons!) asked for a remand until Tuesday noxt, in order to prepare for the deronoe —Mr Lalshlny said ha would ollor no objection.—Remanded until Tuesday. Discbudisnt hbamen.—Quintal and Monaon wera again brought up on a oharae of wllfal disobedience on board the Aniorioan ehlp Garabofe. from New York,-Prieonere pleaded guilty.—The captain Btatod that last night he wna informed that one of the prisoners was running about the deck with a sheath knife in his hand; he 6oourol a revolver, and want to Drlsmer. and with sßßlßtanoe, he got the knife from him. and feeling that there wag danger ho put him In Irons, but broke out a eeoord tlmo, vowing that the d—l would not hold him. The other man was also in a wild and dangerous state of exoltement. threatening to uso the knife. The m'n were goou" sailors nt Rua. bat when the grog was in ihe way, and tfeo shore within reach, Bailors oould not be trusted. The man were undo? the Inflnenoe of drink.— The oaptain said he could not trust a sailor's word, whon tho grog was nbout; in faot. if ho wanted them to obey otdora under such circumstances, they exported him to touch his hat to them, and that could not be done on American ships. Tho mon wcro not desirous of going to Mount Edon, promised to conduct themselves with propriety, and were sent back to tho ship. The Kobheuy in a Bkothei,. — Dennis O'Cnnnor.clmrged with robbing John Johnsono£ £12, was fully committed for t ial, but, previous to committal, ho wished tho court to .hoar a witness in his favour.—Therosa Hands was called, and stated that sho was at C >rroil's on the even ng. uud, » hUe Johnson was lying drunk in tha plaoa, sho saw Maggie Carroll c»ko n noto from the prosecutor, and immediately afterwards iho prlsonor and Carroll wont nut togothcr.-Jlla Worship tooK down tho evidence, bat oontildered that ihe onsa must (j.i be'ore a jnry. Prlsonor was admitted to bail, himself in £50. and two sureties in £25 each.

This was all tho business,

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