POLICE COURT.—Monday.

New Zealand Herald, Volume X, Issue 2797, 15 January 1873, Page 3

POLICE COURT.—Monday.

[Before P. A. Philips, Esq., Mayor.] DBTTinEBNNESS.—Four persons were mulcted in the usual amounts for the above offence. C. Adameou, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 20s and costs. Assault.—John Mcßride pleaded guilty to violently assaulting Eliza Hughes, on the 13th instant, and was sentenced to two montha' imprisonment, with hard labor. Labciot.—Eliza Wilkinson pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing one pair of kid gloves, two artificial flowers, one piece of tulle, one fall, and one seal, to the value of 10s, property belonging to J. E. Bennett, on the 11th instant.—The prisoner, a girl of about 18 years of age, committed the offences whilst in the employ of the prosecutor, on the 11th of January.—The Bench sentenced her to thirty days' imprisonment. — James Davies was charged with aiding and abetting one James Payne to carry avrav two bucketsful of brandy from a vessel called the Gipsy, lying in Dam pier's Bay, on January, 1868.—The prisoner was remanded to Lyttelton. Assatjm.—Joseph Couzene was charged, on warrant, with assaulting Mary Couzens.—Mr. Beveridge applied lor permimion to have the case withdrawn.—The Bench refused to comply with this request. — Jhe prosecutrir was then sworn, and gave evidence to the effeet that the defendant did not assault her ; that he did not chase her into the house; and that she was not at all afraid of him. She was very sorry that she had laid the information, which was incorrect, and begged the Court to forgive her and she would Iphvo the colony and never prosecute her hu-tuand again.— After some hesitation thy Court dismiiscd the case. Citx Bx-Laws. —James Bain was charged with allowing a horsa to stray in Queenstreet on the 30th ultimo.—The defendant pleaded guilty, but euid that the horse had escaped from the Domain, having been let out by some mischievous bovs. —The case was dismissed on payment of costs.—James Ha'iliday, for obstructing the footpath in Shortlandstreet, was fined one shilling and costs.—Paul Murphy was charged with a breach of the 11th clause of the city by-law, by depasturing two goats on an unenclosed piece of land within the city, on the 29th ultimo.—Sergeant Pardy said that he would not press the case, as it was only intended to serve as a caution to the defendant and others.—The Bench dismissed the case with a warning.—Gh S. O'Halloran, for allowing three horses to stray, was fined five shillings and costs, it being proved that the defendant had taken every precaution to prevent them from straying.—George Cook, for neglecting to clean his private yard in accordance with a notice served upon him by the Inspector of Nuisances, was fined fire shillings and costi.