LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 8057, 19 September 1887, Page 3

LAW AND POLICE.

SUPREME COURT.-CsJMi»AL SITTINGS.

Saturday. [Before His Honor Mr. Justice Ward.] The Maori Pkkjdht Case.—The hearing of the charge of perjury against ffoera te Mimiha wa.s continued to-day, Mr. Cotter appearing for ,the prosecution, and Messrs. O'Meagher and Dufaur for the prisoner. The evidence in chief of the witness MuKee had been taken on the previous day, and he was now submitted to a lengthy and searching cross examination by Mr. Dufaur, which lasted for three hoars, ap to the hour of adjournment, The witness's evidence was materially shaken on several points. Alter the adjournment, he was re-examined by Mr. Cotter., Two Maori witness's were next examined, and Robert Allen Wight also gave evidence, after which the Court adjourned until Monday morning at ten o'clock. POLICE COURT.—Sj„turdat. [Before Dr. Kenderdine, and Mr. iU P. King, J.Fs.) Drunkenness.—William i'rannigan was charged with being drunk on i6ch inst., and also with being a Habitual drunkard within toe meaning of the Act. Ha was sent to gaol for three months. William Callaghan, for a like offence, was given a like term of imprisonment. Bkbaoh op thk Public Works Act.— Archibald McKinlay was charged with a breach of the above Act by travelling on the New Zealand railway from Auckland to Ellerslie by means of a ticket which had expired. Defendant stated that he bad not committed the offence complained of knowingly. Mr. Theo. Cooper, who appeared for the Railway Department, stated the oase, and called Joseph Hardwiok, stationmaster at Ellerslie, who stated that the ticket produced was the unused half of the ticket issued to defendant, aad which expired on 9th instant. On Saturday, the 10th, defendant me by the 11.40 train to Eller. slie. Oscar Peate, guard of She train, stated that the defendant had travelled by the train in question, and that he proffered to witness a Friday's ticket In payment of his fare. He was under the influence of liquor. Witness drew out his book, and wrote out a ticket for defendant, and asked him for la 9d for it. Defendant refused to pay it. The fare was 9d, and Is was excess for not having taken his ticket at the station. By defendant: You paid me 9d, and said you had not another shilling upon yon. When you got to Ellerslie you asked me to wait while you went to your house for the shilling, but I could not do so. The Bench considered that prisoner should have known that his ticket had expired, and fined him £2 and costs, or in default 14 days.