POLICE COURT.-This day.
(Before H. G. Scth Smith,En,Ml | Drunk.—Four persons pleaded guilty, ill; were punished by fines of 103 each. . E : Lauckxy.—Alexander AndersonTOstais I up. charged with larceny from tteratefa . of a quantity of cornbeef, reeling tadM Other goar on the 18th of August, the pope) f of John Dowd. Mr Theo, Cooper, (or the p oner, pleaded not guilty. SergeantPntto ducted tho prosecution. John Dowi,Bßiloi n the Leo, deposed tliat ho loft his vesKlmS M 18th nt 6 o'clock in the evening. Tlwaeitim •. : iiiK ho discovered his loss. Deteoutw master of the Thrco Sisters. Heintoms* water police; found most of the thingsoP • oner's vessel; they were not exposed,taljj secreted under tho forcaheet; there ■mm of cornbeof, aliiipcrs, boots, canyass Ml i» lnsj-line; estimated their value at IS. H« Cooper.—Prisoner worked for him, wt» was no dispute between them. .Ismesß* Beiunan on the Loo, left tho things tlnPi found the dingy tied to prisoner's boat,"" ;; beef und other things below. MattllwOM 11 pa\r the prisoner half drunk by Uuwugn : Hotel: assisted him to the boatiSOTpW take the articles from the Leo; hesaio, M will do for tho 15s Dowd owes me. W» . Cooper.—Prisoner said, " Chuck thebesum that will do for dinner;" did not tint" ;: would have taken the things, «<"•* sober. James Mahoney corroborated. «• ,: bio Meakay arrested tde prisoner. W W addressed the Court in defence, and«ifl»» there was no felonious intent-it™ iw» art by a drunken man under a mWynoMB Mr ] lowd owed him ISs, This, ho««Tef,w« imaginary claim. The prisoner wasj«S, and'htid suilcrcd byimprisonmontlßiew- ■■: days. Fined 10s.; costs, £3 lite. -^ -: ;'i Larcai y of fiK.-Hnymond Maltby WM ed with stealing £25, th° ProPe,!#J S l'rinzloff, on board the s.s. Janet AW" 22nd ult Mr. Hudson Williamson tortbip i seention, Mr. Theo Cooper.m defence «» , arranged to take this case in the K.M. w»j Monday, at 2 p.m., and Wakehams &*>*,. . o'clock in tho Police Court. .' | '
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 193, 22 August 1885, Page 2
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314POLICE COURT.-This day. Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 193, 22 August 1885, Page 2
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