POLICE COURT.—Wednesday.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 5918, 4 November 1880, Page 6

POLICE COURT. —Wednesday.

[Before J. E. Macilonald, Esq., K.M.] DRtWKKN'.VKss.—Two persona were punished for this offence.

Assault.—Mary Armstrong was charged with assaultiug Neil MeClaghan, by striking him on the head, and threatening to take his life. After hearing the evidence his Worship thought one as bad as the other, and dismissed the case.

Breaking avii Entering.—Prior Home (13), Thomas George Knox (11), and John Michael Knox (9), were charged with breaking and entering a warehouse and stealing therefrom a piece of scrim, one telescope, one tin measure, and a quantity of oil, valued in all at £S, the property of William Atkinson, on the Ist inst. Mr. Pardy applied to have the case remanded until next day. Remand granted. City Rates. —-Henry H. Adams was charged with failing to pay £2 city rates. The defendant did not appear, and an order was made for the payment of the amount with coats 7s.—Several other similar cases were settled out of Court.

Larceny.—George Cox was charged with stealing £4 10s, the property of Mr. W. D. Dallin, and Colin McDonald was charged with receiving the same, knowing it to be stolen. Mr. I'nrdy stated the facts of the case. Cox was in the employ of Mr. Dallin as messenger and to clean the shop. On Saturday he watched his opportunity, took the money, and handed it to McDonald, and then proceeded to spend it on Sunday in horse-hire. Cox, whose age was 15, had been previously convicted, and McDonald, aged 13, had not been before the Court previously. Both pleaded guilty, and his Worship remanded the cases until a quarter past 10 next day to give him time to consider what he should do.

Breach ok Railway Regulations.— George Frost was charged with travelling by train in a carriage different to what he had paid his fare. Ho admitted riding in the carriage, but denied any intent to defraud. The second-class carriages were crowded, and there were two iirst-class carriages almost empty. Mr. Pardy stated the facts of the case, and called Richard Robinson, a porter on the Auckland railway, who deposed that on the "23rd instant he went out .in the 4.15 train to see that all the passengers had tickets. He found Mr. Frost in a fiist-class smoking carriage, and he demanded his extra fare. He refused to pay it, saying there was no room in the second-class carriage. There was ample room in the secondclass carriage for half-a-dozen. He did not remember defendant telling him that if the manager did not bring thir, action he would bring an action against the Government for not providing second-class carriages. The defendant said that the 4.15 train was always over-crowded, and on this occasion there was no room in the second-class carriages on that day. It was he who forced on the action. His Worship said that if that was the case h<! was foolish not to let well enough alone, for he had clearly been guilty of a breach of the law, but as it was not shown that there was an intention to evade payment, and he appealed to be acting on what lie thought a right, the case was dismissed. Negligent Driver. — John Calvart pleaded guilty to leaving his borough stage carriage unattended in Shortland-street. He had left for a moment with a parcel, and asked one of their own men to keep an eye on the horses until his return. He was fined us and costs. Impounding Act.—Joseph Baker was charged with depasturing a cow in Rutlandstreet, I'arnell. He pleaded guilty, but was not aware that the Impounding Act was in operation in Parnell. Fined Is and costs. Chimsey on Fire.—Alexander Wishart was charged with allowing the chimney of his house to be on fire. Ho pleaded guilty, and was fined Is and costs. Obscene Language.—John Johnson did not appear to answer a charge of using obscene language in Hopetown-street, and a warrant was ordered to issue for his apprehension.—Catherine Johnson, against whom a similar charge was preferred, also failed to appear, and a wan-ant was ordered to issue for her apprehension.