POLICE COURT.—Thursday.

New Zealand Herald, Volume VIII, Issue 2348, 4 August 1871, Page 3

POLICE COURT.—Thursday.

[Before His Worship the Mayor and Thos. Kitcl'ie, Esq., J.P.] DnuKKENN'ESS. —Two persons were disposed of in tho usual manner for this offence. Bhkaciies op Municipal Police Act.— John C. Se<_\ was churgcd with riding ft horso on tho footpath of Symonds-stroet. Mr. Scccouiuc taiil it was caused by his horse shying nfc a passing vehicle. Fined ss. and costs. M'Uormuck, for allowing a horse to wander in Collins-street, Dedwood, was fined 10s. and cobls. BiiEAcn of Dog Nuisance Act.—Daniel O'Brien plonded guilty to a charge of allowing a dog to be at largo without the oflicial collar, and was fined in the nominal penalty of Is. .mil costs, on his promiso to destroy the animal. Provoking Language. — Anno Finne, charged with using provoking languago to Kdwarcl Percy, failed to appear, and a warrant was issued for her apprehension. Oiiscene Language.—Peter Finne, accused of making use of obscene language in a public thoroughfare, a':o failed to appear, and in his case also a warrant was issued.

BitE.icit of Licensing Act, 1871. —Rowland Campion appeared to answer a charge of using unnecessary delay ill admitting Sergeant ligan to the City Club Hotel on tho 23rd July.—Mr. Joy for defendant.—Sorgeaut Ugsn deposed that on Sunday morning at iibout half-past 12 a.m., ho went to defendant's house, having seen a light in tlio bar, and heard a number of people talking inside. The side door was fastened, and witness knocked at tho front door soreral times. After about a minute, some one inside asked who was there, and witness responded " Tho Police." Tlio person insido then made an offensive rejoinder. After some further delay and conversation, tlio door was opened, and witness admitted. There were two men in the bar, who said they wero servants. The bar was lighted up. Three minutes and a half elapsed from tho timo of first knocking to tho admitUnco of witness.—ln cross-examination, witness said ho was aware that at tho timo tho members of the circus company wore staying in the house. He could not positively say that defendant could have identified his voice when he demanded admittance, lie might have thought some one had used tho word " police" as a talisman by which to givo admittance.—Constablo Wadmati corroborated tho evidence of previous witness. — The Bench were of opinion that, considering the fact that the circus company was staying in tho house at tho time, and that the usual noise incidental to the supper party was going on, the delay could scarcely be considered unreasonable. They, therefore dismissed the case, at the 6aaio timo remarking that tho police wero quite right in laying the inforiliation.