POLICE COURT.—Monday.

New Zealand Herald, Volume V, Issue 1364, 31 March 1868, Page 4

POLICE COURT.—Monday.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.) Dattoeenubbs. — The following parsons were punißhed for this offence, Stephen Farley (bail forfeited), and John Bowden (first offence), was fined 5b and the costs. , Fnnious Kidino.—John Bowden was also charged with; a breach of the Auckland r.iunicipal Police Act oo\u" dl « S - funousl y aIon S Qaeen-street on March 28tb.—Prisoner, who is o blac-kemith, residing at Onehunga, said he was drunk when he committed the offence, and did not know what he was doing —Constable Murphy deposed that between 7 and 8 o'clock on ,™ evening prisoner was riding furiously up and down Queen-street, endangering the lives of *bot passengers.'.'/ The case was a very bad one.—Prisoner «aid-'he was;sorry for the Worship pomtea out tha-prisoner was liable to a fine £10 and the costs, with two months' imprisonment in default.— Prisoner-again said he had committed the offence while m » state of intoxication; and was very sorry for it;!)He was'.very, poor, .and hoped his Worship would pot inflic.t-.-a heavy finq. : ,He was quite wet through at the time His .Worship; And you.rode lip and down to , dry., yourseltr-ris that what you mean? r shallfin^yfu,20 s andihe posts. . . < iNBBCENT.EixppsTOE.- James Si'rnpson was charged with a.braachqf the Municipal Police Act, by inde-cent-exposure _on the Queen-streetWharf.—Constable Carrigan de.p i osed l that the offence was a very flagrant one, and.he had.several times, had to caution the man for using bad language on the wharf—His Worship jmposerl rffino of 20s and the costs.—This concluded the business. '" '- - ; - ■ c