POLICE COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 149, 23 June 1894, Page 2

POLICE COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

(Before Mr R. S. Bush, 5.M.,)

Drcnkknness.—A Maori was fined 5s and coats, and a first offeoder was diamiaaed with a caution.

IiARCfISY.— John James Chappell was charged with having stolen one pair of trousers and one vest, value 20a, the property of William Williams. — The boy pleaded guilty.—Mr C. E. Madden appeared for the accused, and said in mitigation that the boy had not) been previously convicted. He also mentioned that as Boon aa the father of the accused discovered tbe articles in his house he handed them over to Sergeant Bernard. The father was at present working in the country, and had sent down asking that the boy might be sent up to him to cook for the camp. The boy had already been in gaol a week.—SergeaDb McMahon said the lad had been arrested at Whangarei Heads.— Mr Bush eaid under the circumstances he was prepared to take a lenient view of the case, as the boy had already been a week in gaol. He did not like to make the boy a gaol-bird, and would therefore give him another chance, provided that the mother would send the boy. to his father in the country. A Seaman's Dispute.—Robert Linn was charged with having assaulted Thomas Knapp. After hearing an amount of evidence His Worship dismissed the information with the remark that whatever had occurred, the complainant brought ib on himself. (Before Mr H. W. Northcrofb, S.M.) Prison Regulations.—Esbella McKegnie waa charged with having committed a breach of the prison regulations by creating a disturbance and also wilfully breaking a pannikin.—Prisoner pleaded nob guilty. —Mr 6. S. Reston, chief-gaoler of Mount Eden prison,, deposed that the accused's time would have expired to-day. On the 19th instanb tbe prisoner was sentenced to four days' bread and water. All that time she had been very insubordinate, and yesterday afternoon she used dreadful language. She broke up the pannikin and then used a portion of it to gouge out the concrete floor of the cell until she reached the tar underneath, with which she then smeared herself. — Warder G. Crook, an ussibtant warder, and the matron of the prison, all gave corroborative evidence.— Mr Norbhcrofb said bhe gaoler had bhe prisoner examined by a doctor, who certified that she was of a sound mind. Ib would almost seem that he had dealb with her too leniently before, so this time she would be sentenced to one month's additional hard labour', The prisoner was also ordered to be fed on bread nnd water for the first two days of each of the first two weeks. ";