POLICE COURT.-Tuesday. [Before T Beckham,Esq, R.M]

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXI, Issue 2544, 13 September 1865, Page 5

POLICE COURT.-Tuesday. [Before T Beckham,Esq, R.M]

DRUNKENNF-S. Joseph Tlairisoii. John O'Connell, ami William Harrison were serially mulcted m the usual penalty

MUNICIPAL POITCP ACT Alexander White was chained by constable Telaney with a bie.ich of the above Act, by 1< a\iiisj his lioisi in Queen sheet on the 4th instant, without any oiip m cliaige. Fined 40s and costs. Stephen Jlookei was fine<l 20s. and co--t<!, for neglecting to \u\\e tho cliimney of his house s\\e|>t, nm\ thus allowing it to catch fiie on the 4th instant.

IMPOUNDING _VCT Eij/ibeth Evtq vi as chained l>y coiiital>lc ClaiKe with allowing font of her cows to sti.ay on the Giafton Uoad. 'Jlis was the third oflenco. &he did not appear. Fined 40s anil costs Thomas Popp, John Davis, John McGmley, Jc-ejili Cates Hcmy jJmston, and John 'I lumias JSchole weie aKo vcveial y lined fot Miml.ir ofteuceb.

UMMr 'IIIRJ AIFM.vr, MJ^GOAOI. William Wintniaish was charged by William Pike Stevens with iMiig thieatemug and abu-he hn-gua.-e to him, vlieieby lie consideied his life in cl.meer. William PiUe Stevens deposed • I am a dairyman, resiling -it Mount Eden. Defendant is a labouier, and lives about half a mile fiom wheie I do. 1 -was awoke on Sunday morning the .3rd instant, between one and two o'olnck, l>y some one outside my house calhnir out, " Come out here." I got out of bed, and went to tlie window, and lecoccnised the voice .is Ijem<r that of the piisonpi. I asked him what he wanted. lit! lepliedthat he wished me to come out, and settle m.itteis. 1 told him that it was an unseason.ible houi, and requested bun to go aw iy. lie then threw stones at my house, and'thieatenedto knock it in, and blow my biains out. '1 he pnsoner pleaded not pmlty. His Woiship, however, decided othenvi&e, and oidered him to find two sureties of £2o each to keep the peace for three months.

ASSAULTING A JMTLIFF. Michael TTealh ple-uled not q ulty to a chaige brought against him by Robeit Peers, a shenft's officei, for haviug assaulted him in the dischaige of his duty. llr. Leary appeared for the prisonei. Robert Peers deposed : I am a sheriff's officer, and was employed on Monday, the 4th instant, to execute a distiess warrant m the house of the prisoner. I had not the slightest difficulty in tikiug possession of the house. At 6 o'clock in the evening the pn Boner came home, ai.d I lead the wan ant to him. After I lead it he pushed me to one side. 1 lemauied in his house until eight o'clock, when 1 was pushed out. The Bench • Are you sine that the prisoner is the man who expelled you ? Prosecutor : Well, I think hs is the man, hut I am not certain. There were two other men in the hou<-e. Hit Worship : But you must not think. Is he the man or not? Probocutoi : He is the man. Mr. Leaiy : You are quite ceitaiu on that point ? Prosecutor : lam His Worship : Did he ever give you any money ? Prosecutor: Yes, he paid mefoi my hat and slick. I did not get the amount of the money slated in the warrant, because T was thrown out of the house. Mr. Leary called, on behalf of the prisoner, Patrick O'Haia, who said : lam a labourer, aud le side in Auckland. I saw the prosecutor receive money for the loss of his hat and (.tick ; but Ido not know the amount His Worship found the prisoner guilty, and sentenced him to one month's imprisonment with hard labour.

HEFJMOrORY SAILORS. Thomas Smith, John Wilson, Edward Shepherd, and George Brown, sailors, belonging to the ' King of Italy,' were charged by Captain Meredith, master of the said ship, with wilful disobedience of his awful commands. Brown pleaded guilty, the others not guilty. Air. Russell appeared on behalf of the prosecutor. Captain Meredith deposed : Tarn master of the ship 'King of Italy.' 3n the afternoon "i yesterday (Monday) I went on boaid and found the prisoners on the foiecastle, doing no work. I sent my fiisfc officer to get the men to turn to They did ho, but performed their woik very indifferently. I ordeied them to carry a sail away, and in doing so they purposely let the sail fall into some watei. The prisoner Smith sub-equently came on the poop and requested me to let him go ashore. Ho was pretty well in liquor at the time, I would not grant his request,

and ordered him off the poop, but ho refused to go. The tlnid officer went to pub 'him down, whon ho showed fight. By the assistance of the third officer and myself he was put down. The other prisoner-" lofused to do duty. I had tlio crew hi ought aft in tho presence of the polioe in order that I might search the forocastlo for somo artiules that hart been stolen. 13d waul Shepherd wont biek i-i spite of what 1 said Tho prisoner Smith stated that it was by accident the unil fell into the water. His Wor«hip found tho prisoners, Smith, Wilson, nnd Shepheul, guilty ; and commented on tho soiion» results that might accrue from tho dwibodicnce of sailois of the lawful commands of their officer*, and sentenced them to ten days' imprisonment m tho common gaol, with hard labour. Brown was remanded until further infoimabion could bo pioctned respecting li« caw.

AM.KGED LARUKNY. GeoigoThay was ch.uijoil by Ainliovv Kelly with having >-fcolen fiom o(Y his ] mcl at Wnikoinili, inmo timber helomring to him, valued at 155., on Friday, tlioStu instant Piisoner pluaded nol guilty, and wa-t defended by Mr Mussel). Some condicLmg evideuco was adtlviced, his AVoiahip iciu.ii king that if; \v»s a very suspicions case, and di-icluuginq the pusoucr.