POLICE COURT.—Monday. [Before T. B. Gillies and G. P. Pierce, Esqs., J.P.s.]

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 4166, 20 December 1870, Page 3

POLICE COURT.— Monday. [Before T. B. Gillies and G. P. Pierce, Esqs., J.P.s.]

DRUNKENKJm— George Fitzgerald, Simon McKenzie, Jane Goldsmith, William Boyle, Thomas Reid, John McGreary, Joseph Harper, Robert Lawson, and J. Grant were fined in the usual manner for this offence. Assaulting the Police.— John Grant for this offence was sentenced to seven days' imI pribonment. Breaking and Entering. — Charlea McArthy, John Broughton, David Morgan, : and David Williams were charged with i having entered the store of John Lamb, at Helensville, and stealing therefrom four bags of gum, value £9, on the night of November 12.— Remanded till Monday. j Steali &.— Henry Devoy was charged with stealing a cow, the property of Hugh Mackay ; also, stealing a horse from John Warren. — Remanded till Friday. Municipal Police Act.— Elizabeth Ryan was charged with two breaches of the above Act. The first case was dismissed, $ud for the second she was fined £1 and costs. Bkeaktng and Entering.— Thomas Curtis was brought up and charged with having entered the dwelling of Alexander McDonald, New North Road, and stealing therefrom one gold brooch, valued at 153.— Elizabeth McDonald, sworn, deposed: fn the 15th inatant we left the house together between nine and ten a. ra. The house wa< locked. We returned again about 6 p.m. ; the front door was then open, and one of the window-panes broken. The box was open, and all the things lying about. I also saw spots of blood on the clothes and floor. I missed onegoldbrooeh. — "DetectivtjTernahan deposed as follows : I arrested the prisoner in QueenBtreet. Ifoundinbisvestpooket the brooch and several other things, which he stated he had found in Newton. I examined his wrist, and found a small cut. The prisoner Btated thai; about six o'clock on the evening^ in question he had, found the brooch, a ring, and necklace, at the head of the Kyber Pass Road. — The prisoner was * committed for trial at the next Criminal Session. The same prisoner was again charged with stealing ;from the dwelling of Frank Robinson one' gold necklet and cross, and one gold ring, value 35s. — Frank Robinson deposed as follows : I remember the 14th. I went that day to the hames. The place waß fastened, I returned again on* the 16th; the door had been forced open ; the draweis and boxes had been emptied, I missed a : v gold necklet, cross, and ring. The articles

produced are mine. — Oarl Dufner, » watchmaker, residing in Queen-street, «aid : The prisoner came to my shop on the evening of the 15th. He wished to tell a ring. (Produced.) That is the one. I think he said he found it. I purchased it for ss. 6d. I afterwards gave it to detective Ternahan. — Detective Ternahan deposed to having arrested the prisoner, and finding on him the necklet and cross. — Committed for trial. LusrATie. John Wainwright, on the te»timony of Drs. Lee and Goldsbro', was committed to the Lunatic Asylum. Criminal Assault. — .Thomas WiUon Garlick was charged with having committed a criminal assault on Susan Mary Qilberd between July 2 and August 10. Mr. Wynn and. Mr. Hesketh appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Rees for the defence. — Susan Mary Gilberd, being sworn, said : lam the daughter of Mrs. Mary Gilberd, a widow, residing in the Alten .Road, I waa twelve ! years of age on the 14th August last. I know the prisoner ; he was lodging at our house. I remember his being taken to the Stockade. There were other lodgers at our house at that time. (The witness here related circumstauces that occurred at the house, which are unfit for publication.) A few weeks afterwards the prisoner waa taken to the Stockade. I went with my mother to see him ; we took some things to him. This was a few day* after he was sent there. I went myself two or three days after. I saw him in the passage. (Evidence was here given as to the committal of the alleged offence.) — Mary Gilberd deposed : I am mother of the child. She was 12 years of age on August 14. The Key. Archdeacon Lloyd was a trustee under my husband's will. Mr. Garlick is the Rev. Mn Lloyd's attorney. I have instituted proceedings against them. | Mr. Garlick is favourable to my side. Mr. Gilberd is opposed to me. My daughter never complained at any time of Mr. Uarlick taking improper liberties with her. Since Mr. Garlick's liberation from the | stockade he has been residing at my house ; he was there when arrested on this charge. — Henry Gilberd deposed : 1 am the uncle of Susan Gilberd. On the 16th I first | learnt of the occurrence from a letter (produced and read). Immediately I received the lefcfcerl laid the information.—M. E. B. Nicholson, a duly qualified medical practitioner, was also exarr-med. — Captain Eyre, Governor of Mount Eden GaoL sworn, deposed that the said prisoner had been in custody from the 2nd July to the 10th August. He had not been before or since in witness' custody. — Mr. Rees addressed the Bench on behalf of the prisoner, contending that there was not evidence sufficient to warrant a committal of the prisoner upon, — The prisoner was discharged.