POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 156, 5 July 1898, Page 4

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY.

(Before Mr T. Hutchison, S.M.) Uncustomed Goods.-An oiler^U rami>bell by name, was charged witli SZg cerfain uncustomed goods £ Sis possession," viz. 58 yards of silk, whereby he forfeited the sum of £21, bein™ treble the value of the goods, fle pleaded guilty.-Mr Shera appeared for the Customs -authorities, instructed by the Crown Prosecutor. Is the accused had pleaded guUfg case!-A fine of- £7 was accordingly inflicted, with costs. _ Juvenile Footballers.—l wo little boys named John Boggs and Thomas Hoar' appeared to answer a charge oi playing football in Vincent-street to the annoyance of J^JSjfe^! Mahony said he was instructed by the boys' parents to plead guilty, ihe real point of the prosecution was, he understood, to prevent grown-up footballers from playing on the road. Ihe boys were only 10 and 8 years old, and he believed the police would be quite satisfied if His Worship gave the boys an admonition.— Sergeant Kellj said the reason the case was broiight is that complaints had been received from the Telegraph Department about football playing; The ball became entangled in the wires, and put the Department to considerable expense in the way of repairs.—Mr Hutchison dismissed th information with a caution to the boys 'not to do it

again.' -, Vagrancy. — William Moisley, a young man, pleaded not guilty to a charge of being an idle and disorderly person, having no lawful visible means of support. Evidence in support of the charge was given by Detective Maddern and Acting-Detective Kennedy.— The accused said he had been working at Lucas' Creek and the Thames, and had done 'a few days' for an employer in Auckland.—Mr Hutchison: There are four weeks unaccounted for, and the evidence is that during- this time you have been knocking about with low characters. You are convicted of being an idle and disorderly person, and will do one month in gaol.—A girl named Hannah Ready pleaded guilty to a similar charge.—Sergeant Kelly said she had run away from the Salvation Army Home, and had since been sleeping out at night and keeping low company. —The Matron of the Home was willing- to take her back, and the girl promised not to run away a g a i n . —On this condition the Magistrate discharged her. ■ Discharged. — Leonard Ilalleniier was convicted of drunkenness and discharger with a caution. He was further charged with using obscene language, but pleaded not guilty.— Dr. Laishley, for the defence, pleaded that the accused was a hard working man, and had borne a good character. -Sergeant Kelly agreed not- to press the charge, which ~ was accordingly withdrawn.

Throwing Stones.—Two boys named Sidney Chaafe and . Wiliam Austin pleaded guilty to throwing- stones to the danger, of Mr Burkes house at Epsom, aud were each fined £1, costs 0/0. —'It is a piece of larrikinism which must be put down, this stonethrowing,' said the Magistrate. Maintenance. —For disobedience of an order Edward Boyle was sentenced to one month's imprisonment, warrant to be suspended a .week to allow of arrears being paid up. —The case Hudson v. Muir was adjourned for a week.—John T. O'Donnell was sentenced to one month's imprisonment for disobedience of an order, warrant to be suspended so long- as 5/ a week is paid towards clearing off the arrears amounting to £9 3/. —Thomas McKnight was charged with with failing to support his j illegitimate child.—Mr Lundon appeared for the defendant, who disputed the application.—-After some evidence had been heard the case was adjoui'ned till Friday.

By-Law. Cases. —William Gordon, Thomas Powiey and John Forward were each fined 5/, with costs 7/, for driving' vehicles after dark without sufficient lights.—A tram conductor named John Buckton was fined £2, with costs 7/, for over-loading- his tram. —Mr Brookflelcl, who was in Court, remarked that the boy had been discharged by ' the company, ■ and would therefore have to pay the fine

himself. —Mr Hutchison: It is the company I want to get at. Why don't you proceed against them, Mi' Turner? —The Traffic Inspector said that once or twice he had known boys to be discharged by the company after they had been summoned. The present defendant had been discharged last Saturday night.—Under the circumstances His Worship decided not to fine the defendant, but to discharge him with a caution.