LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6950, 26 February 1884, Page 3

LAW AND POLICE.

DISTRICT COURT.— Monday. IBcfore H O. Seth Smith, E«q , Judge ] The fortn.jrhtly sitting of the Court was hcid this morning, and the following buainesa disposed of :— David Johnstons v. John London.— Claim; £30 3a 2d (judgment summons). Mr. Cotter for the plaintiff; Mr. '1 ole lor tbe defendant. The litigation in this case has been of very long stauding. The hearing had been adjourned from the last sittinp of the Court. Mr. Tole applied for a farther adjournment for a forcnight, within which period, he believed, the money would be paid. After considerable discussion, Mr. Tole consented to an order for payment o£ £25 in a month, and the balance in four months. Ordered accordingly, or six weeks in default. I Mokaghan v. Breakali.—Claim : £47 143. Mr. Cotter appeared for plaintiff. The d' fendant was not present, but his solicitors (Messrs. Whitaser and Campbell, of Hamilton) wrote that he had paid £5 into Court and another £5 on account, asking, on behalf i of the defendant, for time to pay the balance. The plaintiff, in his examination, said that no sum whatever had been paid on account of this debt (promissory note), that there was some money paid on account of some other debts due by the defendant to the plaintiff. Judgment for plaintiff for tha amount claimed. Apjodrned —Potter v. Potter's Patent Wool-scouring Machine Company, claim £93; Zobrab Newman and Co. v. C. W. C ve, £77 3s 4d ; Halyday v. Mackay, f36 6s 2d ; Raines v. Twohey, £56 9s 6d. POLICE COURT.—Monday. [Before JJoesr». F. L. Prime and F. O. Clajton, J.Pa.] I Drunkenness, —One person was punished for an ordinary offence, and W. H. Lillewall, I who was suffering from the effects of excessive drinking, wan remanded for seven days. James McGeooh, for a third offeuce, was fined £3 and costs, or in default 14 days' imprisonment. Vagrancy.—Ann Pitcher, alias Singer, charged with being di >nk, was farther charged with having no lawful visible means of support. She pleaded guilty to being drank, but denied that sho had no means She only came down from Riverhead for her box of clothes. (Jonatable Mitchell deposed that whenever the prisoner was in town she fiequeuted a notorious brothel in Chancery street. Prisoner said she ■was to hiie returned home by the steamer on Saturday, but was arrested. She promitcd to leave by the steamer at once if al owe 1 to do so. The case -was remandcl till Wednesday to give her an opportunity of leaving town. —Elizabeth Deidrich was aisi> charged with having no lawful visible means of support. She pleaded not Riulty. Sergeant White said the woman l>a i just completed a , sentence of twelvo ironths.. Her huebanii had written from S- Sty, forwarding money to the Governor r*f i-ho Gaol to pay her pas sai>e to Sydey. ]le would ask a remand till Wednesday to give her an opportunity of leaving b\ lae next steamer. The remand was frrii" "t. i. Lμ i tsy of Money.—Wallis John York wa> Drought up on four separate charges of <■< ruling money :—(1) Stealing ss, the pro,'irty of Frank B. Robertshaw ; (2) stealing h<, the propelty of '1 homae Akers ; (3) stealing £6, the property of Thomas Akera ; and (4) stealing 255, the property of John Patterson. Tho accused—a little boy eleven year* of age—seemed to be in great grief, and crieii bitterly. He pleaded guilty to all the charges. The oharge of stealing £6 from Mr Akers was reduced to 40s, in order that the case might be dealt with summarily. The father of the boy said he had done all he could for the boy, but he could do no good with him. Jt appeared that the larger amount had been stolen from Mr. Akers' pocket at the tallow factory, Western Springs, and the men then marked some coins which this boy stole, and they were found in his posße»sion. Serjeant White said he eonsideied the parents of boys of this class more to blame than the boys, in not oxeicisine sufficient supervision over their sons. He regretted that the Act did not allow the Bench to punish the pa-ents. Their Worships coincidt d with the sergeant's remarks, and sentenced the boy to six months'impiisonment. False PkiiTli.scks —John Margetts was charged with obtaining fiom Joseph Cafferey the sum of £4 13s. by means Ot false pretence,). Sergeant Wlnte asked for a remand till Friday. Air Braseey, who appeared for ihe accused, did not object to the remand, but appli. d to h»ve the accused admitted to bill. Seigeant White applied that the bail should be made eubstaiui.il. Tut ro were , , he liclieved, several similar oaesto be preferred lUiiinst tho accusdil'. He was ar.re»ted in \\ illingtou, and only am red in Auckland during the night. Bui w.is allowed to accused in his own bonds of £50, and two sureties of £-!"> each. SrPiiiNG Tcitsirs.— Elizabeth Ann and rieiidolina Denson. two little girls, weie Li with stealing furnips, worth 3s, the I roptrfy of Charles Potter The childien uudci age, Seigeant White applied to liavf the C23i rcma.uled, in order that it iiiijiiit be dealt with by the Reeident Magistiitto. who* if he thought fit, could send them to the liidu-trial School The case was a >-cry gioss one The eldest girl had been fciiud practising an old dodge, crying aud weeping, and when qupsuoned by charitable peoi li, said she had lost half-a-crown. The mother had been cautioned, ami replied that 31,e <-id not know thry were begging, but they out to collect bottles. Mr. I'orrer's garden had been systematically robbed, aud he set a watch, and these chil■hen weie caught in the act. Mrs. D.wson «a3in Court, dud pleaded to be allowed to take hei children home. She was granted pci mission on her promiss to take better care of them in. future. Cuoelty to Animals.—John LuptoD, on rein.iud, was charged with cruelly llltreating a cow on the New Noith Road, while driving liei to Mount Albert pound. On the apphi ition of Mr. tha case was remanded till next day Al n mpted Murdfr.—David Wallace was charged with feloniously shooting at and attempting to mr-rder Patrick Boughan, on the 23rd iiist. The ca'se was remanded; inoidei that the prisoner miyht be examined by medical men, as he appeared to be of unsound mind.