POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 179, 30 July 1900, Page 2

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY,

(Before Mr H. W. Brabant, S.M.) Drunkenness.—For this offence .Elizabeth Speers was fined £1 or 7 days bard labour, Richard Gamble 10/ or 38 hours' hard labour, Thomas O Brien and Wm. Ernest Moore each 5/ or ti hours. Two first-offenders were convicted and discharged, and another who failed to appear, was fined 10/, to bo deducted from the bail-money. Robert John Galbraith pleaded guilty to being found drunk, arid to being found in the Carlton Club Hotel during the currency of a prohibition order. A sentence of one months hard labour was imposed. John Dinan, for whom Mr Baume appeared, pleaded not guilty to being drunk on the Great North Road, Henderson. Constable Crean and four boys gave evidence for the prosecution. Accused said he had only had three drinks. "I was no more drunk than I am this morning," he said to the Bench, "and I've had five drinks today. I can bring a witness to prove it. I may have staggered a bit, but if you saw the state of the Great North Road you wouldn't be surprised. It's ankle deep in mud." Accused upon, being convicted remarked ingenuously that he did not know it was illegal to get drunk in a country place. _ A fine of 5s and costs removed that impression. John Robinson was fined 5s or 24 hours, and Emma Skiventon 10s or 48 hours, also for drunkenness.. Licensing Cases. —Thomas Anderson, Licensee of the Falls Hotel, Henderson, was charged with selling liquor to Emma Skiventon, John Robinson and John Dinan, persona already in a state of intoxication; also with permitting drunkenness in his licensed premises. The case was adjourned till to-morrow on the application of the Crown Proeecutor. Alexander Johnston, licensee of the Grand Hotel, Auckland, was charged with failing to admit without delay Sergeant Murray, demanding entrance in the execution of his Aity. This case was also adjourned till tomorrow. Informations. against Geo. Sellars, William Gregg, and David Fowle, for alleged breaches of the Licensing Act at Matakohe, were adjourned till Friday next. Cycling on the Footpath.—Theodore Martin Hammond was fined 10s and costs, 7s, for riding a bicycle on the footpath in Clarence-street, Devonport. Theft.—A man named George McCauley pleaded guilty to stealing an overcoat, value 30/, the property of Thomas Cunningham, a former employer of his. Having been previously convicted of. theft, accused was sentenced to two months' hard labour.

Eemanded. — John Bobinson was charged with stealing1 three £1 notes and a silver watch and chain, value £4 11/, from the person of John Hooey. On the application of Chief-Detective Grace, accused was remanded till tomorrow.—Francis McKenna, charged with disorderly conduct while drunk, and with resisting Const. Moriarty in the execution of his duty, pleaded not guilty, and applied for, and was granted, a remand till to-morrow in order to summon ! some witnesses for the defence. A Suspicious Case. —Two men, named John Shanahan and Paul C. Purchase, pleaded not guilty to a charge of Btealing three shirts, the property of some person Unknown. Chief-Detec-tive Grace appeared for the prosecution. The evidence showed that. Shanahan, directed by Purchase, went into a yard off Upper Queen-street one night and re-appeared with a parcel under his arm. Questioned by a constable, he said he had picked up the parcel. It contained three shirts. Detective Maddern said he had been unable to find an owner for the shirts, which were of a pattern not on sale in Auckland at present. His Worship said it was a strongly suspicious case, but the evidence was not strong enough to convict upon. The two accused were accordingly discharged.

• Bye-Law Cases.—H. Simpson was fined 10/ and costs 7/ for allowing impure -water to run upon a footpath; and George White 10/ and costs for neglecting to clean the footpath fronting his premises in Market-street. Elizabeth Parker was fined 1/, without costs, for permitting a borough stage-Carriage to ply for hire without having the number of persons it was licensed to carry printed thereon. Nagib Bonzaid was fined 10/ and coats 7/ for neglecting to clean the footpath fronting his. premises on Marketstreet. Mr Turner, traffic and sanitary inspector, conducted the prosecutions.