LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XV, Issue 5150, 20 May 1878, Page 3

LAW AND POLICE.

POLTCE COURT.— Saturday. [Before S. C. Btntow, K.M ]

Drunkenness.—Two drunkards were punished in the usual mannet.

The Shkep Act.—Thomas Jolly was charged with permitting sheep infected with scab to be driven on the public road at Epsom. Mr. Brookfield appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Hesketh tor the defendant. A plea of not guilty was entered. It appeared the eheep had arrived at Kemuera Station from Waikato, consigned to Mesers. Hunter and Nolan for aale, and they were taken to the sale-yards and penned by a man named Richard Olney. Mr. Lewis, Sheep Inspector, told him to remove them, as they were scabby. F. C. Lewis, Sheep Inspector, deposed to having noticed that the sheep were infected with scab. Hβ called the attention of two shepherd i to it, and they had no doubt about its being scab. He had carefully pxamined the spots infected with a glass. William Ferguson and Alexander Trotter, the two shepherds referred to, and a veterinary surgeon named Herman Schemmel, were alse examined for the prosecution, after which the case wa» adjourned. e> KAWAKAWA R. M. COURT.— May 15. IBefore Edward Williams, E=q , K.M., and Captain Henry »nd W. H Williams, Esqs., J.P's ] Assaulting the Police.—Samuel Hicks, a miner, was charged with assaulting Constable O'Cenor, wken in the exercise #f his duty, at Kawakawii, on the night of the 2nd instant. He wu farther charged with a breach of the Vagrant Act, in using abusive language in a public place. In consideration of a statement from th« police that Hicks was generally a quiet and inoffensive resident, the Bench dealt leniently with the cases, and fined prisoner 40s, including costs. FOBiooe Riding.— Edward Hansen amd Joseph Whiteraan, both miners, were each charged with a breach of the Rural Police Act, by riding furiously in a public place, to wit, Gillies-street, Kawakawa, on the night of March 29, 1878. Both defendants pleaded guilty. The police stated that these were the first cases of furious riding that had been brought before the Court, in consideration of which the Bench fined each os, and 6s 6d costs.

DisoKDKBLY Conduct. — Richard Hulme, miner, and Henry Flynn, bootmaker, wore severally charged with a broach of the Vagrant Act, by rising profane language, and acting in a disorderly manner in a public place at Kawakawa, on the night of March 29. Each was fined 20s, and costs.

Drunk and Disorderly.—George Pumuka, a native, for this offence, was fined 40s, and costs, with the alternative of one month's imprisonment. Defendant applied for time to pay the fine, as he hid not the necessary money. The Bench granted until next Court-day.

Profanity.—Lorephu Whiteman was charged with using profane language, and fined 10s, and costs.

Breach or Licessing Act.—Walter Swift, publican, was charged with a breach of the Licensing Act, by permitting intoxicating liquors to be served to a native George Pumuka, when in a state of intoxication, o> the night of March 29, 1878. Defendant admitted that liquors had been served to the said native iu the early part of the day, but not when he was drunk, and brought forwud tfit-m-sses to prove that George Pumuka had been refused liquor in the evening when in an excited state of mind. Fined 10s, and .'sss costs.

Civil Cases. -Brewer v. Montague, debt; settled out ol court. Four other cases of debts were adjourned till next "Court-day, June 12, 1876. — [Own Correspondent.]