THIS DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 296, 15 December 1898, Page 2

THIS DAY.

[(Before Cant. Harris and Mr C. J. A. Haselden, .LP's.) Disorderly Women.-— Rorrie Mackey [pleaded not guilty to v charge of being lan idle and disorderly person, with i insi.ni'-ient lawful means of -support. I Inspector Cullen gave, evidence against I the .accused, He staled that he saw i the woman and another bad character |in Queen Street last evening, both in la half-drunken and disorderly state; jhe saw them tigatn in Rutland Street. jas lie was trotag home about half-past J eleven, and as he was passing the accused ran up and grabbed him by I the arm. He shook her off and meetling a detective further along, told him |to arrest the accused. Her conduct ! was very bad. said the Inspector, who | went on to remark'that the state of the street.-, of Auckland at night with i rectird to women of this class was a disgrace. They were about at all j hour.-, of the night, importuning I passers-by, and many complaints [about their conduct had been received jby the police. Detectives Maddern land McHveney cave corroborative pvi- | dence as to the accused's character, i The Bench inflicted a sentence of two \ months' hard labour. Mary McManus j pleaded guilty to a similar charge. [Chief-Detective Grace said she was one i of the same class of women as the previous accused, and the Reach scnten- ! red her to one month's hard labour. j Brevities. Thomas Clark for leaving jn cart unattended was lined. 1/ and costs; Charles Smith, cab unattended, ' .'./ and costs; Henry Joseph Williamson and Alfred Taylor, drunk, 10/ or jis hours hard labour. Conrad Howell | was lined 20/ or one week for obstructing Constable Lynch in the execution of his duty, and 10/ for wilfully damaging a cab. besides being ordered to pay the damage 4,\ in default one week's hard labour. Charlotte. Jane Greenwood and Charles Watt for ; breaches of the School Attendance {Act were fined 12/ and 4/ respectively, the Truant Officer prosecuting. Remanded. —Man* McManus and j Florrie Mackey were charged with stealing C 3 10/ from the person of ! Charles Robinson, and on the;r own j application were remanded till the 21st inst. ! Dismissed. — A ehartro against ! Thomas Bowden, of leaving a cab in ! Wakefield Street without n horse, "or j other animals.' harnessed in the shafts, was dismissed.