POLICE COURT—THIS DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 256, 31 October 1887, Page 5

POLICE COURT—THIS DAY.

(Before 11. C. Baddcley, Esq., R.M.)

Drunkenness.—A youth was fined 5s and costs for this offence.

A Bonnet.—-Eliza Cuthbort was charged with the larceny of a lady's bonnet, valued at 12s 6d, the property of Emma Naden, of Hobson-street.—The complainant gave evidence as to missing the bonnet from her shop on the 15th inst., and as to ib being afterwards traced to a second-hand clothes shop in Grey - street. — Martha Lamb, keeper of the clothes shop, was also called, but did nob appear. — Sergeant Pratt stated that the accused had just got out of gaol when she was arrested on the present charge. —The prisoner's husband said that Mr Brackenrig had obtained a situation for tho accused, and he asked that she should have another chance. —His Worship said prisoner was a notoriously bad character, and he understood that the husband was a most respectable man. He would give prisoner her discharge in this instance on condition that she went out of town and did not come back.—Prisoner promised good bohaviour in future, and left the Court in company with her husband.

Sacks.—Samuel Thornelly was charged with the larceny of 9 sacks, valued at 3s, the property of W. and G. Winstone.— Prisoner pleaded guilty.—Constable Hobson deposed to the arrest of prisoner and to previous convictions for larceny against him.—Mrs Thornelly said her boy was 10 years of age, and His Worship ordered that the prisoner should be imprisoned for one hour and receive twelve strokes with a birch rod. After that he would be sent to the Kohimarama Industrial School, to remain there until he reached the age of 15

years. A Neighbours' Trouble. —Sarah Townsend was charged with assaulting Ann Davis by scratching her and pulling her down-stairs on the 27th inst. Complainant now asked that the accused should be compelled to find sureties to keep the peace.— Mr W. Dignan appeared for plaintiff, and Mr O'Meagher for the defendant. —Mary A. Davis deposed that on Thursday last Mrs Townsend came to her for a glass which her little boy brought home. She rolled the glass downstairs, and it stopped half-way. Mrs Townsend rushed into tho house, caught hold of her by the wrist, and pulled her down the stairs. On a previous occasion Mrs Townsend had enbered her house and threatened her. She" was seriously ill, and was under the care of Dr.'Knight.—Mrs Townsend had previously been bound over to keep the peace.—By Mr O'Meagher: On a previous occasion one of her boys split the head of one of Mrs Townsend's boys. She did not pull the hair produced out of defendant's head. The glass lamp produced was not flung at Mrs Townsend. It went over Mrs Townsend's head. On a previous occasion threatened to throw water over the defendant if she did not leave her house. —By Mr Disnan : Mrs Townsend's hair came in contact with her (witness's) fingers and came out.—Benjamin Davis, junior, and Benjamin Davis.senior, also gave evidence in favour of complainant.—Constable McConnell deposed that the defendant had been previously bound over for throwing stones at the house of a neighbour. —Sarah Townsend e;ave her version of the disturbance. Complainant struck her and pulled her hair out.—Elizabeth Yon Pine deposed to seeing Mrs Davis slap Mrs Townsend in the face without provocation. — His Worship said this was. a case in which he would like to have bound over both parties to keep the peace, and he regretted that another information had not been laid.- He would order the defendant to come up for sentence when called for, and in the meantime to pay costs, £3 3s.