POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 157, 6 July 1896, Page 2

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY.

(Before Mr B. S. Bash, S.M.)

Gaming and Lotteries Act..—By consent tbo charges preferred agaioab Tobiai Tobias, Francis Machattie, Daniel id§l Leod, Robert Cleland, and George Doig, for breaches of the Gaming and Lotteries Act were further adjourned till Monday next*. '

Drunkenness. — Three first offender were cautioned and discharged, and three others were fined 5s and pay costs, orb default 24 hours in Mounb Eden.—Wm; Thornton, charged with being drunk and ' disorderly, was fined 10s or the alternative of 48 hours' imprisonment.—James Stewarb and Alfred George Weipperb were fined 10s, or in default 48 hours' imprisonment, An Old Offender.—Kate Hinch, found drunk in Aibert-streat, was fined 40b, or, in default, 14 days' imprisonment For stealing an overcoat, value 10s, the property of Benj. Bains, defendant was also sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour. . ' \ ,

Adjourned.—A young man named John . Sheard was charged with being found by night without lawful excuse on the enclosed premises of Frederick Lambourne, f in North street, Newton. Defendant said that he went in the premises for shelter from the rain. He was- farther < charged with stealing from the ihop of Lucy Davidson, at Newmarket,, the sum of ) ' one pound in silver. Accused pleaded not ? guilty.—Mr Bush, adjourned both caeei i until to-morrow. ' -,■*'?,,;;;/ Alleged False Pretences. —Two young , s ' men named Jamas tilover,- alias John Grogan, and Henry Wilson, aliai Wylit | ' were charged that, on 2nd July, they did:; obtain from TeMoerua Nabanahira the num of £1 by false pretences.—Mr Napier appeared for Glover.—Mr Brown acted m interpreter.—Te Meerua Natanahia de-; posed^ through the interpreter, that ha. | came from the King Country. He stated that he met the accused at the foot of Grey-sbreeb on. the date named in the ; " information. Witness was in cbinpsby with another native named. KapuhX Wilson saluted them in Maori, and said that he was a nephew of Wi Pere, M.H.R. ■ Witness then deposed as to being induced ' to buy a chain from accused. Wilson 7 said it was a gold chain, and originally' coat £5, bun Glover was short) of money, c', and would sell ib for £1. They fill; wen* ' into a shop, and the receipt (producod) r»r signed. Witness afterwards found-th« ' chain was not gold, and handed it to the police. ; In anener to Mr Napier, witnjtw *aid thab neither witness nor his companion understood Glover to tell Wilson to explain that the chain was nob gold, but gilded,— Kapuhi (the prosecutor's companion) also gave evidence.—James Howden, watch- ; maker and jeweller, deposed thai he had tested the chain. It was brass.—Mr Napier submitted that there was no repre- ' r-enbation by accuued thab the chain was gold. The receipb given did nets mention ) anything about a gold chain. He also submitted the evidence of the fit«t ■ . witness was corroborated'by the second.— The accused (Glover) in evidence denied: having represented the chain a« "gold ' The accused Wilson gave evidence, flo ' said that he only acted as a witness to tha ■ sale.—ln reply to Sergeant Gamble, wU-'1 ness said he told the Mnorii in their otrn • language and in English thab the chain was . gilt.—Mr Buab dismissed tlie information ; and accused was discharged. , Alleged Uttering and Foeobbt—John ,\ Glover was charged that on 20th Junelaii he did utter a certain cheque on tha > National Bank for the Bum of £4 12b, knowing the same to be forged. Patrick Sheehan was charged ihatooor ■ about 20th June he did forge a cheque on the National Bank for the .■urn of. £i 12» , purporting to be signed by George Wright, horse trainer, Ellerslie, and did utter too > same knowing the same to be forged.—Evi« dence in support of the Informations WM being given when we went to preis.