POLICE COURT.—Thursday.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5633, 5 December 1879, Page 6

POLICE COURT.—Thursday.

[Before R. C. Barstiw, Fsq., K.M.] Assault.—Michael Daly was charged with being drunk and disorderly, also with assaulting George Kitchen, by seizing hold of him, breaking his watch chain, anil injuring his thumb, on the 3rd inst. ; and, on the same occasion, assaulting Rees George, by striking at him with his clenched first and breaking his meerschaum pipe. Prisoner said he did not recollect anything about hiving assaulted anyone, but the evidence being clear against him his Worship found him guilty on all the charges, and sentenced him to pay a fine of 2Os, or (in default) to suffer 4S hours' imprisonment for being drunk and disorderly ; and for the two assaults, to pay a fine of 40s and 2s costs on each, or (in default) 14 days' imprisonment. Summons Cases.—Henry Dowsing was charged with breash of By-law No. 1, in leaving his cart unattended in Britomartsfcreet, without passing a chain through the wheel. The offence being proved, defendant was sentenced to pay a fine of 10s, and costs. Breach of By-law.—Mary Cargo was charged with not keeping in good repair the cover of a well on her property, on the 24th ult. The defendant was not present, but it was proved that the well had been in a very rotten and unsafe condition when the summons was issued, but that it had been repaired since. His Worship Slid that had not this been don?, he would have inflicted a heavy fine for this offence, but would, under the circumstances, order defendant to pay a fine of Is, and costs, £1 0s (3d. Unattended Cart.—Matthew Crawford was charged with leaving his c u-t unattended in Cook-street, without passing a chain through the whtel. lie pleaded guilty, and was ordered to pay a fine of 2s and costs. Malicious Injury.—Charles Murray was brought up (on remand) for wilfully and maliciously breaking one pane of glass, value s', the property of Charles Stuart, on the 17th ult. The defendent was not present, but, on being informed that his absence was caused by the sickness of his mother, and in consideration of the value of the glass having been paid, his Worship allowed the complainant to withdraw the case. Assault. — Kenneth Kerr was charged with assaulting Andrew Guy, on the i)th ultimo. Mr. Coleman appeared for the complainant, Andrew Guy, who deposed to having been assaulted without the least provocation on his part. He bore the mark of the violent blow he had received in a very black eye. He proved the assault by the evidence of the ostler of the stables in which the assault took place. Kenneth Kerr said the complainant had called him abusive names and had struck him as well, and denied having given the firat blow. Hi-i Worship, however, said he must pronounce him guilty of the assault, and sentenced him to pay a fine of £2 and costs. Lakcen'Y.—John Connor was brought up, on remand, charged with the larceny of one counterpane, value 10s, the property of Elizabeth Sarah Russell, in Paruell, on the 2Gth ultimo; also of a sword sheath and belt, value 30s, the property of Edward Henry Po ver, on the 2Sth ult. ; also of two singlets, one tUx shirt and one towel, value 20s, the property of Thos. Kelly, on the 27th ult. ; and also of one towel, value 2s Gd, the property of Mr. Carey, on the2(3th ult. The evidence on all these charges clearly proved the prisoner to bo guilty, and as he had no defence to make, except that he was drunk at the time and did not renumber anything, his Worship sentenced him to three months' consecutive imprisonment on each charge. John Connor was also charged with feloniously stealing tobacco, valued at £10, the property of Mr. b"amt;el Collins, on the 2Stli ult. It was proved, on the evidence of the shopkeeper of Mr. .S, Collins, who saw him take the tobacco and walk off with it ; and, upon his ordering him to drop it, saw him drop it; and also on that oi Franuis Charles Shepherd, baker, of Parnell, who saw him drop the tobacco a few y.ird? from Collins's shop. On Mr. Shepherd asking him what he wanted with the tobacco, prisoner said he wanted a smoke. The of tobacco he had taken weighed no less than 351bs. Beth witnesses stated that the prisoner seemed stupitiei as if from drink. His Worship commicted him for trial at the next sesions of the dujrams Cjurt. OXEHUXGA LICENSING COURT, [Commissioners present : It. C. Ctrstovp, Ks<;., M., J. Roberiion, f sq., J. P., and J. P. Jackiou.] There was very little business. All the houses in this extended district must have been well conducted, a there were no complaints nor had any charges been brought against any of the publicans. A transfer was granted for the Junction, Newmarket, from Seagraeut to J. T. Smith, and for the Duke of Edinburgh, Panmure, from Buchanan to H. Vagay. Mr. C. Hesketh and Mr. Greeuway appeared for the parti re.