POLICE COURT.—Saturday. (Before T. Beckham, Esq., R.M.)

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXX, Issue 5113, 12 January 1874, Page 3

POLICE COURT.— Saturday. (Before T. Beckham, Esq., R.M.)

Dkunkkvncss — Thomas Williams, Mary Napier, Joseph Kolunaon, and John Leonaid, were each lined 10s. and costs. William LestiaDge, and Jainos lleaton wero mulcted in 204. and coaia and in default 48 Louis' imprisonment. Lunacy.— Joseph Johnson and Thomas Purdy, charged with being of unsound mind wero on the testimony of Drs. Goldsbro' and llaitinann committed to tlio lunatic asyhwn. liUKAUI 01- Mi:iUIIVNT SllUTIM, A< I.— Goorgo Williams Skipper was chaiged \v,th unlawfully deserting fiom the bhip ' Hindoatan.' Pi isoner pleaded guilty, und was sentenced to throo weeks hard la'>or. Vaiikaniv. — John Loonard was chaiged with being an incorrigible rogue, and with being an habitual drunkard, anil ivas oideicd to be imprisonol for nine months with hard labour, Damvginu l'jioi'LUTy.— James H. Knight was charged with haviug ou or about the IStb. DeoemW, 1S73, unlawfully cut and damaged a 1'ohuUkawa tieo afcWaiheke, valued at G<K, tho property of Laclilau O'Brien. Defendant pleaded guilty, but btated that ho was not awaro that he was doing wrong. Arr. O'Crum did not disiro a heavy fine indicted.— Tho Bench fiucd defendant 40a. and coat-, or in default 14 days' imprisonment, HlUACU OF G'UhrOMS I{h(.Uf,A'lfONS.— Joseph Petei Fox, Georgo iMoKen/io and Keuueth McKeii/iio, were chaiged with having f,mu h '|ded about 401l>. tob.iceo on board the Hohooner 'Herald' on the fltli Januaiy. Mi. UrookHold aj>puaicd ioi the pioaLCiition, and Mr Joy fui KciiiiclIj ivlcKcn/ie.— Mr. J..y stated that the tobacco iu question was old and worthless, and that his client was ignoiant that Lo was bic.iking the law in keopitig the tobaceo on board foi his own and tor the nhip'a use. — The charge ai;ain«t Justph Potcr Fox and George McKen/je wag withdrawn,— tho Collector of Customs looked on tlimi tw merely f-eanion acting under orders —Kenneth McKonzio, who is the master of tho ' J lei aid, 'schooner, pleaded guilty, and w.im ord-red to p-iy a fine of £50 and coats — Tho fine was inanediatoly paid.— This was all the business.