POLICE COURT—THIS DAY.

Auckland Star, Issue 153, 1 July 1887, Page 5

POLICE COURT—THIS DAY.

(Before Dr. Purchas and Mr Duncan, Justices.)

Drunkenness. — Melville Lawrence, a fashionable-looking young man, was fined 5s and costs for this offence.

Vagrancy. — Kate Taylor was charged with ' being found by night without lawful excuse in a dwelling-house, the property of the Charitable Aid Board. Defendant, a wretched-looking woman, pleaded guilty.— Sergeant Pratt stated that last night the accused was found sleeping on the verandah of an old dwelling-house, the property of the Auckland Charitable Aid Board. When arrested she said that she wanted to be imprisoned. There were 12 previous convictions of vagrancy against the woman, and 21 for drunkenness.—Three months' imprisonment.

(Before Messrs Duncan and Ring, Justices.)

Larceny. - George Cassell was charged with stealing 2 pairs of hootfe, the property of W. Strong. The accused pleaded guilty, but stated that he had been drinking.—Sergeant Pratt stated that tho accused after stealing the bootshad pawned them at Mr Ke?sihg's. In reply to tho Bench, the sergeant stated he believed other charges against the prisoner were E ending.—One month's imprisonment with aid labour.

False Pretences.—Patrick Clune, alias George Clune, was charged with imposing on one William Wright by certain false representations, and thereby obtaining the sura of 15s from him. — Defendant, in a roundabout manner, pleaded not guilty.—Wilham Wright, boarding - house keeper, deposed that he had known the accused for twelve months, when he came to board at witness's house. When defendant first came he was employed on the defence works afc the North Shore. In April last the defendant falsely represented to him that he was again employed at the defence works, and on the strength of that got credit for board and lodging, and also 6d per day to pay his boat fare. These daily i payments amounted to 15s, and besides that he owed him £12.—Walter Franklin, inspector of the North Shore defence works, deposed that the accused had been j working at the defence works for 11 days.—Detective Hughes deposed to arresting the , prisoner. When arrested he said he would explain it to the boarding-house keeper. — Accused said that when he got work he would pay the plaintiff, who was not frightened of his money, but was only annoyed at the dirty trick that he (the defendant) had played.—Forty-eight hours' imprisonment with hard.labour. Breaking and Entering. —James Ingham, charged with breaking and entering the boot factory of Robert Walton, and stealing therefrom certain boots valued at £8, was remanded until the 6th inst. By-laws. —William Doonan, charged with riding a horse on the footpath of Churchstreet, was dismissed'with a caution! This was all the business. ,