POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 146, 23 June 1887, Page 5

POLICE COURT.

This Day.

(Before.Messrs MacDdnnell and McDonald,

justices.)

DRUNKENNESS.-^-John r Evans, Mary Ann Russell; Kate Power, arid Charleb-Smith were each'fined 5s and costs, or in default 24 hours'' hard labour, for having been' drunk.'—Daniel Gallagher was. also fined 10s and costs,or 48 hours' hard labour.— Robert Leary was sentenced to three months' hard labour, for being, an Habitual drunkard, j ■__ Jubilee ToiUccO. —_- Harry Hines was charged with the larceny of 391bs of tobacco value LIO, the; property of Mrs-Harriet Williamson. —Alexander Bond deposed that .he was manager at Mrs Harriet Williamson's tobacconist's.establishment. .On the.morriing of.the 20th instant^-he placed two blocks of tobacco at the doorway about 9.15, o'clock. A few minute's" afterwai'ds witness missed the two blocks, consisting of 391bs of tobacco, value' LIO. From i information received, ' witness found > \ the \ prisoner, in the Occidental-Hotel; Vulcan Lane. Witness looked-about and found the:to-. bacco. behind the door, of the bar. Prisoner was about two yards away at;, the time. Witness charged the prisoner with,'the theft, but he denied having done- so. Prisoner. told witness to get the police. Witness did so, arid" the prisoner was arrested.—Charles H. Cooper,deposed:that he worked in Vulcan Lane. , On the morning of the 20th he was hear Mrs Williamson's shop, when he saw1 the prisoner take the tobacco. He saw him take it to the Occidental Hotel. Witness went in and told Mr Bond.—Benjamin Keats, barman afc the Occidental Hotel, deposed to seeing the prisoner enter the hotel between 9 and 9.30 on the morning of the 20th instant. He noticed that the prisoner, was carrying the parcel of tobacco produced in Court.— Constable Keertey deposed to arresting the prisoner.—-.The prisoner reserved his defence, and Was, committed for trial at the next criminal sittings of the Supreme Court. , - ' '.'"'.' ':.: LJ>

. Alleged Assault.—Charles Bishop was charged with assaultirig one Isaac Carn'by striking him on the head with a mallet.—Sergeant Pratt stated: that the prosecutor had laid ..the. complaint, in prison.—The prosecutor, was then called, but did riot appear.—Mr Cotter, who appeared on behalf of the accused, drew attention to the fact that prosecutor was not present and desired that the case might *be dismissed. He also pointed out trie-peculiarity of the existing law. His client was accused of a crime that he did nofc commit. Was arrested and had been bailed out, thus saving the country, the.cost of his maintenance. Fordoingthis, he was compelled to pay 10s for bail bonds could not recover costs against the complainent, and was compelled to bripg witnesses and employ- a- solicitortoi-efute the charge.—The Bench dismissed, the. charge, and stated that, they recognised that an injustice had been doip to the accused, but it was out of their power to alter it. "':'"' .77:7, '"7 '■ '"'A'A.