POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 4524, 28 November 1884, Page 3

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before J. E. Macdonald, Esq., 8.M.)

Drunkards.—Two, 5s each and costs. Obscene Lanopaoe.— William Ward was; charged with being drunk and using obscene language in Cross-street, Newton, last night.—Constable Henry Clarke de-. poaed that prisoner was using very bad language towards Mre Dempsey (words put in}.—Fined 40s and costs, being prisoner's \ third offence. ' j TiC-EiM-B.—Bertrandßeneswascbarged; ander the Shipping and Seamen's Act with i travelling by the s,s. Clansman from the; Bay of Islandß to Auckland without paying bis proper fare, on the 27tb jnßt.—Prisoner j pleaded guilty. Ho intended to pay-when, he could get tha money. Capiei-. Ear-, quhar proved.—The faro was 20s. _ Breach op Licensino Act.—Peter MeDermott, licensee of the Empire Hotel,; Victoria-street, was charged with "Selling beer on Sunday, tbe 23rd inst., to Wm. O'Regao, between 9 and 10 o'clock.—Mr S. | Hesketh appeared in defence, »nd said that; defendant was ill in bed and unable, to appear. TSs would plead guilty to sup- : plying, but not ia filing.—Sergeant Pratt, Conducted the ,case.--Sergeant John Mc-1 Mahon deposed to entering the hotel at the; _our mentioned, and sawO'&egan drinking! beer behind the door.—Mrs McDermott said tho man w.asa neighbour residing in Nelson-street. He came in to inquire about her hushand, and she grave him a drop of beer. — Constable Sole corroborated.— O'Regan said he was a boarder, but this was; -entradicted by the lady. She said her; faa-toid would be very angry.-0 Regan «__.<»-#-, but had got out of the way— Mr S. He_koth regretted that O'Regan was aotpresenL-ffisWorshipthoughthe would art make much Hesketh .considered that Mrs had goodptfuredly made a mistake,-Bis Worship felt teat he must convict, but ifre nepalty would im small. -Fined 20s and cost*. LAW as a B.__E?.-Paul.Louis, on *aroand from yesterday, was again brought «p, charged with tho larceny of two ■watches, value jS_?, ou Bth, theprorarty of G. W. King; o/ the Governor grocne Hotel.—Mr S. Heak-tt appeared in defenc-^-Sergeant Pratt conducted me prosocutfdi;.—Goorge William King deposed that~ he knew prisoner 0» » watchmaker 'm Queen-street Wharf, On the 24th of. July last, he took a watch to him to impair (described). Subsequently he left ft go]d repeater with the accused for a similar purpose. The watches were worth £40. Prisoner asked witness if he would sell the repeater. He said no, unless he could get £20 for it. Prisoner said he thought ho could find a customer.? Called several times for the watches, butthey were never finished, according to prisoner's account. Continually applied for them. Prisoner had no permission either to dispose at them or to pawn them. Received a pawn ticket by post. Went to the pawnbroker (Mr $ao), and saw -he gold watch. Found that pnscner had pledged it for £5. Saw prisoner on the 17th on the Clansman, from Russell. Wa._ accompanied by Detective Twohay. Asked s-risessr what he had done with the.otter watch. He replied, "In the shop." Wished !iim to go with witness and the detective to find it. He d«ejined. Went with, the de--tective to tbe shop #nd found timhside of the first-mentioned Witch (1395). The .fjold case was missing. Mr Spencer, who _~cupies a part of the shop, assisted in the stre*. gave .evidence as to the Paring of the w-lh at his 6stablishment.-MrK.ng Tecailod by Mr Hesketh : Prisoner objected to go bec_u<- he was expecting bail, I -Witness; He wanted me to go baa for bim.-E-W*rd Henry Spencer fancy gum artist, deposed to occupying oftta shop on the wharf, flnd repeated Us statement given _on the*.Mu « » former charge.-To Hia worship: The <wse has never turned iip.