POLICE COURT.—Thursday. [Before H. M. Jervis, Esq., and— Graham, Esq., J.P.s.]

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVII, Issue 4198, 27 January 1871, Page 3

POLICE COURT.— Thursday. [Before H. M. Jervis, Esq., and — Graham, Esq., J.P.s.]

Drunkenness.— H. Millan, John Stewart, and Jane Eraser were punished for drunken* ness. Vagrant. — Jane Fraser, charged with a breach of the Vagrant Act, by having been thrice convicted of drunkenness, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour. Stray Cows. — Elizabeth Ryan, charged with allowing four cows to stray at large in the Military Koad, waa ordered to pay a fine of 5s and costs. Breach of Destitute Ordinance. — John Cronin was charged under the above Act with neglecting to support his two children. — The wife of defendant deposed that she had been told ou Sunday last by accused that he would not contribute anything towards the support of herself or his two children. She did not waut anything for herself, but she wished the Bench to order Cronin to support his children, as she was unable to do so. — Defendant made a long statement to tbe effect that his wife had left him, and had refused to accept support. — Ordered to pay 10s. per week. "Washing ins Pace. — Mary Elcook, charged by Thomas Murphy with having thrown in his face quarts of water, pleaded not guilty. — The facts of the case, as stated by prosecutor, appeared to be. that some remarks passed between him and a drunken neighbour, when defendant astonished him by opening a window suddenly, and pitching a couple of quarts of water over him. He had given her no provocation ivhatever. The showerbath had been accompanied by a torrent of abuse. Two witnesses were brought in support of the case. — Mra. Napier, called for defence, stated that Mrs. Elcock wa.3 "afbker v^asLia4^6tato6sJ ) Wl only threw the "divCy watueroufc of the window." Plaintiff had frequently abused Mrs. ElcoGk, and had threatened to throvr her down the well. He had also practised many other anuoyances, such as throwing? stones, as his own wife had "tonld" witness on the ' ' sloy " when in bedt Witness admitted having felt a little "confused " at the time of the occurrenco, her husband and she having had a quart of beer to dinner. — The Bench remarked that the neighbours appeared to be very quarrelsome, and advised them to separate The case would be dismissed upon defendant paying Court costs. Uttering Forged Cheque. — Charles Phillips was charged by Daniel Page with having xxttereel a forged cheque for £4 17s. — Prisoner pleaded not guilty. — Daniel Pag© stated ik&t he tad known tlie, "prisoner intimately for about 12 months. On Saturday, the 21st instant, prisoner came to his bar in the evening, and asked him to cash a cheque (produced). Witness could not cash ifc, but gave him £1 on it. The cheque was dated January 51, drawn on the Uniou BaDk, and purported to be signed by B. N. Manley. On Sunday prisoner received another £1 on the same cheque. On Monday witness presented the cheque at the Union Bank, when he was told it was forged, and he then gave information to the police. — Benjamin Nicholas Manley, stationer, Queen-street, deposed that witness was employed looking after horses at Onehunga. Ho left his employ on the L7th instant, and be gave him £1 before leaving. H e did not give the prisoner the cheque produced The cneque waa not written by him, aud he knew nothing at all a'»out it. He thought the handwriting resembled the prisoner's. Ho banked at the Union. — William Moore, ledger-keeper in tbe l^nion Bank, deposed that the cheque was presented at the Bank on the 23rd, and he answered, "Signature unlike.'—Detective Pardy deposed to haviDg arrested prisoner and informed him of thecharge. He said ho had done it, but was very sorry for it.— The Bench committed the prisoner for trial. - The same prisoner was then charged with uttering a forged, order to the amount of t2, with the intention to defraud B N. Manley. — William Cavruthers deposed that on the 19th instant prisoner came to him with an order on Mr. Stevensfor £2, signed "B. N. Manley." He said Mr. Manley to d him if he could not find Mr. Stevens to jtp to him (witness) with the order. Witnp S s~cashed the order, and, on presenting " lt t 0 Mr. Manley, ascertained it was a (orgery. — Mr. Maaley gave similar cvi -nee to that in the former case. — Daniel Tage, publican, residing in Hobson-street, deposed to the prisoner having come , to his house on the 19th, and asked for some paper to write an order, saying that he was going to get some money, but could not do it with* out an order. He returned shortly after* wards with money. — Detective Pardy deposed that, ou charging the prisoner with tha offence, he said he was guilty, but was very awrry Sot Vl, a.w\ Vvt \Vya \vtfb ss.\wn \wrej \» had come to do ifc. — The prisoner, on being askeil if he wished to say anything, simply said, "I am guilty." — Committed for trial.