POLICE COURT.-THIS DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 268, 14 November 1887, Page 5

POLICE COURT.-THIS DAY.

[Before MrH. C. Baddeley. R.M.] 1 .vss —Three persons were fined iov first offences, and old f» and ffere dealt with less leniently as Holan, Annie Robertson, f **Wson and William Clausen were l& & d cos ts. Daniel Sullivan, an jjed 2Os _ was fined £5 and costs with & .native of 14 da >' s ' imprisonment tbe alternative ° BIsOED J EI . LY ._ John Scot t fined 503 and costs, or 7 days' imjjonroent. IcLintock TO c ] iar g e( j and with assaulting . enHivan by striking him in the face BJfSSw flirt on> 12th tot--1,1 jo was taken and prisoner was fined ET ' de Tcosts, or 48 hours , for the first d £s'or one month's imprisonment -Defendant pleaded guilty, i"!It off the train to get his hat, the only h had Mr Theo. Cooper appeared for *sJ,rtment, and explained that pro- " • »nf this description were instituted f: rSon of P he public The def;. nf Lt off the train and got on again, fiaWescapeoffallin.beneaththe -Evidence was,given by the guard fk train who stated that the defendant slightly « nder the inuuonco ot drink. 'fool 40s and costs. iJUjrr.-Mary Ann Mooney was uwdwith stealing 6|lbs pork, valued at {Km Robert D. Giles, on the 12th •, was given by Mr Giles, kteher of the City Market, who stated IThe'was frequently annoyed by petty Steof this kind, and the prisoner was Sred six months' imprisonment. toeHiY Annie- — Annie Dunn was .Wed with having no lawful visible 2s of support.—Evidence was given by 1 police showing that prisoner was one of I worst characters about town.—His ffoiship said the prisoner was one of those y characters whom the police was deLined to get off the streets, and he would fciß in his power to help them Prisoner fwldgo to gaol for twelve calendar months. IE Boneless Boy.—Hugh Matheson, Idler known as the "boneless boy," was Jarred with stealing a pair of trousers and ivesl value 10s, the property of Harry Jiadr— Prisoner pleaded guilty, and pidence having been given by Sergeant Gfa Matheson was sentenced to three sonths , hard labour. Vagrancy. — Joseph McNamara was toed, on remand, with the larceny of a pir of opera glasses. - Sergeant Pratt Sed that the case was remanded to enable iepolice to procure evidence as to ownerfeSofar, they had not been able to do so, Jthe police now desired to withdraw the fcrge and substitute a charge of vagrancy, -rmoner pleaded not guilty to this of Fence. Sergeant Kiely gave evidence that the Idsonerwas a person of bad character, and liirte companion of convicted thieves and Mj§ond&—Detective Tuohy gave corroboms evidence, and Constable ■MeConnell atm a list of prisoner's previous convic-te-Prißoner was unable to produce ttMence as to lawful means of support, and rasentenced to three months' imprisoniat'..,-

SofßißiE Means.-John Chad wick was tinged with having no lawful visible means i mpport. . Prisoner pleaded guilty.— faehUe. McCoy pave evidence that the jrisonercama to him in Queen-street. Ho aid Iβ had had nothing to eat for nml day 3 and asked to be taken to h lock-up. He also said that if he fij nofe taken ■ tip ■he would smash a top or do something else of that kind. -Prisoner said he had a sore back and wmabletowork.—Sergeant Pratt said ho teed prisoner had been drinking heavily Wy.r:Mr E. Cooper was sent lor at pri•Ktt'srefjuesb. He stated that the prisoner W possessed of a considerable sum of Bowysome time ago, and had lost it. He Wle&fcasutn of money to some relatives, »ad expected to have it refunded. The iraoMrako had a bank-book .showing 1100 Usra.lohiisaccountin America. Prisoner kite in poor circumstances for some l^&nd had been trying: to earn his living fnflie gnmfields.—His Worship said this 'a jirely a case for the Charitable ™ Board to deal with, and he rauaded prisoner till Wednesday to sec wtfconldbe done in that direction. James Marsh, alias Polly, with the larceny of a jib topsail, ™wd at £4 10s, was remanded until Wieaday nexfc. Ffflffle to Provide. — John Oliver **f was charged with wilfully failing "Wide adequate means for the support Wwife. Mr Brassey appeared for the *yunanfc. He read a'letter from the demf,, who wrote that " he would not give We another penny so long a3 he lived." r*pa Woolner stated that her husband jW on thel4th Apriljast. Since the ,7 fly she had received £8 10s from «Mant. She had five children, three of S, earaed ilbout !5s per week. His "ORbipsaid he would allow 10s per week f™ one child that was under the age of £J«rs, and £1 per week from this debt, JJwt.to find one surety of £50 for pay-

jMnso GAKRAKD.-,Tohn Millar was iSr'r?!™ »sine insulting language 7«3 William George Garrard calculated v/r 4 ? a breach of the peace. — jfcpeed appeared for the defenstated that the jjWet had abused him because Pfc■ P the attention of the bad behaviour at his reei«4n+i 6 iT" ;edthafc a of such ti e kl t L Com P elhira (witness)to break » Col, . ntr y-which he didn't limwl 1,. edenied that ne was continullSTr? with his neighbours, but ad*M!m c balled th e defendant " a ierS m , a m - • The defendant was interb "£\- 8 Garrard ' and he told him 0 *" home "and "go home itated ft,* ty r ass."-Eilen Williams «^ : ]s* o ßPne9th inst. the defendant Sfoiik « ard all th o bad names WmuJ - af'-erwards abused Mr Wanfced Mr Rarrard to fight ly the given by Mrs Garrard and H the L a Ti nt who swore that Garrard '^5J ?n ? , ? a " c firsfc — Defendant i" 1 OVFn recognisances to •%t>tT. T n P ce wh en called upon. i -Somers was charged $k W n gh J 8 fe ' Kate Somers, by 7 fl : r* head repeatedly with Wonf? Wf kicking her about S i£ft. Hth November. Kate the defendant came f feed? Prdrink « knocked her down »tectW r Vl° tha * Bli e had to seek nei s hboura - Esfcher at she saw defendant that V down twice-Defendant «ftWw 7"? a geravated He was by His Worship, fined ffi%ohU i lveof Imonth'simprisondtofind two aurietiesof ■ Kwepwce for six months.

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