POLICE COURT.-THIS DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 85, 12 April 1899, Page 2

POLICE COURT.-THIS DAY.

(Before Mr H. S. Wardell, S.M.)

Joseph Roa-che was fined 5s and cots, 7s, for carrying more passengers than the borough stage carriage he was driving was licensed to carry. Thoa. Henry Garland, for riding- a bicycle upon the footpath in Victoria Road, Devonport, was fined 10s, with 7s costs, while Archibald Armstrong was cautioned and discharged on a charge of wheeling a truck along the footpath in Queen-street. Frederick Grant, for driving a licensed stage carriage without holding a license was fined £1 and costs. For carrying more than the licensed number of passengers he was fined £2 and costs. Bert. Johnstone, for driving round a corner at other than a walking pace was fined £1 and costs. The Traffic Inspector prosecuted in each case.

William Rickleben, a young man, was committed for trial on a charge of obtaining credit by fraud to the amount of £2 8s from Hannah Pugb by representing himself to be in the. employ of Sharland and Co. "

The ■ adjourned assault ease, Elizabeth Graham v. Charles Collins, was withdrawn, having been settled out of court since the last hearing. Mr Baxter appeared for the complainant and Mr Williamson for the defence.

Alice Gillard, a married woman, was charged with receiving into her possession a- quantity of glassware, crockery and cutlery, the property of Tanfie'ld, Potter and Co., valued at £3 10s, knowing the same to have been dishonestly obtained. She elected to be dealt with summarily, and pleaded not guilty, being defended by Mr Lundon. A young man named Mcintosh, formerly in the employ of Tanfield, Potter and Co., deposed that he sold the goods to the accused. He had obtained them dishonestly, he said, but he had not told this to Mrs Gillard when selling the goods to her. Evidence was given by Detectives Mcllveney and McMahon to the effect that the accused had held back some of the property, keeping it at her mother's house, where it was discovered by the detectives. The magistrate said the accused had placed herself in her present unpleasant position by withholding the truth when questioned by the police. Other women in the same street who bought goods from Mcintosh gave them up at once when asked by the police and suffered no inconvenience, and if the' accused had acted in the same way she would not have suffered either. He did not think she came by the goods dishonestly, but because she did not want to lose what she had gained by a good bargain, she had withheld information from the police. He did not think the evidence supported the charge, Mcintosh haviflg led the accused to oelieve he got the goods honestly. Her conduct, however, had been such as to justify the police in proceeding against her. The accused was then discharged. After repeated adjournments, when portions of the evidence were taken, the private prosecution by Joseph Ehrman, of Grey-street, clothing manufacturer, against Frederick Henry Rimmer, was completed yesterday afternoon at the Police Court before Mr Wardell,. S.M.. Mr F. H. Williammson, as before, appeared for the prosecution, and Dr. Laishley, as before, for' the accused. The charge was one of larceny of clothing. Previously, for the prosecution, the evidence of the prosecutor, his wife and manager, and a Miss D'Albert. had been taken, and Dr. Laishley's address for the defence. Yesterday, for the defence, the accused, MrA. Dawson, of Arch Hill, and Mrs Johnstone testified, whereupon the Stipendiary Magistrate gave judgment on the whole case, and after reviewing the evidence said' he had no hesitation whatever in dismissing the information. Dr. Lashley then applied for costs under section 86 of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1882, against the informant and the Stipendiary Magistrate ordered £5 as counsel's fee .to be paid by the informant, for the conduct of the defendant's case.