POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 4528, 3 December 1884, Page 3

POLICE COURT.— This Day.

(Before Messrs Daldy and Walker. Justices of , ■, ,;.. : ; i the Peace). ," !

•PnoHmrnoN. Order.—Kato Hoggard applied for a prohibition order to restrain hotolkeepers from supplying her husband, Francis Hoggard, with intoxicating drinks.—He could earn good wages as a oablnotinaker. but was continually drinking, and ruining his health and home.— Captain Bnrford, of the Salvation Army, gave corroborative evidence.—The Bench granted the order. ' Alleged Robbery in a Bkothkl.—Maggie . Bedford, alias Carroll, and Patrick Carroll, . were charged with robbing William Byco of £7; also, -with being, the occupier of a lipuao in Chancery Lane frequented by thieves and prostitutes-Sergeant Pratt stated the case. The male prisoner met the man Ityce. and uir duced him to go to the brothel, whero ho Btayed oii the night of the 28th ult. and in the morning he missed Mi money., The police, howovor. were unable to proceed with this caso, but would proceed against the prisoners under the Vagrant Aot.—Mr Speed appeared in Win, Kyce. shoemaker, deposed that he lived in the Waikato, and on Thursday last ho. came down to Auckland for the purpose of getting a supply of leather. Ho met Patrick Carroll, and him to sor 6 pints Carroll took htm to Chancery Lane, and introduced him to his sister. "When he rose the next morning his money waa gone. Remembered her going out in tho night, and hard footsteps leaving the door. He accused her, but she denied robbing him. -Cross-examined by Mr Speed: He had n» doubt but that he was robbed in the house. Did not ask for regular lodgings, bhould not have gone to thehonso had he been sober. , He was drunk, and a fool. Brought £18 into town, and every shilling was gone.—Detective Hughes gave an alarming account of the female prisoner. She wa3 one of the worst prostitutes In the oitv. The whole family lived upon prostitution. He had frequently seen bad characters in the house, especially a convicted thief named William Skelly.—John Kerr, owner of the house, deposed tha,t hs letthe house to Patrick Bedford, who said he was an extensive contractor. 'J he rent waß 103 6d per week. Had ho known thoy were bad characters, he would not have let the ■ house to them.—Peter Simpson, storekeeper, depdaod that the prisoner dealt with him, and he had nothing to say against her. She appeared quiet and respectablo — Mr Speed made a sympathetic defence for the female prisoner. ■ He Would not pretend to say that she was the most virtuous woman in tho city, but she bad a -father and mother in years, and sho was sup-, ported by her husband, Mr Bedford, the contractor.—Sergeant White put in a bng list of convictions against the fumale prisoner.—Mr Speed said ho would say no more, excepting that she wished to join her husband in the Wuikato. The evidence against. Patrick Carroll was taken. — Detective' Iliigheß and Sergeant Ktely ricpcribed the general habita of the priaoner.-Mr Speed said the prisoner had only just returned from haymaking:.—The Bench sentenced the prisoners to three months' imprisonment with hard labour, -■'•>•: An Aged Rowdy. — John Brennan, whose conduct laet night in the Kyber Pass Road caused much commotion a,nd considerable amusement, wa3 brought' tip on a charges of drunken and dlEordeily conduct. — Constable Dews arrested the old man" with much difficulty.—Fined ss. ■ _ ■- ..>•■■.• Unclean PbemioES. — Alexander .Barnes: waa charged on summons with neglecting to keep hiß promises clean. - Mr Goldie, Sanitary Inspector, said tho nuisance hod been removed; he would not a9k for a heavy panalty.—Fined Is \KiriCß* Y.-KI izahath Ontbhbrt was oluured withlorcoivofnapliiosaiKltowelfl, falue-llsfid, property of Robert Urabam,.On tno Ist inHt.Pfisoner pleaded giiilty.-Sergeant Pratt^said there were other charges pending against the prisonei-. viz.. robbing clothes-lines.—l ourteen days imprisonment. _■;: .:__■"■• Insui-tivq Anne Vksey.—i.avan Jiaton. a youag man was clia.r^ed witii uSinu iagulticg : language towards Anne Veaey, a.sd callirg fcer anprobious nanias. — Defendant pleaded net - guuty, ajd wished tlia case to be adjourned for tho purpose of proving hia innocence.—Remamled until Mondnf. . •• . This was all tho business. ■ _