POLICE COURT—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 5476, 6 February 1885, Page 3

POLICE COURT—This Day.

(IVforo It. 0. Soth Smith, Esq., R.M.)

Dri-xk. — Four pwionn, male and female, wore punished for Uiia ofl'finee. Sarah Taiwhanj:n, wife of Sydney, disorderly conduct, m and costs; Thomas Fern, similar offence, lOs.g Pilfeui.no PirACHBP.-John Clemens was charged with larceny of a quantity of poars. value Is, on the sth Inat., tho property of Mra Mathieson, of PamalL-Scrgeant Pratt said there were two other men in the garden with the prisoner, but thsy escaped.— «? ■ y v» el({ht hours imprisonment.—Alfred Wright was charged with stealing peaches ta connection with a man named Dignan or Dinnan on tho 12th ult. the property of Robert McLood.—Serjeant Pratt said the the third man was still at liberty.—Remanded until the Uth instant.

A Giddy Politician—Jamos Howell was charged with being drunk and disorderly last night in Parnoll Hall.—Defendant expressed liia rcgrot. He was very much excited at the timo.-rXined oa and cojib. WANDFiumj Houses.—Richard Keevos was oharßcd on auiniuons forpormiitlni? three horaf.u to wmider on tho Boach Koad, ljevonport, on the 20th ultimo.—Defendant did not appear.— Constable Ilutchinson deposed to tho facts. Ho had frequently boen cautionod.—Mr Reeves now made li!b appoarauco, and ploadod guilty under cortainch-cumstancesboyondhls control.—Fined 5s and costs.

Unkohtuxatks.—Thoress King and Elizabeth Berry, two young girle, wore charged with having no visible means of a livelihood, and pleaded suiltv.—Detective Hughes gnvo evidence. Tlie irirla had boon Bleeping in tho Park and behind Wollbblov stroot School for tho last fortnight. They hud boon taken in hand by soveral Indian, but would not stay. -- Three months' imprisonment.

A.vdkkw'm Watch.—Edward Averlllo, alias Lloyd, was charßOd with tho larceny of a watch, value £2. on tho 12th Soptomber last, tho property of Androw Ilenvey, of Wyndham--Btrcet.--Mr Napier, in defonoe, pleaded not Snllty.— Androw llcavoy (Joposod that on tho ate montionud tho prisoner called at his Bhop, and asked for a watch. He ibowcd him several, and prisoner pioked ono at 10s, but did not purchase it, Proseontor loft tho shop for a few minutes, and on returning missed tho watch from the window (watch produced). The prisoner loft suddenly, and he had not scon him aincn, until tho day ha flrst appeared in Court.—To Mr Napier: Ho had lately mlesed a number of watches and articles of jowollery.— Jamoa Rac, pawnbroker, deposed that on the 13th September, a man, resembling the 'prisoner, pledged the watch at his shop in Klllottstrcot: to the bust of hla bellof the prlsonor waß tho man. He handed the watch over to tho police.— An Important witness, who could identify the prlsonor as the man who pawned tho watch, was roported to he ill, and eonaoquently the conclusion of tho case was h&ld over until to-morrow, and prisoner admitted to bail on his own recognisances.

Alleged Kmbezzlkmknt.—Walter Dolaney, being a co-parlnor with Alfred Plttar, was charged with receiving tho sum of £10 4s, and unlawfully embezzling tho said sum of money, belonging: to thn firm of Plttar and Delaney, on tho 31st Deoembor last.—Mr Dufaur, for defendant, pleaded not gullty.-Mr Plttar asked to withdraw the case, as by prosecuting the case a third person would bo brought in, and which wasobject!onab>.—Mr Dufaur said he was propared to meet the caso, but he had no objection to a withdrawal. —Withdrawn.

Threatening a Wife—Bernard Huokstep was oharged with threatening to take the life of Alico, his wife, on tho 27th January.—Mr Cotter, in defence, pleaded not guilty.—This waa a case of domestic disquietude, but before tho hearing of the case Mrs Huckßtop repentod of the step she had taken and was not disposed to givo evldenoe against her husband.—On the application of Mr Cotter thecaßowasdlstnisxcd. Nkolkctino a Wife. —Walter Bonsfleid appearod in answer to a charge of noglocting to provide for his wife and children tn Freeman's Bay.—Defendant pleaded not guilty.— Com plainant told the story ofherwooa, which wore'eontradioted In totoby defendant, whodaid he was willing to do what ho could for tho children.—lTiß Worship ordorod dqfondant to contributo 10s per woek for tho children.—Dc-f'-ndant said hi 3 wages aa a srocor's storeman was only 30s per week, and ho could not Rivo 10s.—Tho order wai made and will bo enforced.