POLICE COURT.—TUESDAY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume IX, Issue 2690, 11 September 1872, Page 3

POLICE COURT.—TUESDAY.

[Before P. A. Philips, Esq., Mayor.] Duunkenness. — Nine persons, for this offence, were mulcted in tho usual penalties. VAGKANcr.—Ann Swift, charged with this offence, by having been thrice convicted of drunkenness within the last 12 months, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to three mouths' imprisonment with hard labor. Desertion. —W. Osborno was brought up ou remand, charged with deserting from H.M.S. Rosario. —Sergt. Pardy asked for a further remand for a week, which was granted. Stealing a Watch. —Dennis Driscol was charged with stealing a silver watch and hair guard, valued at £4, the property of D. Long. The prosecutor deposed: lam a miner, and went to tho Foresters' Arms on Monday, at half-past 11 a.m. I had something to drink, and laid down on tho sofa to sleep. I saw prisoner standing at the bar before I went to sleep. I hud a watch and guard when I lay down ; when I got up I missed my watch. It was near 5 o'clock. The watch aud guard produced are mine. I saw the prisoner at tho (Jlaremont Hotel, Waketield-street. He had the watch on him ; he said he bought it from a mau for ss.—Cross-examined by prisoner : I was not drunk at the time.—Bridget O'Brien, servant at the Foresters' Arms, oiw tho prisoner at that place on Monday. Before he had his dinner I saw him with a watch and guard similar to the one produced.—Detoctive Ternahan deposed: From information received, I went to the Claremont, Hotel. Saw prisoner there j ho was wanting to get 5s on the watch. Ho said he had got it from a man who had goue to the Thames. Afterwards he said he had given his own watch and 5s for the watch. He made different statements.—This was the case for the prosecution.—The prisoner stated he hud bought it from a man named Geo. Henderson for 5s and his own watch. The prisoner came out in the City of Auckland. —His Worship stated that the prisoner had not satisfactorily accounted for the possession of tlie watch, and sentenced him to two mouths' imprisonment. Stealing a Pockbt Book—John MeLeary was charged with sterling a pocket book, value £5. Mr. Joy for the defence, lidw. Summerton, a settler residing at Wangarei, deposed : I drew £20 from the bank on Monday. Saw tho prisoner in tho house with a girl and a woman (brought into Court and identified). The prisoner and I were drinking. I missed my money at the house ; about five or six pounds. I told prisoner [ had lost ray money ; could not swear that prisoner took the money.—Constable Cadell deposed to arresting prisoner on Monday, and charging him with stealing £5. Prisoner said ho did not steal them. I searched him, and found 2s Gd and a tobacco pouch ; he said he lial no more money.—Detective Jeffrey deposed to searching the prisoner aud iiuding three sovereigns in one sock and two sovereigns in Lhe other.—Detectirc Ternahan deposed to prisoner speaking to him about tho present case. —Annie Carroll deposed to the prosecutor paying lier £5, and she gave tho prisoner £ I.—Edward Carroll deposed to see ing prisoner ami prosecutor. Heard the prosecutor say prisoner took his purse with £10 in it. This was the case for the prosecution, and Mr. Joy addressed the Court for the defence, and said the prOEecutor came to him about tho case aud said he did not wish to press the charge.—Tho Court sentenced the prisoner to two months' imprisonment with hard labour.

Biieicu of the Municipal Police Act.— Alexander Wilson, charged with allowing a goat to wander in Karanghape Road, pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s and costs. By-Law.—John Leonard was charged with allowing a horse to be at largo in Queen-street. —His Wor ship dismissed the case on defendant paying the costs. Assault. —W. Brcsden was charged with assaulting W. White. Mr. Joy for the prosecutor, and Mr. Bennett for the defenco. The prosecutor deposed to the defendant having assaulted him by striking him a blow on the mouth. He only wanted an apology, and did not fear a recurrence of the behaviour. The do'endant having made the required apology, tho case was dismissed. Lrr>'ACr. —Margaret Whitlock, on the evidence of Drs. Kenderdine and Goldsbro', was sent to the Lunatic Asylum as a person of unsound mind. Affiliation Cask. —James Russell was charged by Jane Monteith with refusing to support his illegitimate child. —Mr. Bennett for the defence. The declaration was amended to James Wilson Russell, 'l'ho complainant was sworn and deposed to the defendant being the father of the child. —His Worship said it was no use going on with the case, as the complainant had no witnesses to bring I forward to corroborate her evidence. The defendant was then put in the box, and totally denied the allegation of the complainant.— Mrs. Wood, the midwife who attended the complainant in her confinement, deposed to the complainant having stayed at her house for about three mouths. She made a statement to the effect that the defendant was the father of the child. —John Graham stated that the complainant made the same statement to him as to last witness.—Mr. Bennett stated that he csuld bring other evidence of the same kind forward, but his Worship did not think it wai needed, and the case was dismissed. This concluded tho business.