THE COURTS. POLICE COURT.—Saturbday. [Before J. Dilworth, Esq., and J. M. DargaviLLe, Esq., J.P.s.]

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 4002, 20 June 1870, Page 4

THE COURTS.

POLICE COURT.— Saturbday. [Before J. Dilworth, Esq., and J. M. DargaviLLe, Esq., J.P.s.]

Drunkenness. — Thomas John Cults and I Alice Murphy were fined for this offence. Larceny,— John Johnston was charged by Jane Jonea with stealing from her dwellinghouse, in WakefieU -street, one lamp, value 7s. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to one month's imprisonment, with hard labour.

Vagrancy. — Edward Turner was charged with a breach of the Vagrant Act, 1866.— Detectives Ternahan and Murphy gave evidence. — Sentenced to three months' imprisonment, with hard labour.

Stealing from a Dwelling-house. — Francis Williams was charged by Paul Lupis with having stolen from his dwelling-house in Official Bay, about the month of March last, one gold ring, value £2, and £8 in money ; total, £10. — Paul Lupis deposed to being a fisherman, residing in Official Bay. About the 25th March, last he left his house, and was absent fishing about two days, but left no person in his house, having locked it up before going away. On his return he found his house open, and £8 and a gold ring, value £2, together with a quantity of tobacco, missing. He had never seen any of the property stolen since, | save the ring now produced. When the ring was stolen it had his initials on it, but now they were partly ground off. The prisoner resided in Official Bay, near where he lived. — John "Williams deposed to being a fisherman living in Official Day. On the 25th of March he saw prisoner coming down from the direction of Rowley's public-house about 4. o'clock in the mornim*, about 150 yards from prosecutor^ house. He heard a noise in prosecutor's house about 3 o'clock that morning, and about half-an-hour after he saw prisoner. He went to prosecutor's house to call him, and found it open. He identified the ling produced, having seen it frequently in prosecutors possession for the last six yeais. — Louis Henry Neuniegan deposed to being a licensed pawnbroker, carrying on business in Queen-street, Auckland. On the 3rd of this month, the prisoner came to his shop and pawned the ring now produced, upon winch witness lent him 15s. — William Davis deposed to being a sailor on board the schooner ' Colonist,' where the prisoner was working on the 16th instant, and that that day prisoner asked him to buy a gold ring which was in the pawn-shop, to give him ss. and the pawnbroker 155. , which witness declined to do. — Detective Eobert Ternahan deposed to going to witness Neumegau's shop, and getting the ring produced, and to an es ting the prisoner on the 17th insfc — The prisoner then pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour.— The Court then rose.