POLICE COURT—THIS DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 278, 24 November 1888, Page 5

POLICE COURT—THIS DAY.

(Before Dr. Giles, R.M.)

Drunkenness. —Thomas Hays was fined 20s and coßts or three days in default. Kate McMahus was sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labour for being an habitual di uukard. Breaking Windows.— Norah Williams, alias dig.;, was charged with having on the 23rd of November broken one pane of glass, value 7s 6d, tho property of the London Dairy Company.—The prisoner expressed sorrow for what she had done and offered to defray the damage. —Sorgt. Major PrattHtatedthatthewomanwentintotheshop and got a glass ot milk for which she declined to pay. The shopman said that she must pay prior to leaving the shop. Upon that the defendant paid, and as soon as she got outside put her elbow through the window and then ran away.— The prisoner begged His Worship to give her one more chance, and she would go and join the Salvation Army.—His Worship remarked that she was only just out of gaol, having finished a sentence of 12 months' hard- labour. He would line her £3 and costs or one month in default; also to pay tho damage, 7s 6d, or one additional week in default,

Poundage Fees. — Levi Stanton was charged with having illegally demanded poundage fees for catile belonging to Andrew Austin. —Mr Brookfield appeared on behalf of the informant. The defendant applied for a remand until Wednesday next, as ' his solicitor was out of town. The summons was only served upon him at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. —Mr Brookfield objected, as Mr Stanton had not been taken by surprise. He might, if the remand were granted, sell tho cattle in the interim. — His Worship considered that the defendant was entitled to the adjournment. He could not presume that the defendant intended to sell the cattle, He would adjourn the case until noxt Saturday. He considered that it would be wrong of him to be influenced by the passible consequences of tho adjournment upon a civil case. ' An Unfortunate. —An application was made to have a little boy named Arthur Patrick White, committed to the Industrial Home. His Worship declined to make the order unless surety was given that the boy would not be left a charge upon the State.