POLICE COURT--(THIS DAY.)

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 226, 21 September 1894, Page 3

POLICE COURT--(THIS DAY.)

(Before Messrs :W. Duncan and J. H. Jervis, J.P.s) ■' ■ Defective CHiaiNE&^-Elizabeth Sandal* was fined Is and costs for allowing a chimney to catch fire.

* Alleged Intent to Defbaud.—A young man named Arthur Rogers, aliaa Thompson, alias Arthur. Hinge, was charged on remand with having on the 15th of December last, on the s.s. Gairloch ab New Plymouth, obtained from Harry Fitzsimmons 'the sum of £6 by means of the " confidence trick."—Mr Napier appeared for the accused, and Sergt. Gamble conducted the prosecution.—Constable Carlyon deposed to arresting the accused on Wednesday lasb in College Road, Ponsonby. The accused had been pointed oub to him by the informant, who was his (witness's) stepson. —Harry Fitzsimmons stated that he was a labourer, residing at presenb in Ponsbnby. On the loth of December he came up from Palmersbbn North to New Plymouth for the purpose of leaving by the s.s. G'airlobh for Onehunga. Ab the New Plymoubh station a young man, who gave his name as Willis, made acquaintance with witness and went oub in the train with him to the breakwater, saving that he was'also going on to Onehunga in the Gairloch. Witness had never seen Willis before this occasion; When they gob on board another 'young man, whom he identified as the accused, came hurrying on board, and, addressing Willis, said, " Here are your clothes and now that you are going away can you pay me for them; they are £6.'' Willis took from his pocket what looked like a I note and said to the accused, " Hero is a ten pound note, can you change it. Accused replied thab he could not. Willis then said he would go and see if the steward could change ib for him. He accordingly went down the stairs out of sighb, bub returning noon afterwards said, addressing theaccused, "Ican'tfindhimahywhere." Turning bo witness, he then asked him' if be (witness) could let him have the £6 ; he would pay it back to him on'the way up to Auckland. Witness said he would, and handed over six £1 notes to Willis, t^ho in turn banded thorn over to the accused, in witness' presence. The accused then went on to the wharf, and at the suggestion of Willis, witness took his box down ihbo the cabin. When he came up again the boat was moving away from the wharf, and Willis had disappeared.—Con. Browne, stationed in Ponsonby, deposed to having known the accused for about three years, He knew him in Wanganui by the names of Arthur Thomson and Arthur Hinge.— Mr Napier submitted bbab there was no case bo plead to, as the prosecution had hfib shown thab there was any collusion.between Willis and the accused. As far as the evidence served to show there mighb have been a hona fide transaction bebweon the two.—The Bench retired for a few minutes for consultation, and on returning decided bo dismiss the case.,

Assaulting a Constable.—Lily Barrebb alias Johanna Barrett was sentenced to throe months' imprisonmenb with hard labour for assaulting Constable Howell while in the execution of his duty on Sunday evening lasb in Alberta-street. Alleged "No Lawful Means."—Lily Barrett, Harriett Rielly and Annie Dunn were charged with being idle and disorderly parsonß, and with having no lawful means of support.—Sergeant Gamble said the three accused were those who were in tho company of Elizabeth Black (who was sentenced by Mr Northcrofb to six months' impris"nmenb on Monclay iasb) ab tba time when the assault on Constable Howell was committed. None of them had any home or habitation. They patrolled the streets at all hours of the nighb, and were a nuisance and a disgrace to bhe town.—Constable Howell stated that he knew the girl Barrotb for six or seven years, arid he never knew hen) to have any lawful occupation. —Acting - Detectivo Bailoy gave similar evidence.—Mr J. H. Hannan, draper, Victoria-street, deposed to knowing Lily Barretb to be one of the worst characters under heaven. He had frequently complained to tbe police of the language be had heard her use in Victoria-street, which was disgraceful.—Lily Barrett received a further sentence on this charge of three months' imprisonment with hard labour, her two sentences to run consecutively. Harriet Rielly also received three months, whilst the charge against the other accused, who applied for a remand to procure evidence, was adjourned till to-morrow. Discharged.—A youth, fifteen years of ago, namod Arthur W. J. Johnston, was charged with being found in a house in Cook-street frequented by reputed thieves. The father of the accused, who appeared in Courb, said he could do nothing with his son, as he had tried repeatedly to keep him away from the house referred to, bub had always failed. He intended to send him away nexb week in the Robomahana to Australia. —On tho condition that thia would be done bhe Bench dismissed bhe case. / '■'.••/. .