POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 197, 19 August 1895, Page 4

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAF.

(Before Mr H. W. Northcroft, S.M.)

Dr vjkkesness.—Three first offenders wore each nned 5s and two 10s. One other offender was discharged with a caution.

Alleged Larceny.— Charles Frederick Chase was charged with having on the sth August stolen from the Pier Hotel, in Albert-street, one bottle of cloves of the value of Is, the property of Harry Bennett —Sergeant Gamble prosecuted and Dr. Laifchley defended. —Harry Bennett identified the bottle of cloves produced as his property.—Walter Hawkes, barman in the Pier Hotel, deposed to eeeing Chase reaching over the counter .and taking the botcle from the shelf. Witness followed him into tho passage and took the bottle from him. —Detective Qtiirke deposed to charging the accused with the offence at the Mount Eden Gaol on the 10th inst. Accused roplied he did not know anything about it. Another person took the bottle, and he (accused) saw tho barman take ib from him. — David Sullivan, called by Dr. Laishley, said tie waa in the bar in company with Chase. Tho barman said to witness, " Don'b take that bottle, Sullivan; pass thab bottle back again." Witneaß at that time had the bottle in his hand after having taken it from the shelf. The bottle was then handed back. Chase was present, but had nothing to do with the bottle.—Chas. Fred. Chase, the accused, and Thos. Wm. Davis, gave corroborative evidence. — Walter Hawkes, recalled, deposed thab he did not see Sullivan take any bottle on that night. He-did not charge him with having taken one. The accused waa trying for some time to get behind the bar. The Magistrate reserved his decision till another case in which the accused, in conjunction wibh Thomas Wm. Davis, was charged with the larceny of 5s from the Pier Hotel on the same night, was heard,—Evidence in this case was proceeding when we went to press.

The Licensing' Act.—Stapleton Cotton Caulton, the licensee of the Central Hotel, was charged with having pcimirted a certain female to be in one of the bars of the hotol at 11.30 p.m. on the 15th August, the eaid female nob being his wife or daughter.—Mr Cotter appeared for the accused, and pleaded not guilty. —Sergeant Black, examined by Sergeant Gamble, deposed that he visited the Hotel on the 13th inatanb at the hour stated. He found I the front bar closed and in darkness, bub on going into the private bar he found the place lighted up and a ,young woman behind the counter sibting in a chair. There ware no customers in or about the bar. Witness aßbed Mr Caulton if the young woman waa a member of his ; family. Mr Caulton replied she was bis barmaid, and thab he was juoll- about to relieve her.—To Mr Cotter: Witness saidi "he did nob ask the young lady what she ; was doing there.—lsabella Munro, the. [young lady referred to, depoßed thab i when Sergeant, Black entered the bar ehe huxTjusb returned to got a. book shohad (been reading. She lefb the bar at 11, o'clock, and intended going tombed, bub returned merely to : geb the book.^—MriNorthcrefb said that aftervthe evidence. :-of the-lasbwitnesß he did not;think a casei^harl been made out. The;young woman •said, she' waa nob being employed-"'in bhe^ ;bar when the Sergeant saw her there. i.The • intention of the,- section of: the, Actl under which the information^ was*laid was, -to protecb barmaids. He^woald, therefore, dismiss the case.

Alleged Larceny.— Suaan Mafchieson, alias Annie Ward, alias Annie Woods, a young woman, was charged with having ojk the 18th insfc., stolen from the pereon.;/Of Thomas Kearrie, the sum of £17 JSJB. — Thos. Kearns, deposed to having arrived in Auckland by the s.b. Tasmania yesterday. About nine o'clock in the evening while passing the Queen's Head Hotel, in Upper -fitrflofc. he met the accused/1111 *4 ->:A

tC Good-night." Accused and he bhen had some conversation, after which they bad a walk together in a lane. When accused afterwards wonb away witness found that £17 15s, which he had had in a purse in his pockeb, had disappeared. Witness followed the woman, caught her in Queensbreeb, and charged her with having stolen bis money. He then caught her by bho arm, threw her down, and called out for the police. After some struggling, during which the accused struck witness with a " aling shot,'" the former said if be would let her go she would give him back hi 3 money. To this witness agreed, and his companion, a young man named Jamea Monteith, then went down the lane with the accused. The accused, however, afterwards ran away. She was afterwards arrested in Wellesley-streeb hiding in a doorway and taken to the police station. On going up the steps into the station, accused dropped five sovereigns on the stone pavement. — James Charles Monteith gave corroborative evidence. — Sergeant Black also gave evidence.—ln bhe afternoon Mrßraßsey appeared for accused, —The accused was committed for trial.

A Peculiar Charge. — A middle-aged man named William McLean was charged with that he did, on the 17th insb., collect) alms under a certain false pretence, to wit, by feigning a fib in Albert Park.—Accused pleaded nob guilty.— Isaac Bill, saddler, residing in High-stroet. deposed thab ho was going up Park Avenue on Saturday aboub 1 p.m., in company with John Jeckell. When nearing the Synagogue they caw a man lying on the footpath pretending to be in a fit. They watched him, and saw fcvro ladies co over to him and give him some money. They then went over to the accused, and Jackell asked him what he wag doing and told him to get up. Jackell asked him what tho ladies had given him. Accused replied, "Nothing." Jackell said, " Well, I am a plain clothes constable, and lam going to lock you up." Accused then eaid, "Oh, don't! Lob me off and I will give you the money the ladies gave me." Ho took a Is piece from his pocket and handed it over. Jackell then took him to the station. Witness was sure the accussed was only shamming, for he bold on bo the rails when Jackell commenced to take him to the station, and ib was only when considerable force was used that he could be dragged away.— Sergeant Kelly also gave evidence. He searched accused and found bwo sixpences on him besides the shilling.—Sergeant Gamble said the accused also feigned a fib in Symonds • street on Thursday last, but when examined by a doctor, who was sent for by Constable Hinl;on, the doctor bold him to his face ho was only shamming.—Accused eaid if His Worship would let him off he would leave the city.—Mr Northcrofb adjourned the case till Wednesday next on thab condition.