LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7341, 30 May 1885, Page 3

LAW AND POLICE.

BANKRUPTCY. Dibxoes , Ejcaminations. RobebtJ Miles (Plasterer).-This debtor, in his examination before the Official. Asaignee, j stated that he had worked for upward* of 20 yean in the colony, principally its journeyman, bat oocariocally taking iimall job*. : About fodrmoatha ago he made sin arrangement with a maa named Wilson to take up ■mall jobs, and since then they had three jobs of an aggregate value of £248, but partly from Wilson's misoonduot and partly from mistaken in calculation, they did not make two thirds of ordinary wages, and owed for material, £37 19*. The joint debts were referred to in his schedule, because Wilton had cleared out, and the creditors looked to him for payment. Mince Wilson left the debtor undertook other contracts (labour only) of the value of £64, and one was still in hand. They had no 4 realised £2 a week for his own labour. He had no assets except £15 worth of furniture, and work being hard to get, he had no prospect of paying his creditors. Gjcobgk Watson (Mariner). —This debtor, according to his statement, was sixteen years in the Royal Navy, and since coming to the colony had been employed on the coasting trade and stevedoring in Kaipara, bat was at present employed at the Newmarket workshops. Two years ago, finding employment scarce in Auckland, he went to Kaipara, and had to borrow money to take his family there. He had poor success, and eventually was forced to .give up, and sell his fcrniture to bring him to Auckland, where, after seven weeks, he got his present employment at £8 8s per month. There had been a great deal of sickness in his family. He had a wife and five children, and his pay was barely sufficient His furniture was worth about £22, but he still owed £9 of the original purchase money, and he flaw no prospect of paying his creditors anything. -' : -- ■;•■'• POLICE €OTJRT.— Friday. [Before Masses. W. tt. Wnddel- (Mayor) and C. D. Whttcombe, J.P. s.] Absentp Without LejlVβ.—Edgar Parsons (apprentice) was charged with being absent without leave from the ship Loch Linnhe, on May 26. The defendant pleaded that the captain was aware of his absence. Captain Boud applied to have Parsons sent on board the ship at once, da, «hie.;- < war waiting to, sail with him. Ordered aboard accordingly. Dbunkennks?.—Twcftrien for first offences were mulcted in the usual penalties. Murdook McLeod for a third otfenoe,,was fined 40s and costs, or 14. days' imprisonment, and John Aldootn, for a second offence, was fined 10s and costs, or 48 hours, ffm. Simpson, who was suffering from tha effects of delirium tremens, was remanded'for seven days for medical treatment. Alleged Lakckny of a Diamond Pin.— I. Fitzgerald, alias Alex.' David Cunningham (on remand from M»y 26), was charged with stealing a gold diamond pin, valued a*; 40s, the property of Wm. Baker Dakin, at Auckland, on, May 15. Mr. Theo. Cooper appeared for the accused, and applied to have the charge withdrawn as the.owner of the pin was satisfied that it was not taken with any felonious intent, and he was under the influence of liquor at the time. He was a responsible member of Mr. Wybert Reeve's Dramatic Company, Sergeant Pratt said he would leave it in the hands of 'the -Bench if the prosecutor consented to the withdrawal. Wm. Baker D*kin said he had no desire to prosecute, as he was satisfied accused had no intention to steal the pin. The Court discharged the accueed with a caution not to place himself in such a. position again. Shoplifting.—David Matbeson (15 years) pleaded not guilty to stealing three packets of cigarettes and tobacco, valued at 2e 6c|, the property of Thomas Matthewe, on May 28. Jessie Matthews, p.rocer, etc., Pattesonstreet, Freeman's Bay, naid the accused came into her shop, and upon her entering saw two pickets of cigarettes in his hand similar to those in the window. He wanted to sell them to her. There we* a packet of tobacco at bin feec. She brought this case as a sample only, but did net desire to push the charge. Constable Barnard deposed to arresting the aooused in the shop. He admitted stealing the c'.garettes, but denied taking. the tobacco. The mother of the acoused was in Court, and said her son always had been a most dutiful eon previously. Their Worships cautioned the accueed not to appear again, and discharged him. al,alias "Happy," pleaded guilty' to having no ' lawful visible means of support. Sergeant Pratt explained that the accused had taken shelter in the station laufc night, and.would not leave, end he had to be lacked up. Sergeant Donnelly aid he frequently saw him sleeping on iloorsteps as nij-ht. The Bench sentenced him to three months' hard labour.