FATHER AND SON.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 25, 31 January 1887, Page 2

FATHER AND SON.

A Pocullnr Chn.vgo.

Thk domestic trouWos of tho McCagbey family wero again rnado public at tho I'olico Court to-day. Josoph Edward McCiighoy, tho eon, was chargod with stealing two clock?, cowing muchino, and other articles'! tho pioporty oi Joseph MclTaghtgy, lim father. Mr (J E. Madden appeared for (ho prosecution, nnd before tho ca>o was entered upon, offered to clay proceedings if accused would oxproes rcgrot and return tho urticlos. Young McL'nghoy, however, failed to avail himself of this cletueucy, and pleaded not guilty, The ovidonco for tho prosecution went to show tho existence of bad blood between tho parties, and the prosecutor eaid these proceedings would not have been tuUcn had it not been for tho abusive conduct, of the youth towards his mother. Mra McCaghey said bor son enme nnd took tho clock during her absence from thu hoiiro. Slio closed too door (o prevent him yetting in ogam, and after asking where that old rascal, her husband, was, ho and bis wife forced tho door open, and, iv epito of her protests,"took away tho ronmiudur of tho things, which they had rented from a Mrs Cocks. Josoph MeCoghey, seuior, gave corroborative cividence, and eaid via son wna in tho habit of using terrible lauguago to hi£ mother, and they were compelled to forbid him the houso. Dotectivo Hughes alai gave ovidunco for tho piosocutiou. Tho defence was that tho goods were fjiven up without objection by Mrs McCughey, in ftucordfcn.'o with a demand suut by Mr Cooper, on behalf of Mrs Cocks. Mary Cucke wan called, and deposed that tho goods wore hers, and wore not hired to tlio McCagheys. She authorieod young McCaehsy to get them. Accused ami his wife hlsj went into tho box to deny that any force was used. The Ranch pointed out tj tho accueed the fov l-.sl n f8 of i»t< raring in other people's quarre'.H, but a3 there did not appear to ba any intention of stealing the goods the case would boditmiesod. Mr Maddon appliod for the return of tho goods to MoCaghey, ecu., but His Worship declined to interfere. Tho dotectivo banded the articles back to McCaghey, jun,, from whom he got them.