POLICE COURT

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 208, 7 September 1897, Page 2

POLICE COURT

THIS DAY.

(Before Mr H. W. Brabant, S.M.) ] Drunkenness.—One first offender was convicted and discharged with a caution.— j Bridget Ann Hunter for the same offence j j was sentenced to 14 days' hard labour. — ! I Sergeant Clark said there was a prohibition j ! order against Hunter, and yet she managed ! I to get drunk somehow. Assaulting a Woman. — William j j Barton pleaded not guilty to assaulting' ! Alice Hucksteps by striking ber on the j face with his clenched list. —Arthur A., i Lepine deposed that he passed Barton and j J the woman in Lome-street, and happening j jto look round, saw accused strike the I woman a deliberate blow on the face, I knocking her down. Ho went back "to ! have a go" at the man for striking a ! woman like that, but just then a constable [ appeared, so witness gave the accused in charge.—Constable McLellan corroborated, j j Tbe blow knocked the woman right across ; j the footpath.—The woman Hucksteps said j j Barton only pushed her, and that she' | struck him first. —The accused said he pushed the woman " in self-defence."—His , I Worship said the assault seemed to have ; I been a very violent one, and sentenced j I Barton to 14 days' imprisonment. , Stray Cows.—John McLaughlan was j charged that he did allow eight cows to j wander in Park Boad.—Accused said he ' never had eight cows in his life, but he ! "pleaded guilty to live cows." — His ■ Worship pointed out to McLaughlan that ■ he had been recently convicted of the same - i offence, and imposed a line of £1 and costs. I ! —Sergeant Clarke drew attention to the fact that accused kept a boy named Hunter to mind his cows, when the boy should have i been at school. —McLaughlan said be did j not want the boy, but could not get him to | stay away.—His Worship cautioned him not to employ the boy again. i I Sunday Trading. — Thos. Hosking, ' tobacconist, was charged that he did I transact business on a Sunday, in view of I a public place, by selling sixpence worth of . j tobacco. —Accused pleaded guilty, and as lit was his first offence, was discharged on t ■ payment of a nominal line of ss. Traffic By-laws.—-The Traffic Inspector summoned Leonard Hoyes for driving a vehicle round a street corner at other than a walking pace. Defendant pleaded guilty, but said his horse had taken fright and he could not check it at the corner. A tine of 5s was imposed. | —James T. Trueman was charged on the I information of the Traffic Inspector that, being the driver of a cart, he did leave the ' same unattended in Queen-street, without putting a chain on the wheel.—Mr Turner ; said that Trueman was a very troublesome j driver. Defendant, who pleaded guilty, ! protested that he was " dogged by the j Inspector. His Worship remarking that there was a long list of previous convic- - tions against the defendant, lined him 20s ; and costs, or in default seven days' imprisonment. (Before Mr Thomas Hutchinson, S.M.) Neglecting a Child. — Elizabeth Dougherty was charged that having the ! custody of a child named Ellen Young Dougherty she did neglect the child.— Sergeant Ellison said that he examined the child at the time of the arrest of its mother. It was crying and was very wet. The clothing was in a filthy condition, and the baby was evidently starving. There was strong evidence of its having been neglected. The defendant in tears promised "never to take another drop of drink again if they would not take her baby away."—Sergeant Ellison said the child had certainly improved in health and appearance since it was intourt last week. —His Worship said that if defendant promised to look after her baby she might take it away, but if she neglected it again it would be taken from her;— The promise was readily given, and accused left the dock.