POLICE COURT.-This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 4121, 19 September 1883, Page 2

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Before Messrs Daldy and Prime, J.P.s)

Drunkenness.—Nine persons ; lines varied,

Under the Ban. — Ann Hogan was charged under the Vagrant Act with being an habitual drunkard, and without lawful means, &c.—One month's imprisonment.—■ Nicholas Staunton, under the same Act, was ordered to prison for threo months.

Exposure of P-sksox.—James Gleeson was charged with wilfully exposing himself obscenely in Queen-street on the 18th inst.— Prisoner said ho was guilty unconsciously, and pleaded for leniency ; it was not wilfully done.—As the man wished to join his ship, tho Bench discharged him with a caution.

Tin: Lawyer's Shirt.—Timothy Howard (on warrant), was charged with the larceny of a whito shirt, value 15s, on the 17th April, the property of Richard C. Jordan, of Tauranga.—Sergeant Whito said lis the alleged shirt was stolon at Tauranga by defendant, he would ask for a remand to that township.—Granted.

Claim for Wages — George Brown Harris was charged with refusing to pay the sum of i''2B 4s lid, being wages due to l'uki Puki, on boardthos.s. India.-MrTheo. Cooporforthe claimant, and Mr Dufaur for Captain Harris. —Mr dc Thierry interpretedforthonative.— Pttki Pnki deposed that he was an able seaman under Captain Harris : he served for eight months, signed the'articles; was to receive £5 per month ; told the captain that he was not a first-class seaman ; had not been to sea in a big ship before. The owners, Henderson and MactVarlane, said, "Never mind, give him fo ;" this was said in the captain's presence ; Mould not havo engaged under that amount. Subsequently, the captain said ho would only givo him £i? 10s. Claim, eight months' wages.— Ci-oss-cj.ainincdby Mr Cooper : Thearrangement was mostly in English ; he understood it; was six months on a whaler ; did not know the ropes.—Mr Cooper said th tt, finding the native unable to fulfil the duties of an able seaman, Captain Harris reduced his wages to that of an ordinary seaman— viz., £3 10s, which he was willing to pay.— Mr Dufaur called a witness, Charles llowe, shipping clerk, who deposed that he witnessed the signing of the articles : complainant said he could not steer, still ho was put on the articles at £5 per month ; ho was rather surprised at first; complainant, however, said he had been in the Gazelle.— David, a native, and tho captain gave evidence.—The Bench ruled that the captain should have discharged the man on lindin;** him incompetent: he did not do so, and must pay the amount originally agreed upon, Jt2B 4s (id, each party to pay his own costs.

Assault.—William A. Smith was charged, on summons, with assaulting Jas. Alexander Campbell by knocking him down on .Sunday last.—ilr Tole appeared in defence, and asked for an adjournment, as the summons had not been served upon defendant.—The case will be taken in the morning.

Unregistered Don.—William Davidson, Stephen Glading, and Roger Lupton were fined ls each.

Seaman's Wages.—The charge against Wm. '.Smith for refusing to pay £2. wages to John Veal, on hoani the s.s. Kawatiri, was again adjourned.

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