POLICE COURT-THIS DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 218, 15 September 1888, Page 8

POLICE COURT-THIS DAY.

(Before Prl GilcsV R.M;) ' r " DEUNKENNKSS.—Ono first offerder'was! fined 5s and costs or 24 .hours in default.'. Elizabuth Martin was lined 10,s and cdptaj or 48 hours. 'r:'\ ■ • . " '; ':';'''," ,; ,;; ':!; l■'

Stualtxo an Ovkrcoat..—Margaret Barstow £>leuded guilty to iiaving stoleri one overcoat, value ]2s, the property of Aiidrew' Heavy, and was sentenced t® four months' hard labour., ■ !. .■.,;;-., ■.;*'

Aliegjed FoEGffi&iv—Edvrard: Murphy was charged that <3ri the lfit June at Auckland he did feloniously,; with intent: to defraud, ooer, utterj jand put off a certain promissory note for the payment of £22 8s 2d, kno\ying the same tp ; be forged.—-Mi*-Johnsfcon appeared for the accused. On the application 6f Sergeant-Major Pratt the accused was romanded until next Wednesday. Bail was allowed ; the accused in £76 and two sureties of £35each.

Failing to Provide.— Charles Mens was charged with having failed to comply with an order of tho B.M. to pay a certain amount weekly towards the' support oihik three children. — The defendants pleaded guilty, and asked for tiijiQ' in which.to pay the £8 arrear a .—Mrs Mens was in Court, and deposed that her h usband^as; well able; to pay the amount ordered by the Court.— Mr Mens was sworn. He stated that in 1879 he "left his home, and since that time he .hadipaid £2-75 towards- the aupporb of lmehildreii. He had! p'aidjsix- months' too much h for' one of the; elder, children. He had no wish to shirk his liability on behalf of his children. Ho was willing to pay isO<3 nerweek.—His Worship made an order for, I .^ .__ „ «^>.,,^ rt v*#.rt TTTif V. flirt rif?V»i» ■