POLICE COURT.—Friday.

New Zealand Herald, Volume V, Issue 1308, 25 January 1868, Page 4

POLICE COURT. —Friday.

(Before J. H. 'Horne, Esq., J.P., and a. Clark, Esq., J.P.) """ ' ' ' DfiU>KBXX£SS, Levet (a Maori) •was fined 5s and the costs for thiß - offence, , with the usual alternative in default. LTJHAOY. Henry Sardison, on the recommendation of Drs. Stratford and Hooper, was ordered to be admitted to ; he hospital, the ca«e coming within the cagetory of those claused as not being ot a dangerous character. •- , ItAHCBNT. Francis Falcon, a deformed foreigner, on remand, wfif charged with stealing several aiticles of clothing, pieces .of drapery, &c., the properly of Thomas Powell, from the Mechanics' House of Call, Chancery-street.. He pleaded not guilty. Mr! Commissioner Niuuhton, conductedthe prosecution, and informed the dench that though the articles weie of : comparatively little value, it w«uld be ■necessary to call a number of witneß»es, the stolen ''property having pisaed ihrough a number of hands. ; 'Eliza Ann Powell, wife o 1 1 homas Powell, deposed that'piisoner had lodged in the house, and on the •'moniiug.afk-r he left, several articles were missing, • of. the, aggregate; value, of £3. 15a. Could swear positively to the belt 7( i.fillen Butcher deponed that the prisoner had made ißT® eenl °f the pa:r of d.awers.. He said he made ; them.^imself.... « r',JUarley ShoeinaVer deposed that he waj not a shoeri'mabor iu any thing else than in the name, but a boat' .maker.' He resided on the water. Had purchaßtd ''the'belt from the last witness for 25., and made a present'of it to his wife. " I'Elixabeth'Harper deposed that she waß the wife of the last witness, from whom the received it as a ' present - pledged' the belt to Mrs. '- Drummond for a shilling. Prisoner often endeavoured itorapurchaie the belt. B.i; Elizabeth iDrummond was. also examined relative .; to the : further,hi-tory of the belt. vhe corroborated .cthe.evidence ; pf.last ,witn. ». . i , <s{(• James tlunyey. of Kiyerhead, deposed to haying (t ;puTchaped a, quantity of duck from the prisoner. fj; ,f tjetpctiye iCernHlian' deposed to having received the ■folen property from "the witnesses, and which had Jbeen identified by the prosecutor. ~''y.FxUoOjr%ade along statement in defence to "the 'Mfe'dt thfet'this belt had been given to him as "a pre his sweetheart" • - •. -ft •- 3 "He called a'witneg?, James Howitt, who said he ''obuldnotiwear'any thing. Had heard Powell ask -''prisoner if he-intended to present the belt to- his ■rJ.'sweetheart." ; v:-,-. Another! witness,; gave, evidence.. <~/ • • Prisoner, -in defence, said he had been in the habit ".,,ofmaking female attire, and ofTjred to submit his inpractical test... Give him a quantity! of 4ack ( and if be succeeded in making a pair of drawers i .similar w he] was charged with stealing, then hiß innocence would be as clear nn noonday. 1 J Mr.. Commissioner' JSaughton said prisoner had ice'previously convicted of larceny. ■ Prirober denied' being convicted more than once, ' and charged Mr. Naughton with pressing the charge unfairly against him.... ■ <The,BeiU)hiound the. charge fully substantiated) o pen ten ced • the prisoner to throe months' hard rlabor, in ;Mount Eden gaol. , as he left, the dock, expressed himself _. , r nnder a deep "debt of gratitude to Mr. .Naughton. ! . then rose.