POLICE COURT.—Monday.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 4484, 28 March 1876, Page 3

POLICE COURT.—Monday.

" ' [Before B. C. Barstow, Esq.. fill.] Dkuxkenness.—One individual, fora first . offence, and two for second offeDces of thin character, were punished aa usual by fine or imprisonment. ■ . Labcexy.—George .Littlewood again appeared on remand, charged with the larceny of a gold watch and chain, valued at: £18, ,the property of A. Gill. Inspector Broham asked that thechargemight.be withdrawn, as the evidence obtained -was insufficient to ensure a conviction. Withdrawn accordingly.— ■Edward Cam was charged with the larceny of a number of articles of wearing apparel, valued at 30s, the. property of William .Staunton; of Auckland. 'Inspector Broham asked for a remand until Thursday. There were several other charges of a like description which'the police hoped to sheej home to the prisoner. Remanded accordingly.; Indecent, Assault.—William Donaldson, ancl ■ David and James Mollmoyle, ; were -Charged'withcommitting an indecent assault "upon Janet;Price,'atiAu'ckland/ , on the 2Sth instant. On ot.lnspector Broham, the particulars of the

offence were very bad, this case was remanded till Thursday, prisoners being admitted to

of IESU each. ~ r: TTNRTn.y~:ArJKREXTiCES.-T-George Howard,' -AKred-Robinson, William Whiteside, and' Michael Mulvaney, apprentices of Mri Parker, boot manufacfifrerj' were brought up by their roaster charges o£ msub' ordination. 'Thetlefendants were tried separately, and each pleaded not guilty in turn; "TEeeaseidf Alfred Robinson was' first heard! The JadiTirasxhargedrwith-niaHngvUse of bad language. Mr../JBrock appeared for the prosecution. T - -Mr., Taylor, foreman in Mr. Parker's _.establishment, proved the pharge/Tand ;Mr. Parker J>ut in the boy's indentures. . His Worship found him guilty, but. deferred passing.sentence until the others had been heard.-rrA similar course was then pursued in the cases of George Howard, William' Whiteside, ■ and Michael Mulvaney. Howard was charged with usin°; threatening language to.Jihe foreman, and calling him names, Whiteside with making use of a blasphemous expression, stating that unless he was paid overtime he would " loaf" the next week,, and Mulvaney with using threatening language, aud singing highly indecent'songs. It was stated in the evidence that Howard had been a good boy up till a 'fortnight previously,; when the contaminating influence of his companions seemed to take? effect upon him. His ! Worship, after . some deliberation, sentenced' Mulvaney to forty-eight hours' solitary confinement, and to pay his share of the costs of the-case,'26s. Gdj Whites.de to twenty-four : hours' solitary confinement, and to'pay 2Gs 6d. In consideration of their ! youth, Howard and<:Robinson- were\ discharged, after being ordered to contribute their share of the costs, 26s 6d each. His. Worship stated that i{ the lads came before him again charged with a similar offence, he should sentence each of them to one month's imprisonment -with jard labour, besides ordering a flogging to be administered by one of the warders of the gaol.