POLICE COURT.-This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 3960, 9 April 1883, Page 2

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Baforo Captain Daldy and ff. h. Prime, Keg

J.P.'s.)

DROsriiBNN__!SS.-Eißht parsons were flnod lor drunkonness.

A. Row in Chancery LANE.-Ann Hogan, Ann Kenan, Charles Plomlng were fined 10s eaoh. or 18 hours. THB AeSiult on A Wife.—William John HolToy. charged with vlolont'y assaulting h's wife on Saturday, In .Hobson street, appeared In answer, but as prosecutrix did not wish to prosecute, tho case was withdrawn. AstAuiT.-Alexander Ljnoh was arroated on sa<urd»y by Horgp»nt Clarke, on a charge of beating ana kicking Thoresi Hands other wine Bepjamln, on the 18 hot November l«st.— Prisoner plead;d not guilty.-Sergeant White said the woman Handa was la Mount Kdon Gaol, underdoing a sentence ot rlx months' lmnrlfonment, and could not appear In evidence,— Withdrawn. Atiemptinq TO SMtra(}LE.~John Wsrne, on warrant, was charged with attempting to smuggle Slbs tobacco, 2 flaonelß, and other nrtloli-H trom H. al, ablp Diamond, on the Bth Inst.—Mr Laishley appeared (or tbeprnatoatlon, and Bttld the value would bo about £1 If .—The prisoner said ho certainly had the kooils In his poJsoß'iOD, bnt they woro gl»en to him.-Mr balsbley Having explained, tbe Bench called the ottontlon of counsel to tho Information, whioh was for attempting to smuggle} not notnally for smuggling.—.Mr Lalstilcy aaid tho iro:eoution waa quite prepared to prove the ot_°e, and lr formed the Bench that tho ca-e CDu'd bo proved. Mr Hill, collector ot ouatoms sold tho tobacco wan worth 7s tier pound.-Corpoial Samuel Sontbgato, on H.M.S, Diamond, deposed that ho saw tho p leoner going over the gangway with a bund'o under hlB arm, On Interrogate g him, prisoner said the things wero given to him. Ho searched tho bundio and found the tobaooo concealed therein. He reported lt to the commanding offloer. who ordered the msn Into oußtidy of tho police.-William Llttlo, seaman on the Diamond, stated on oath, that be gave tho bundle to prisoner. The flannel was worlh Is. Ho popped In a fow sticks of tobacco, for which no paid 3s on board. Ho made up tho bundle, and, as it was his own property, ho considered ho was doing no wrong.—Robert Parf ons. mastor at arms on tho Diamond, deposed ho receivod tha report from a previous witness, Southgate. Prisoner had no authority to tako tho tobacco from tho ship. Prisoner said ho came from England in tho Fornglen. and when ho rccoived tho bundle, he had no idea that it oontalnod tobacco. ' Tho' Benoh asked for furthur evidence in respect of prisoners knowledge of tho tobacco', but counsel considered this had boen proved. The Bench said prisoner's plea was ignorance, but no seaman could bo ignorant of tho fact that giving out tobacco or other dutialtdo goods was a Broach of tho Act, and consequently the flno would bo £2 6s, ot, in default, one month's imprisonment. - John LttUo, seaihan,' pleaded guilty to' giving the 3 lbs. tobacco to tho former prisoner.—Mr I/aishldy having made a few remarks, would not preßS for a heavy penalty In this caso, as tho man would be punished on board.—Pined 15s and costs. ! Thiß was all the bu ?Inoss.