LAW AMD POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 7007, 2 May 1884, Page 3

LAW AMD POLICE.

RM. COURT.—Thursday. [Before Captain Jackson, B.M.] The weekly sitting to hear and determine •mail debt cases «ai held yesterday, and the following business disposed of:— Uwdetkndkd Cases (Judgment for Plaintiffs.)—W. S. Whitely v. Henrick Briedecki, £5 18e 7d ; James Eae v. F. O. Fisher, £38 8i; the lona G.SI. 00. v. John Uc£,eod, £6 6' ; St. John Keyse v. ISvane Basher, £5 11s ; Thomas Slator v. Robert McDonald, £30 ; William H. Pearce v. John R. Watsoii, £6; rieabsß Parr G.M. Co. v. Frederick Heidt, £6 5*9; E. B. Smith v. Edward dill, £- 17s Id ; G. W. Whitcombe v. Wm. Wilsou, £8 ; Dare and Co. v. T. Jones, 17s 3d ; Albert Berger v. P. Louis, 19s; Michael Gallagher t. Edward Prentic», £15; Neumegan v. A. A. Stephenaon, £9 (speedy execution). Judgment Dfbts. —H. Robertson v. T. A. Laorun, £8 10* 6d ; ordered to pay debt and costs at 20s per month, or in default seven days' ' imprisonment. Ehrenfried Bros. v. R. R. Campion, £9 5s 6d. The defendant did not appear. Ordered to pay £2 a week or in default seven days' imprison mt-nt. Joseph Case v. James Maker, £S Ss ; ordered to pay by instalments of 29 a week, or in defanlt five days'imprisonment. F. Hull v. C. Kingeford,_£39 7s 6d ; ordered to pay 20s » week, or in default one month's imprisonment. I Adjourned.—Thomas Harkiss v. Charles Alexander Robertson, £38 ; J. D. Wickham Iv. Cecil Gardner, £3; John Leek v. C. W. S. Purdie, £8 16« 11<1 ; Sloane and Murray v. Johc Hunter, £11 12a 9d ; William Rsttray v. James Dalgleisb, £6 12s lid ; J. King v. George Lendrnm, £4 193 6d ; v. T. VV. Gudgeon. C»se Withdrawn.—L. Dare v. C. 0. Mnntrose. Claim, 19s 9d, balance of ac count for drapery alleged to have been supplied to defendant's wife. Mr. Cooper appeared for plaintiff; defendant appeared in per»on. On hearing the defence, Mr. Cooper withdrew the case. ; Defended : Young v.Pabrt.—Claim, £1. Mr. H»IV for plaintiff; Mr. Madden for deiendant. The plaintiff is a job master ; the defendant was barmaid at the Greyhound Hotel when the debt was contracted. The facts deposed to were that the defendant gave an order to the plaintiffs groom "to clean the bnggy and have it ready to go out." The bogey was got ready.'and the defendant and a young nun named /Howe drove out in it on Good Friday. The question was whether it yaa the "young lady " who engaged the buggy. Joseph French, the groom, said it wan nsnal in all cases where the hirer of a buggy was not known that money was received for it before it was taken out. The " youog man " (Howe) had uot paid for it. The defence was that the "young man " was at present in Cambridge ; tbat he had hired the buggy, and would pay for it when be came to towa if required. But defendant' also .aid that French volunteered to give the plaintiff the buggy for a drive if she wished it. The plaintiff was non-suited with coats.

Kelly v. Mills.—Claim, £4 12s 6d. Mr. B. Cooper for plaintiff; Mr. G. N. Brassey for th>- defendant.—This was an action for work aud labour done. The plaintiff is an iron-worker aud brass-founder in Freeman's Bay. The'defendant is a contractor, The work wan to cast certain "balusters," for which tho plaintiff charged according to the special character of the work.—The defendant said the iron work (caeting, etc.) was to be done for4Jd per lb., and he was willing to pay for the work at that price., The plaintiff denied the contract, and said the work done was different from what he expected to have to do. The only words mentioned as to price were "draw it mild." — The plaintiff said the defendant first spoke' to him on the subject. ' The plaintiff at the time was out of town. Witness said the price would be about 4Jd per lb., but the character of the work, to be done was misrepresented. Witness thought the work to be done was heavier. (York of the kind was usually priced at per foot. Ephraini Mills, the detendant, depostd that the con ract was made with Ke'ly, jun., on the steamer Wellington. When the bill came in he considered the price charged was extortionate. Plaintiff showed young Kelly on the steamer the work to be done. There was no higher price than 4sd per lb. for any iron casting. This was ordinary work. The plaintiff, hie son, and a workman were examined in support of the claim. The defendant, Mr. A. Duthie, and Captain Braund were examined in support of the defence. The Court was not asked to deoide certain items in the account. The plaintiff was nonsuited upon the disputed items, with. £1 163 costs. Clark v. Duke.—Claim, £5 9s. Mr. Cotter appeareil for the defendant. Several items of account were admitted.' The defendant accepted an order for payment of 15s a [ month. -.

POLICE COURT.—Thdksday.

[Before Messrs. D. B. McDonald and F. Magnbe, J. P.'..] Drunkenness.—Two persons were punished for ordinary offences. Labcbny.—Wm. Thompson was charged with stealing a saw, value 6i, the property of Messrs. Morgan and Pilkington. He pleaded guilty. The prosecutors were coal and wood merchants, and missed an Mneri can saw, which it was ascertained the prisoner stole and pawned. He was sentenced to a month's imprisonment with hard labour. Cruelty to Animals —George Leahy was charged with ill-treating a horse which had a sore back and sore feet by ridiog and spurring it. Mr. Brassey, who appeared for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, withdrew the charge. A Mr. Smith claimed three days' attendance as witnes*, but Mr, Brasxey said that they had been warned that they would not be required. The Cuurt held that the case having been withdrawn they had no power to order coate. -

Keepingi a Beothei.—Peter Carroll was charged with being the occupier of a house frequented by persons having no lawfal visible means of support; also, with havuu no lawful visible means of support. He pleaded not guilty. Constable Bernard, of Freeman's Bay, deposed that accused lived in Duke-street, and his house was continuously the resort of prostitutes and rough characters, and was a source' of great annoyance to the neighbours, who had several times complained to him. He arrested the prisoner at two o'clock thie morning, and then found two prostitutes and two men in th« house. In cross-examination witness said that when he went to prisoner's house on the previous evening he found him cleaning clocks and pictures, which he said he was to bring to the sale to-day. ' He had cautioned the defendant about a month ago. The women he found in the house when he arrested the accused, were Sarah Home and Sophia Barke — both common prostitutes. Detective Hngb<B, who accompanied Constable Bernard, also gave evidence as to what he saw, and further stated that his chief mode of living was on the prostitution of those girls since he last got out of gaol. He was one of the most notorious scoundrels that walked the city. Sophia Burke and Sarah Home de poeed that Carroll knew their mode of livelihood, and received money fiom them. He bad no other means of living than what he received from them. He was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. Sergeant' White said £2 2s 9d was found on the prisoner, which was claimed by the witnesses Burke and Home, and he asked that they chould at least be remunerated for their attendance. i They were allowed the costs of the day.