POLICE COURT.-This Day

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 5477, 7 February 1885, Page 2

POLICE COURT.-This Day

(Boforo If. G. Seth Smith, Ksq., H.M.I Drunk.—Henry Larkins was fined 10s, and Thomas Haya (third oft'ence) was ordered to pay £5, or in default U days. Disorderly Conduct.-Jtromiah Crowley was charged with disorderly conduot in QueenBrteot.—Constablo Cahill deposed that tho prisoner was drunk, and fighting and insulting every person who passed.—Fined 10s: and costs.

Tub Purloikkd "WATcn.-Edward Averillo. alias Evans, again appoared in answer to a charge of stouling a watch, value ids, on tho 13th September lost. Tho particulars of this cast; appeared in tho last Issuo of the Stab.- Mr Jamos Rae Baid tho young woman who, it was thoughr, could recognise the prisoner was too unwell to appear in Court.—Sergeant Pratt had reasons to doubt the statement, and asked for a remand.—MrNapior thought it was bottor to remand the case for a fow days.—lt was decided to send an officer to ascertain the fasts as to tho witness's nealth.

• ASSAULTING An Cube.—Malcolm Mackenzie was charged with strikingAh Chee, a Celestial, in the (ace and knocking him down, also with destroying 10a worth of cabbaeo and cucumbers on the sth ins,t.-Prisoner pleaded not guilty.— Mr Blades opened the case for complainant, and called evidence.—Ah Quo! interpreted.-Ah Cheo, who had two black eyes and had evidently received brutal treatment, took the English oath, being a believer in the Bible, deposed that he was lessee of the gardens. Mechanics' Bay. On Thursday last, he saw defendant in his gardon. He was passing through and loitering about. Prisoner then commenced pulling up various vegetables. Ho told him to desist and clear out. Prhoncr immediately struck him a violent blow between iho eyes. Knocked him down, and held him there. As soon as he regained hiaubjrty. he senthis man for the police, —Ah Fung. A, Yong. and Ah Quong gave evi-dence-P. Isoner wished to give evidence, and on being sworn, deposed that he was not in the gardens at the time stated, but was engaged on the wharf.—Andrew Anderson, seaman deposed that ho was with prisoner just before ho was arrested. He told him ho whe had served the Chinaman, buteaid he was first struck by Ah Cheo.—Some further ovidenco was offered, when His worship found prisoner guilty, and ordered him to pay 40a and costs, and to find security for his good conduct for throe months, himself in £10. and one surety to the same amount The Castletownroche Mohdbhs — William Sheehan was again brought up on a charge of wilful murder at Castlotownroehe on the 27th October, 1877.-Mr Superintendent Thomson asked for a remand of the prisoner, pending the arrival of the officer from England. He hoped to bo able on the next occasion t6 produce the warrant and certified dooumonts which had arrved at Wellington and had been forwarded to Auckland—Mr Napior offered no objection to the application of Mr Thomson, and the prisoner was again remanded for a week A prisoner named James Watson, undergoing sentence for forcing a cheque, was brought up by Mr Roston, the gaoler, on a charge of havine committed a breacl. of the PrisonlAct by re fusing to work en the pretence of being unwell -Mr Bradbury, the chief warder, and two"other ■warders gave evidence of pri B oner- 8 unruly S&* duct.-Mr Beaton put in a medical certificate hi« w!?.H at Prisoner was fit for hard labourHis Worship ordered close confinementon bread