POLICE COURT.- This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 4516, 19 November 1884, Page 2

POLICE COURT.- This Day.

(Beforo Mesiirt Jerviu and Isaacs, J.P.s;) ~ Diutnkenjjkss.—Four persona were punished -; by line or Imprisonment. Alleged Lakcksy ob1 Watches. — Paul | Louie was charged with larceny as a bailee of two iiold wattibdis and two albert chains value £23, on the Uli instant, the property of Arthur Price; also, larceny of two gold watches, value £10, on tho 21th ultimo, thoproi Scrty of Geo. Win, King.—Sergeant Pratt cw» ;- ucted the prosecution, and Mr Hesketh/.:-' appeared on Behalf ot tho prisoner.—Edwarttil Arthur Price, jowcllor, Vulcan Lane, deposeail that he knew the prisoner as a watchmaKer 1 near tho wharf. On • the Ith Instant hu ' mot the prisoner in Queen-street. He saia. •• he had been to witness's shop. He had-5 a customer for.a lady's gold watch and chain. Ho gave him two gold watches and two albert chains. Mr Price described the character and 1 particulars of the articles, valued at £23. > Prisoner said he would pay cash for what £ he took, and make returns on the following morning of what he did not sell. Witl ness called the following morning at ten , o'clock, but the shop was closed, and ■■'* prisoner could not bp found. Saw no more of : priioner until he saw him in the Police Court. ■'.- Would not have given prisoner unlimited credit;' as he wfn considered a " bad mark." The pxds hod not been returned. — By Mr Heskathi Prisoner had previously dealt with him. Hfi paid cash on the lirst occasion in July, 183$. HB *. had full authority to sell the watches and chain£ § Mr Hesketh ad3rescd the Bench, and contended I that the prisoner could not be committed on Ihia charge, as there was no bailment or fraudulent J sa!<3 of the articles according to Mr Price's own evidence.—Sergeant Pratt said ho could bring" evidence to show intended fraud on the part oi I prisoner, and that ho was leaving the country. I —Mr Hesketh * said that in ' such case the ' prosecution was out of cotirt. The charge should have been obtaining goods by; false pretences. — Edward Henry Spencer, gum-woiker, deposed that he occupied a portion of premises on the wharf, and prisoner the other. Saw prisoner on the 4th inslj take' a morocco jewellery case out of his part of the;; shop. Ho left, having put the case in hla pocket; Ho left the ihpx and did not return. At the request "of Mr, Price he % searched for the watches, but could not find them. By Mr Hesketh: He found some watches, but not now ones. Other persons had made enquiries.—Detective Jnmoa " Joseph. Twohoy deposed to knowing prisoner's shop, which he examined, but did not'flnd , the goods as described in the information: Prisoner was arrested at Russell, and he received him from the captain of the Clans- ; man.—Serecant Pratt put in a telegram from ■ Russell stating that prisoner had been arroßted Conatable McCfilp just aa he waß on the f start for Now Caledonia by the Ibna,—Mr I Hesketh objected to this kind of evidenoe.. It • was inadmissible. Let it be shown that prisoner had taken passage for New Caledonia.—This -"* was the evidence on the first chargp.—The Bench held that tho evidence had failed in sustaining tho charge of larceny as a bailee, and dismissed the case. The second charge was then pressed.—Mr 'Hesketh. in defence, said he : wa3 not acquainted with tho facts of this case, and consequently must apply for a remand, which was granted untir Friday—bail,1 self in , £50. aud ono or two sureties in £50. ;" --

Larceny op Cochin China Fowls.-Jamea ;: Whittle did not appear in answer to a charge rtf I stealing five Cochin China fowls, Value £1, the property of George Wenninger, on tho 6th inst. —Mr Edw. Cooper appeared for the prosecutor, and said prisoner had either left the districfor was hiding. He believed he did not intend to appear.-Constable Mcplellan proved personal service of summons.—A warrant to issue for defendant's Immediate apprehension. : - ( Men op tiie Fotubb—Jeremiah DriscolL ■ George Murphy, Patriok O'Brien, wore chargea with violently assaulting Clement Gamer, and ■ stealing a pair of spectacles, value 103 6d, from I his person.—Prisonors pleaded not guilty.—Mr ..' Napier appeared for Driscoll, Mr Cotter for '■' Murphy.—O'Brien was undefended.—Clement I Garnor. of Duke-street, Newton, deposed that ho was a hawker by profession. He returned-^ from Onehunga to Auckland by train on the i evening of the 15th inst. On reacKing ''-. = Fort-street, ho was suddenly attacked byabout' • 8 br 10 larrikins, who pushed him flow* snatched his;spectacles fromliis face, and other- - wise assaulted him. He'also taissed numerous articles from his baskot—pairs of socks;stock-" • ings,- and otlior articles, about Us wortli. Ho. • was thrown, down three times. Had-tot •, recovered either goods or spectacles. Could | not rocognise the prisoners. —Alfred Evans. .' a lad of Cro3a - street, Newton, deposnl j to aeeinsr the Jast witness on- Saturday. \ with his basket of Haberdashery on hisheaa...•■"■ Did not see anyone push Gamer down, but saw ■ his tilings ncattered' about tho road.— Vffb* ? Mumford, of Howe street, saw Garner lying oa : . tho Rround, Murphy and Driscoll by him. nriscoll was lifting the ba6ket, and emptied the M thmgß out.—Detectivo Twohey having given En eTdiwnco, the' Benchtonsldorcd that the Mrt-.i,. dencc was- not sufficient to sustain the charge -, againßt the prisoners. There was no doubt, however, but that prisoners were amongithpso m larrnkins who assaulted tbo complainant; and, ':•'. in dismissinc the casfl, tne Bench cautloneosUio prisoniers that,- if detected, they would.be punished vory severely. ' ' ■ ' '" Tliia was ull tlie business.