POLICE COURT.-This Day.
(Before Messrs Moody andWhitcombe, J.P.'e.) DRUNKBNNEss.-Three persons waro punielied for this offence. - Robert Hill was further charged with being an habitual drunkard, aud was aontencod to one month's imprisonment. yuARRKLSOME Nkighboubs -Annie Somers £k ch! w,with unlawfully assaulting fhl r Ann ■ ? rwin ■hy 'BtriklDK hoi- on the faca with hor open hand and on i k*l with a stlok.-Mr Theo. Coopflr appeared for the proseoutri", and Mr W. J. ?<? p'?ru£or defendant. The evidence was to the effect that Mrs Sommers told Mrs Ashton that Mrs Irwin said that Mra Ashtnn had boon a cay woman before ebe v;uß married. Mrs Abhton ailci.-d fur an Gxplimutioii.--Mrs Soiumois udnurea to her stiitt-mant, imd the ven\u\ wj'U un uusoomly qimrro'. hvlvvten Mve Soni.Ta i':id Vri invin riurinsr -,vhioh somo sbockiug !Mg«.:c v'iis [inched In lia-i! ;-ucn uhuil. Tim puir.iV<i. livudlulwoof i ioa\p of fcous.esox'div ■/•street, one j-iii-s bifiiiL; i.omiaon to nil licimch <:i!fl avi-:o-)t!;'. reuiiir:.^ feccin- of!' tc \.^{; :hc !ie.il:i;uruil i- L -i-]ii.:otr- b ui. (i rt.-t>, idanco Sot :hu prasepnimi v.-hi. Kh-r, by the r-rrtno-iiiiix, J!rn Oilura im» Mrs :>auli.-tho (iefendiir.tUirt not Witiidh.wn.-A charge of asaault preferred £°. "•■ Joseph Gordon by Goorgo William IJuckingham wbb withdrawn by oomplalnnnt. wI'JL M^S't, lint alleged provocation.li.vldence for the defenoe was given by deJSf. daS'.£ nd Mrß Aahton- and tho Benoh dismissed the case.
mffi!« 6 1 ,Olmß' ~ A char?B a Kainat William Bnchanan was aajonrned till Saturday.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 266, 16 November 1885, Page 2
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234POLICE COURT.-This Day. Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 266, 16 November 1885, Page 2
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