LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6296, 21 January 1882, Page 6

LAW AND POLICE.

POLICE COURT.—FRTOiT. LB«fore J. E. Macdosald, Esq., R.M.] TirßEATEyisg. — J'uliaMooney was charged •with using threatening language towards J. S. Worm 3, by stating that she would have revenge on her. After hearing the evidence the defendant was ordered to find suereties in the amount of £10, to keep the peace for three months. Laß.ce - Y. —John Dinnan and James Sheehah were charged with stealing 311>:s. kauri gum, 2 shirt 3, aud other articles, the property of John Pickey, and valued at £1 0s 6d, on the 17tn December. They were also charged with stealing 291bs. of kauri gun, a. pair of boots, and other articles, ■valued at £1 Bs, the property of John Johnson, at Long Bay, on the loth December. They pleaded not guilty to Iboth charges. John Dickey, a gumdigger, iientified the clothes and a portion of the gum. The prisoners lived in his neighbourhood at the time the tilings were stolen. On the Saturday one of the prisoners sold 691bs. of gum to Mr. Brown, and witness picked out of it some. which he identified as his. .John Johnson deposed that when he retured in the evening from his work, he found that his whare had been robbed. He identified the boots, knife, and the gum in Court as liis property. Peter Brown deposed to having bonght 691bs. of gum from Diunareon the 17th December. The gum produced was'that which he bought from him. That ■which was identified by the two first witnesses" wai picked out by them. Constable Naughtou was also examined. The other charge waa then preferred. - The evidence -was the same as in the first case. At this stage'the charge against Sheehan was withdrawn, and he was put in the witness box. He deposed that they sold all their gum, 451bs, on Wednesday, and on Thursday night they had none. Witness left on Friday, and came to town. It was untrue that he had given Sheehan either the gum, shirt, or boots. Tha accused then made a statement in his defence. He was found guilty. He waa sentenced to a month's impritonmcnt in each case. Frederick Rowe wa3 charged with stealing 1 bed-tick, 2 cot-licks, and a quantity of landing, -valued at £1 lis 6d, the property of Measns. Garlick and Cranwell, on the 19th -January. On the application of Sergeant Gamble, the case was remanded till Tuesday next.—Michael Hifcgins, who was charged ; -with stealing a linen bed-tick, valued at £1 6s, the property of Messrs. Garliek and Cran--well, was also remanded till Tuesday. Smaunb prom a Dweluso. —Albert "Slattery was charged with feloniously stealing, ifrom the dwelling of Lilly Casey, the snm 'of £6, at Devonport, on or about the 6th of December. Serjeant Gamble applied ior & remand until Tuesday, by which timo several other cases would be proferred against the prisoner. The remand was granted.