POLICE COURT MONDAY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 61, 13 March 1900, Page 3

POLICE COURT MONDAY.

(Before Mr H. W. Brabant, S.M.)

Keeping a Brothel.—Louis Rosina, a foreigner, pleaded not guilty to a charge of keeping- a brothel in Greystreet. Chief-Detective Grace appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Reed for the defence. Evidence was given by Detectives Maddern and Kennedy, who stated that they had seen the woman with whom Rosina lived taking' men (including a Chinaman) into the house and receiving money from them The defence consisted of a complete denial of the police allegations, a number of witnesses being called in support of the defendant's statements. His Worship convicted the accused and fined him £10, with costs (£1 16/).

(Before Mr T; Hutchison, S.M.)

Committed for Trial.—Wm. Rogers was charged with assaulting Joseph Peters, causing him actual bodily harm. Sub-Inspector Wilson appeared for the prosecution, and Mr C. Z. Clayton for the defence. Peters stated that the accused and a man named Clark followed him down Tennysonstreet, and as they would not leave him alone he broke his stick over i Clark's shoulder, whereupon accused struck him in the face, knocking- him down and breaking his nose. Accused was committed for trial at fhe Suj)reme Court. "The Long-haired Man."—Pan! Perrier, better known as "the long-haired man," pleaded not guilty to a charge of stealing 4/ and 2/6 from two girls j named Mary Williams and Ethel George, respectively. Sub-Inspector Wilson appeared for the prosecution, and Mr C. J. Parr for the defence. The girls stated that they were looking at some photos in defendant's window one afternoon when he invited them to come inside find have their fortunes told. They did not mean io pay, and when he said they must cross his palm with silver they did so under the belief that it was part of the performance, and that he would give the money back after telling their fortunes. When they found that the longhaired one had no intention of returning the cash they didn't wait to hear what was going to happen to them, but went off and told a policeman. His Worship said he was satisfied that the money was obtained from the1 girls by means of a trick, and this constituted theft. Accused must be convicted in this respect, and would be fined £2, and costs, on both charges, or 14 days' imprisonment in default, sentences to be concurrent. The information with regard to fortune-telling was dismissed. . .