POLICE COURT.—Tuesday.

New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 495, 14 June 1865, Page 5

POLICE COURT.—Tuesday.

(Before Ja?..Q'X'eill, F>q., J.P., Chairman, and J. E. ' ' ' Home, Keq., J.P.) IIKt'XKEKKKS. Six drunkards were' brought up and imei 20s. and costs, or in delault forty-eiglit hours' imprisonment. assault.' Fierce But'er was charged by • Martha Stanaland with having struck her on the face, and knocked her down. • ■■■■" Mr. Leary appeared for the prisoner, who pleaded not guiity. Martha Stan.iland, being Bworn, deposed : On the 26th April Inst, prisoner came into my house at Titiningi, in a very fxcitrd state, in the afternoon between f-vo'and fivo.o'clpeV, and made use of improper language.' I asked him how ho dared come arid annoy me, nnd 1 snid lie hsul no business in my place. He said ho had a businPs?. I then threatened •him T would come and cet p'otiction frnm tho Court, when he struck me with his clinched fist on the face, and knocked me down. Cross-exumincd by Mr. Leary : It was past 2 o'clock, and it was not 5 o'clock. My nearest neighbour is 300 .-\ards off. When first he came to my house he used r. lewd expression. I have been cruelly annoyed by the prisoner. I live alone. I never used any lungu i2c to provoke prisoner to the assault. Mr. Lciiry s-.id after that evidence it was useless for him to fjo on any further. The assault waa cle rly iTovod against his.client. Ho was fined 40s. and costs, or one month's impricouinciit. THE - :.AT N NO IASGUACR. John Wall was clmrued bj- Oeprge Jackson of the North Mioro with having u»ed threatening language to him, and threatening to take his life. Prosecutor stated that unless he was restrained he fjared he would do him some grievous bodily harm. Piiscner pleaded guilty, tut said in extenuation that he was drtuik. lie was ordered to find two sureties of £25, and himself in £50 to keep the peace for three months.