POLICE COURT.-This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 5466, 26 January 1885, Page 2

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Before Messrs C. La Itoche and R. W, Moody, Justices of tho Poace).

Ab?en't Without LeaVe.—Arthur Cooper and Stephen Power were charged with boinfj absent without leavo from tho ship Lady Jooelyn on the 25th inst.—Piisoncra said they were guilty, but unintentionally so.—The mate said he wanted the men on board, and as thoywero willing to go, they wero discharged. P. O. Aci\ — Harry Williams was charged under this Act with being an habitual drunkard. — Prisoner said ho was sorry. Ho had taken brandy medicinally and it affected bis head.— Tills being prisoner's fourth offence, ho was sent to prison for one month, without tho option of a line.

.pnuNic.—Three persons, os each, and one 10s with costs.

Kobbing an OiicnAßD.—James Stewart, Thomas Donovan, John Hutloy. and Thomas Woods, four boys, were chargoi with stealing 15 bs apples on tno 2olh inst, the property of P. Comtskoy. Ksq — Sorgcant Pratt stated thecase. — Patrick (Christy deposed that ho was in the oinp.oy of Mr Comiskoy, St. George's Bay Koud. He saw tho four prisoners in the orchard ; three were up in She tree gathering tho apples, and lite boy ttewnrt was picking tho fruit from the ground. Ho arrested two of the boys and Iho other two bolted. Found a bag of apples. Ho could not state the valuo of them.—To the lit neb: Tho time of tho larceny was 11 in tho morning--Mr Comiakoy was about to speak in favour of the boy Stewart, when ho was interin plod by Fcrgnant Pratt, who w'fbod the Bench to hoar evidence.— Constable McConnell arros'ol the boys on the charge.—Mr Comiskey said lie thought tho boy Stewart was comparativily innocent, and ho waß not &• birousof pressing the charge against him — Iho Bench . wished to hear the parents.—Mrs Stewart said she did all she could to instruct her boy in the right way. no was generally at work, but in this instance tho temptation was too strong. She would give him a severe whipping when sliegotholdofhim.—MrHutleyßaidhowasaseafaring jiian: had given his son a touch of " Mis 3 Roper," as his back wouldsho w.—Mr Woods and Mr Donovan promised to mako the boys smart for Ihe theft.—Mra Chafer, of Swanson-stree", deposed to purchasing the apples of one of the boys for Is tki. Ho trade a pitiful plea, and said that the Maoris had given them' to get a breakfast. She pitied and purchased.—The Bench gave tho boys a severe scalding, and imposed a flno of 03 oach with costs, and value o£ fruit, viz, ils each.

A Husband's Threat.—James Andrews, labouror, was charged with threatening to anmhilaio his wife. Jane Maria, on the 2Uh inst.—Defendant eaid it might bo truo. Ho did not doubt it if Jane said so. -Mrs Andrews doposed that her husband had reached the third staga of intoxication, and was uproarious. He not only threatened to have her life, but broke open her bodroom.—Defendant said he tad spent 15 years of his life in the West .Indies, and could not stand the beer. It ahvoyi knocked him over. He would leave himself in the handa of the Bench, and if tho Bench liberated him he would tako tho pledge and forswear the beer frr over.—Tho Bench: " What do you say, Mrs Andrews V -Complainant: "I fear I cannot h ust James; it is the old unfulfilled promise !"- Husband: • Now, don't Jane. I long to ho at peace, and live with you !"-The Bench ordered defendant to find sureties to keep the peace for Six months, himself in £20, and two sureties in .£lO each-Mrs Androws: "I'll withdraw the latn *T f° U $ ease> Mr Cunningham: " Too

This was all tho business.