POLICE COURT-—Friday.

New Zealand Herald, Volume X, Issue 2908, 24 May 1873, Page 3

POLICE COURT-—Friday.

[Before P. A. Philips, Esq.. R.M.] Dhunkenn f-.ss. —For this offence five persons were punished. Yagkaxcf.— Eliza Price and Elizabeth McFurliine, were charged with having no lawful or visible meaus of support. The evidence of throe \vihlesse3 was taken, and the ease being proved both prisoners were each sentenced to two months' imprisonments Neolectsi> a>-d Destitute Child sex.— Elizabeth Catherine Price, a little girl 5 years of age and daughter of the prisoner Eliza Price who had just been committed for vagrancy, was brought up under the Neglected Children Act. The mother of ths child, on being asked, said that she had an objection to the child I being sent to the Uouie ; she wished lo support. her herself, llis Worship said that it would not do to send the child to gaol with its mother, and as it would be well cared for ;tt the Home, it would be a kindness to send it there. The child's mother skill objected, although she was told tha'. she could go and visit. child when she liked, and it would most likely save her from leading a life t>imil.tr to t ho.-M by whom she had been surrounded. liirpec'or Broham said that if ever there was a case iu wluL'h a child should be removed from its mother this certainly was one. If the chilti was to be saved from a life of shame aud misery this* was the time to do it. It would be a real charity to send the child to the Industrial Home. The Bench committed the I'hild the Industrial School for two years, to be brought up in the Roman Catholic faith' 2 Municipal Police Act.—Andrew Munro was charged with a bread) of the above Act by keeping his dray on f lie wrong side of the road when passing another vehicle. Mr. I3ev<»n\i«ie appeared for the prosecution, and the offence was proved upon the evidence of 2)r. GraMr-hr-j/ and Mr. James Kussell, His or-hip said that there was a great deal of l-.txi'y wit.li reference to driving horses in the streets, and the public were greatly indebted to Dr. -ldsbro for the trouble he had taken in bringing this casein Court. Thedefo daiit was Hn-.-d uOs and costs. —A. Turner pleaded gui ; *y to a similar charge, and avm fined 20s and c^stn. Crrr Ute-LAWS. —Jatr.es Connally, for allowing n cow to wander on uninclosed land within the city boundary, was fined 5s aud C 'sts. —W. C. Campbell was charged with allowing ten cows to wander on the Barrackhill, cn the 10th instant. The defendant plead.;d guilty, but stated that some maliciously disposed person had opened his paddock gate and driven them out. He was prepared to give a reward of £25 to any one who would give information which would show by whom the act was committed. The Bench, uuder the extenuating circumstances, inflicted but a nominal lino of Is aud costs.