POLICE COURT.—Tuesday.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6485, 30 August 1882, Page 3

POLICE COURT.—Tuesday.

(Before J. IS. Macdonald, Esq., R.M.] Drunkenness.—One man, named Shoa, was brought up for being drunk, but was romanded for soven days, as ba was not in a fit state to plead. Brkach or tue Pea.ce.—Denis Connor and Patrick Connor were charged with committing a b.each of ihe peace, by fighting in tlio Albert Pork, ! on the 28th. both pleaded guilty. The defendants wero brothers, who had a quarrel, and went to tho Park to fight it out. They were fined each 63 and costs, and were cautioned that the Albert Park was not to be made a place of resort for purposes of this sort. Vaorakot.—David Alexander Crawford was charged with being found, by night, without lawful excuse, >n tho Wesleyan school, near the Supreme Court, He I pleaded guilty, and sa d ho was uiider the influeuco of drink. Prisonor said ho wished to go South, to his friends, and Mr. Pardy said if ho promised not to go back to the placo again, he would not press for a penalty. He was discharged, and recommended to go to work, to keep himself out of mischief. James Dangdon was charged with being found by night, without lawful excuse, in an ont-houae in Chancery* stroet. He pleado i guilty, and said he lived at the Wade, and always earned plenty of money. The case was remanded till next day, to allow him an opportunity to go home,. Assault.—Michael Breen, sen., and Michael Broen, jun., were charged with assaulting William Creighton, by striking him, knocking him down, and kicking him. The older prisoner pleaded not guilty, and the younger one denied having kicked the prosecutor. After evidence had been given at.some length, His Worship cautioned tho defendants, and the case was dismissed.—Michael Breen, sen., was also charged with assaulting William Creighton, by catching hold of him, and threatening to .take his life, on the 23th instant. Defendant pleaded not guilty. He had only told the prosecutor to keep away from his house. The ease was dismissed. WiNJXDw-BREAKiKa. — John Mathoson, William O'Kecffe, and Hugh Storey were charged with breaking a pane of glass, valued at £15, the property of F. W. Hoffmann. The defendants were three youths of from sixteen to eighteen years of age. Mr. Tyler appeared for Matheson and O'Keeffe. Storey was not represented by counsel. Mr. Pardy stated the facts of tho case. Tho prisoners rushed an old man through tho window, and it cost £20 to replace the glass. < Frederick William Hoffmann, musicseller, carrying

on business in partnership -with hU brother, deposed that they hai\ plate glass windows to-their shop. On the 23rd inrtant, one of the windows was broken ' by some one outside, at half-past six in the evening. Witness was in the shop at the time, and his attention was drawn to it by the crash. Of his own knowledge he did ndt know how it was dona, bat hie w6nt outside, and inquired. He rained the window at £15. Martin D#yer (an old man), a labourer, deposed that hi was parsing in front of Hoffmann's flbop on the" evening of the 23rd, going home from hi 3 work, when he was thnut again t tho pane of glass and broke it. The three boys in. the desk* were those who thrust'him; and they did it wilfully, andrandoan the street after doing-it" Mr. Hoffmann ran out and followed them. The three rushed him against the window. He did not spe3k to the nor giro them any provocation. Ho was simply going hoiu* with his kit in his hand. Cross-examined:'*"He"-was perfectly sober, and was going up the street. The prisoners were standing outside Mr. Hoffmann's door in a group. The witness was cros-examined at some length, but his testimony was not iu any way shaken. Abraham Bowden, cab projirletor, deposed that he was on the cabstand in front of Hoffmanu's, and saw "*e window broken. Dwyer was going up tho strict, and the prisoners were coming down. Matheson waa nearest Dwyer, and suddenly Dwyer was shoved through the window, and witness spoke to him and Mkedhiin if he was hurt. From the forco of the shova all must have acted in concert. John Twohey, a cab-driver, who observed the occurrence, gavo" corroborative evidence. Sergeant Clarke, who arrestou the accused youths, also gave' evidence He was standing in Tictoria-streat, between the Royal Mail and the Theatre, and saw two boys, Kecffe atd Matheson, run past, and in a minute after Mr. Hoffmann came running up to whero he stood. - He did not see Storey at aIL J» consequence of what Mr. Hoffminn told him he went in pursuit of tte boy»,but failed to find them then, having lost sight oi them. He then returned to Mr. Hoffmann's shop, and observed the large pane of plate glass broken. Next morning he again went to look for them and saw Matheson fcrsf. Ho charged him with breaking the glass, and he said there were other boys with him, that he was nest the. old man, and got s push from the out-ide. He refased to giro any information as tG who the other beys were. Witness next snw O'Jieeffe, and charged him, He said ha also was pushed from the outaido, and that he was not to blame. He refused then to tell who pushed him. The next he saw wai Storey, whom he' also charged. He said they were all to blame: that they' all went with a will, with one push and put the old man through, and that one was as much to blame as the other. He made this statement in prosenco of the other two prisoners. This was the evidence, which waa then read over to the accused, who were cautioned in the usual manner. Storey said he had nothing to say; O'Kceffe said he was pushed by Storey; Matheson mado a similar statement. Mr.' Tyler addressed the Court on behalf of Matheson and O'Keeffe. The three were committed for trial, and admitted to bail —each in his own recognizances of £25, and two sureties in a similar amount.

The Auckland Hoiei, Kobdeuv.—Thomas Binning was oharged with stealing four £5 notes, flvo £1 notes, ono sovereign, and two half-sorerlgns,' the property of Moses Routloy. Mr. Pardy opened the case, and called Moses Routtey, a farmer at Pukekohty who deposed that ho was in Auckland on Friday, the 18th instant, and during the day had cheques changed, one at the Bank of New Zealand, and one at" Mr. Cosgrave's, draper. He also drew £7 12s Cd at the Colonial Bank. At th» Bank of New Zealand, ho drew, amoDgst other money, two £5 notes, and amongst the money ho drew from ifr. Cosgrare were two Union Bank £5 notes. Witness took up his lodgings that evening in the Auckland "Hotel,-with his neighbour, Mr. Stearns. They met the accussd in the hotel first, in the billiard-room, apd witness had occasion to tahe out his purse there, in accused's presence. He had then £27 in.it, and some silver. Accused had an opportunity of seeing it, for ho was stand ng by. Witness went to bed about 12 o'clock, his friend going with him, and they wore &hown to their room by one of the hotel servants. The prisoner aUo came to the bed room dcor. They did not ask him, but ho followed them up of ■ his own accord. When witness went to bed, his pocket-book, containing the money, was ia . his inside breast-pocket, his coat being laid on the foot of tho bed. His friend went to bed at the same time in the same room. Witness woko at daybreak. He heard money rattling in Steam's pocket, so he struck a light, and looked to soo if his money was safe, but found it was all gene, except a£l note. Am.-ngst the £5 notes he noticed a blue mark on one of the New Zealand notes, similar to that on one of tho notes produced. During the evening prisoner had feeen in his company about two hours off and on, but he saw no money with him. George Sfcearnes deposed that he was a farmer,residing at Pukekohe. Ho was in Auckland on Friday, the ISth, with last witness. Slept in the same room with him at the Auckland Hotel. Waking up on Saturday morning, he missed his money. He know the accused by sight. Ho was in witness's company at the Auckland Hotel on the previous uvening. The prisoner called for drinks, but he had no money to pay. Saw him the last time in the passage leading to tho bedroom. The prisonor declined to examine the witneis. Albert Edward Glover said that he was in partneship with the licensee of the Auckland Hotel. The accused was stopping at the hotel on the 18th and days previously. He called for drinks on the 18th. He did not pay for them because he said he had no money. Saw money in his possession a few days previously —a few shillings. Charles Wilson, a boarding-house keeper in Customhouse-street, deposed that the accused stopped at his house from the 2nd to tho 10th August. Mr. McLellan, agent of the vessel, paid his board, and told witness to givo a few shillings as pocket money. Never saw him with any money on other occasions. David Denbigh, barman, at the Auckland Hotel, deposed that the prisoner was staying there at the date mentioned. Did not uee him and spend money while staying there. He paid for his board and Is Cd for a bed (26s Cd) on Monday, tho 21st. The accused paid with a sovereign and a half-sovereign. The accused stayed at the Auckland Hotel about a week or ten days. Constable Jones deposed that in company with Detective Brannan ho arrested the prisoner upon the present charge—with stealing £27 and £7. The arrest was made on tho 21st. The prisoner said he had some money in. his possession, that it was his own. This was in answer to demand that he should submit to be searched. He took out four £S notes, two £l notes, and silver (£1 7s 4d) and put them on tho tablo. The prisoner was then taken to the station, where ho was searcbod. Found upon him a £1 neto in tho watch-pocket of the waistcoat. The evidence was read over to the prisoner, upon which ha said : 1 did take the money when I was drunk, and I intend to plead guilty. A.sorniiit Charge.—The prisoner was further charged with sfcea'ing, on the same night, and in tho same place, £6 from Stearnes, who gave evidence as above, and who repeated his evidence, word for word.. All the evidence in this case was precisely tho same as in tho last. The prisoner, in this case, also adalmitted having taken tho money while he was drunk Ho was committed to take his trial at the next circuit sittings (criminal) of the Supreme Court. Robbery in x Brothel.—Dennis O'Connor, charged with stealing £10 from the person of John Johnston, was placed in the dock. Mr. Pardy said that some friends of the prisoner had induced one of the witnesses to go too often to the Auckland Hotel, and the witness was drunk. A similar thing had happened in tke case of ono of the female witnesses. He asked the Court, therefore, to adjourn the case until Friday. Adjourned accordingly.