THIS DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 267, 12 November 1888, Page 3

THIS DAY.

(Before Mr J. Gordon and Captain Ancfer son, Justice?.)

Drunkenness. —Eight first offenders were each lined 5a and costs, or 24 hours in default). Patrick Nicholson, a second offender, was fined 10a and coats, or 48 boars in default. Daniel McKinnon ivas lined £2 and costs, or 14 day 3in default; arid Jessie Wingafce was fined £5 and costs, or 14 days in default.

Petty Larceny.—-Maud Mcllugh, a little girl about 14 years of asje, was charged with having stolen 2s, on the 10th of November, the same being the money of William Mason Cole.— The prisoner pleaded guilty.— Sergeant • Major Pratls said that the prisoner was a first offender, and asked that the Probation Officer should be asked to report. —Mr Reston was in Court, and asked that thecaseshould beadjourned until Wednesday in order to afford time for him to furnish a report. Flo also asked that tho child might be let out on bail in order to prevent the possibility of her being sent to gaol during tho remand. — The Bench granted the remand, and allowed the prisoner to bail on her father's recognisance for £10, Refusing Duty.—Thornaa Heaumo was charged with having committed a breach of the Shipping and Seamen's Act by refusing to obey lawful commands on the ship Wairoa, ho being a seaman. Prisoner pleaded guilty.—Kicnard James Bargard, rnasteroffchoship,depo.sedthathowa3notpresent when the offence was committed, Dub tho prisoner's oonduct previously had been very {rood, and he would like him to go back to the ship again. Ho would like the case fco bo withdrawn.—As the prisoner expressed his willingness to return to the ship, the- Bench allowed, tho case to be withdrawn. Stealing Boots, — William Smith v/as oh&rged with tho larceny of ono pair of boots, value 7s Od, on tho 10th of November, the eamo being the property of VViliiam White. —Prisoner pleaded not guilty.— William White deposed to boiag eailod out and seeing tho prisoner running away. White chased ami caujjhfe him,— Prisoner spoke flrst, sayiiiff, " VVhat'a the mattor? X'va #ob no boots,1' Witness saw another man running sway in front) of bhe prisoner. — Prisoner had uo pavo«i In his r.oeaeagien when ho was arrested,—Witness missed a-pair »f blqoliers from the dooy of. fcho shop, — fieorge 0, Comayne deposed to feeing abottti 18 yarda distant from frae laafc mfcneea's shop whan, the bpot-s were tak<3fl. Mq saw #16 prisoner take fcft©

boots Ifem Whifca's deor' and rtia | across tho siresti. — WiUiaffl McLedd j deposed to soeing ilia Jouth away. He fecogilWd the' light h'outmvsl — Detective Tnoby d«poaed ho feking the prisonet* In cusfcoilv from Wink*, Ha gar© tha in&ms el Bmllh, bub witness kfiaw hita by tho naicafi of Mid4t&tou. He was only discharged horn Motiijfc Edon last Saturday, and hail beftii repeatedly convicted of larceny,--- I'ho ihnsih sentenced fche pdsOTtei1 to ona taoafch's h&vil Jaboar.

£*A&BS PnETKJfciss.'-4"ieor^e Chine v/as charged ?;ltli having, by fal«o |«ee®nccs, imposed upon OM Oeorga 1. Paafcet, licensee of the Waverley Hot-el, jsgcl having thereby obfcaiaea board and lodging,—Mr J. A. Tolo appeared an b»half oi the accused, and pleaded not guilty.—The evidence of the attendants at the hotel showed that fche prisoner pretended that he waa its the employ of Mr Ehrenfried.—Mr Panler said that the prisoner promised to pay on a cortaia date, but did nofj do so.—Detective Walker deposed to arresting the prisoner. —Tho Bench considered that there wag no case, and dismissed the prisoner without calling for the defence. Teottiso Round the Cobkef,,—Bnrfcon Bevego pleaded guilty under extenuating circumstances to having trotted a boreo round a street corner.—The defendant was fined 6a and costs.