POLICE COURT,—Monday.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5396, 4 March 1879, Page 3

POLICE COURT,—Monday.

[Before J. M. Dargaville and James Baber, Eeqs., J.P/?.] Drunkenness.—John Earnshaw, James Kane, John Morgan, alias McKeown, and John Curren were fined for this offence. Drunk and Disorderly.—Andrew McPherson was charged with having been very drunk on the Queen-street Wharf, and acting in a disorderly manner. Sub-Inspector Partly stated that the police on duty at the wharf had strict orders to allow no druuken man thereon. The prisoner, while drunk, attempted to go there, and roughly pushed the constable aside when spoken to. Fined 10s, and costs. An Old Offender.—John Tinny, charged with habitual drunkenness, was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment, with hard labour. Neglecting his Ciiildrrn. —The case of Anthony Nicholson, charged with failing to pay for the support of his children in the Naval Training School, was, at the request of SubInspector Pardy, adjourned for one month. The defendant is alleged to be £35 in arrears. LakceNY. —Mrs. Wright was called to answer to the charge of stealing from Edward Barry, of Lake Takapuna. She did not appear, and there having been a misunderstanding in the matter as to the rights of the parties to settle the case out of Court, it was adjourned for one day. Settled. —When the case of Samuel Cox, charged with assaulting Joseph Morris, was called, Mr. Laishley stated that the case, a purely personal one, had been settled out of Court, and would be withdrawn, with the consent of tho Bench. It was withdrawn.— Another case of assault, Mary Richardson v. Mathew Moore, was also settled without the intervention of the Court, the complainant paying the costs, and admitting that she had been too hasty in having the defendant arrested. Picking a Pocket.—Thomas Dixon was charged with taking a handkerchief, containing £1 ,'fs Gd, from the pocket of Annie Brett. Sub-luspector Pardy said the prosecutrix was an unfortunate woman, who had just recovered from sickness. The prisoner had gone to her house, and Cvhile there had taken the handkerchief from her posket. Annie Brett testified that the prisoner came to her house in Wakefield-street, and when he left she discovered that sho had lost her pockethandkerchief, in the corner of which was tied £1 3s Gd. Sho recognised a handkerchief produced as here. Mary Lewis testified that she saw the prisoner take the handkerchief from prosecutrix's pocket. Witness accused him of doing so, and he offered her 5s if she would not say anything about it. She would not take the money, and the prisoner went away. Detective Grace testified that he arrested the prisoner, and found the handkerchief upon hiiu. Ho claimed it as his own. The Court found tho prisoner guilty, and sentenced him to gaol for three months'" imprisonment, with hard labour. i