LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6488, 2 September 1882, Page 6

LAW AND POLICE.

SUPREME COURT.— Judge's Chambers. [Before Mr. Justice Gillies.] Hra HOSOR sat In chambers yesterday, and disposed of the following business:— Pbobub.—Mr. Cotter applied for probate of the of John Trimble, deceased.—Probate was granted to the executor named in the will. Public Trust Office (Rh Thomas Hyde, DeCllUK>).—Mr. C. Buddie moved for an order, in terms of the petition of Lucy McGrath, and T. Kingston, that shares to which they are entitled mfent be paid to them out of the estate, which is beJn* administered by the Public was ciciered that one-eighth part of the net sum in the Public Trust Office be paid to each of the petitioners ; the costs of the application to come out of the estate.

POLICES COURT.— Friday. {Before J, E. Macdonald, Esq., K.BL] ItetxwiCKNNsss.—Four persons were punished for ordinary offences.—Samuel Bright wa3 charged under the Licensing Act with being drunk, while in charge of a hone and cart, in "Victoria-street, on the 81st insliant. He ploaded guilty, and was fined 20s and costs —that being the smallest penalty the Act allowed. —Ono man suffering from delirium tremens was remanded for seven days. AXtLECKD Desertion.—Henry Bourne, on remind, was brought np charged with being a deserter iromH.M. s. Nelson. Sergeant Gamble proposed to put Constable Haddock in the box, and then ask for a further rem\ud. Constable Haddock, who arrested the prisoner at Dargavillo, said that he was pointed out to hi™ by several as a deserter. The prisoner said the constable had made a mistake; that he had worked eighteen months at Mercury Bay, and was well known. His "Worship asked how it would bo if he was not a deserter. If it should turn out that it was the wrong man, then the police and he were incurring a serious responsibility. Sergeant Gamble goiri he hoped the Nelson would arrive shortly. Remanded for eight days. Brvtax* Assault. —Charles Bright, on remand was charged with violently assaulting William Thomas Moas, by kicking him and breaking his leg, on the 31st of July. The case was further remanded, as complainant would not be able to appear for fourteen days. Remanded foe eight days. Prisoner's tall was enlarged. Obstructrxo the Footpath.—Peter Ballantine was charged with obstructing the footpath, in Queenstreet, by allowing his horse to remain on it. % The defendant did not appear, and the case was proved by Sergeant Martin. Fined Is and costs. Assault. — Edward Lovett was charged with assaulting James Davis. Mr. Keetldy appearod for the defendant, and pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor did not appear, and it was adjourned, it was subsequently called, when plaintiff and defendant were both present. The plaintiff asked thitt the case might be adjourned till next day, as he hs.d not received any notice of tho summons being served. He was, however, informed that it was his business to have made himself acquainted with the matter, and to have his witnesses present. The plaintiff then the . bar, The defendant came to his shop with his clothes ad just His dress, be rushed at him like a wild beast, and knocked him down, and had his wife and daughter not come to his assistance, he might have b'ym Witness was not acquainted with the defendant at aIL Mr. Keetley accepted this statement as the facts of the case. The defendant must have be«m mad, for ho had no recollection of the circumstance. He was a highly respectable settler at Waitakerei. He did not think it was a case which demanded to have the defendant bound over to keep the peace. The defendant said he- had no animosity against Mr. Davis, and did not even know him. He been drinking that day. His "Worship recommended that the defendant should make pecuniary recompense to Mr. Davis, but Mr. Keetley said if Mr. Pavis sued, they would have to answer that. His Worship thought they should settle th 6 case without his intervention iu this Court. T.tpmtsT 0» Mosey.—Charles Davis was charged with £100, the property of Thomas Davi?, at Kamo, on or about the 23rd August. The accused, a respectable looking man, had only been arrested thfci morning, on warrant issued by the magistrate at "Whangarie, by Detective Sullivan. Sergeant Gamble Slid the accused had lately been mining in Kamo, where Thomas Davis kept a hotel. The polica ascertained thit a letter had been sent to the prisoner by Mrs. Davis, which was supposed to contain some of the money, and Detective Sullivan contrived to be present when it was handed to the prisoner. By virtue of the warrant he held, ho demanded to see it 3 contents. The prisoner handed the letter to the landlord, who handed it to the detective. It contained no money, but had reference to other letters which bad passed between them, and also to some cheques. It was stated that some cheques had also been stolen. On the application of Sergeant Gamble case was remanded for a week. Bobbery Hf a Brothel.—Denis O'Connor, on remand, was charged with stealing a £10-note and two £l-notes, the property of John Johnson. The prosecutor deposed that he was a labourer, aod had lately resided at the Provincial HoteL On the 22nd of August he went to Brewers-lane, at the back of the Market Hotel, to Maggie CarrcU's. He had then a £10-note, two £l-notes, and some silver. The £10note now produced was, to the best of his belief, the «am(L -He did not know the number, but the first two figures were the same. After he went in. he sent for drink, and got the worse of drink and fell asleep. When he woke the following morning be missed his money. He went to Maggie's bedroom, and asked what she had done with tho money. She denied all knowledge of it. He told her he was a poor man, and could not afford to lose it all, she gave him part back, he would not say anything about it. She «ent a box to the pawn-shop, on which she got £1, which she gave to him. Be afterwards reported the less of Ms money to the police. He had seen prisoner in Carroll's house, but whether on the day of the robbery or the previous day he could not be sure. He . did not authorise anyone to take the money. Margaret Carroll deposed that prisoner was in her house on the 21st and 22nd ot August, with his brother and another man. On the Monday thevprisoner borrowed 2s from her. On Tuesday, tho 22nd, ■Johnson came, and was tho worse for drink; and on this day also prisoner borrowed a shilling from her until he got his order cashed. She did not see any notes with Johnson on the Tuesday, but she saw silver. Prisoner was there when Johnson was shouting. About half-past 4 o'clock prisoner said ho had got his order cashed, and offered to accompany witness to the doctor's on account of her broken rib. They went to Mr. Haywood's in Grey-street to pay £2 for her which she owed Mr. Haywood. Prisoner offered Hrs. Haywood some paper—she believed a bank note, and she came back and said she could not get change, and she gave him the note back. They then went to the Crown Hotel in Grey-street, and had some drinks, for which prisoner ptid. He gave the landlady a note, and sne returnod him £9 ISs 6d change. Prisoner came back to her house with her, and then went away. Johnson, she believed, was all this time in bed in the back room. Prisoner gave her £5 which he owed her, while they were at the Crown Hotel, and in tho evening he took her and two other women to tho circus, but ho did not come back to her house again, and she did not see liim till after he was arrested. He came to her house when he was liberated on bail, and also on the following daj when Mr. Jones was in. When she came home from the circus Johnson was still in the back room, but . did not speak to her till next morning, when he complained to her of having lost £10. Prisoner, after being let out on bail told her he would tell his lawyer lie had found the £10 note in the fireplace, where Johnson had fallen. The witness was cross-examined with a view to showing that it was she who- gave prisoner the note. Mrs. Haywood deposed to prisoner and iast witness coming to her ahop. Prisoner offered her a £10 note to change, out of which she was to take £2—a debt due by the 'female. She could not obtain change, so she came back, and handed the note to Garroli, who handed it to.the prisoner, saying they would go and changeitat the public-house. Kato Healey, wife of Thomas Healey, licensee of the Crown Hotel, Grey-street, deposed to prisoner, and the femalo (Carroll), being served with drink, for which prisoner paid with a £10 note. She handed the change to prisoner, but did not know what ho did with it. Thomas Healey, a lad of nine years of age, son of last witness, deposed to having obtained the change of a £10 note for his mother, at Mr. Young's grocery, closo by the hotel. Alexander Young deposed to having changed the £io note for last witness. Ho identified the note produced as the same. He had taken the number down, and he had good reason to remember it, for ho had not it 24 hours in his possession when it was taken from him by detective. Mary Harrison, servant to Maggie Carroll, deposed that on the 22nd of August, Johnson and prisoner were in the house, and the former being very drunk, fell down near the fireplace. Prisoner lifted him up and put him on tho bed in the back room. Prisoner did not remain long there, but went into Carroll's room, where sho was dressing, and they went out together. Sho did'not seepii- . sonar spend any money in the house, but in the evening ha took them all to the circus. Shohtd since seen him at the house, after he had boen locked up. Ho asked Carroll for the price of a drink but said' nothitfg about any money in her hearing. Sho bad never heard of the £10 n&te being picked up intho fireplace. Tho witness being pressed, and Carroll's evidence being read over to her en this point, she then said she heard prisoner say to Carroll that he would tell his lawyer he had picked it up fn tho fireplace. Constable Jones of the Detective Depart* ment, also gavo evidence. The depositions having been read over to tho prisoner, bo expre«sed a desire to call witnesses, and His Worship granted an adjournment of the case till next day, admitting prisoner to ball in His own recognizance of £50, and two . suxetie6oX£2seoch«