LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 8962, 28 January 1888, Page 3

LAW AND POLICE.

R.M. COURT.—Friday. [Before H. O. Seth Smith, Esq., R.M.) Judgment Summonses.— Gee and Potter v. C. Pye, claim £13 13s 6d ; ordered to pay the amount on or before 24th February or 14 days in default. G. Moßride r. J. Perman, claim £2 13s; ordered to pay amount forth* with, or seven days in default. Nelson, Moate and Co. v. T. A. Turley, claim £2 14s; by consent, ordered to pay by instalments of 5a a week. G. Holme v. W. Miller, olaitn £16 8e 6d; ordered to pay on or before 3rd February, or 21 days In default. F. W. Smith v. J. Brown, claim £7 Ha lid ; ordered to pay by instalments of 2s 6d a-weefc. 8. C. Smith v. H. M. Jackson, claim £21 2» 2d j defendant did not appear, and wue ordered to pay the amount. Official Assignee v. M. Robinson, claim £67 8s lid ; defendant consented to pay £20 in full by instalments of 5s a week, or 14 days in default. R. Rew v. R. T. Graham, claim £2 3i 5d ; by consent, ordered to pay amount on or before 27th February, or seven daya in default.

E. Et. Jaggab v. E. Cox.—Claim, £4 14e. Mr. C. Porcbas appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Keetley for the defendant. This was a claim for services rendered in searching for an account of the loss of the ship Gothenberg, and writing on defendant's behalf for certain money from the English and Scottish chartered Bank belonging to her son, also for negotiating a loan on her son's will. The claim was on an agreement to pay £5 for the whole work. The plaintiff and other witnessos were examined, after which the plain* tiff was nonsuited, with coats, 15s. POLICE COURT.-Friday. [Before Captain Corbett and Mr. R.J. Duncan, J.P.'S.] Dro:«.kknnks3.—Alice Yelland, oharged with drunkenness in Franklin Road, was fined £5, or in default to undergo fourteen days' imprisonment, with hard labour. Lakckny. —Charles Adams was charged with the larceny of a case of peaches, value 10i, the property of Messrs. Arthur and Buddie. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mansfield Baker, a storeniuu in the employ oi Messrs. Arthur and Buddie, deposed to missing the case of peaches from the auction mart in Queen-etreet. Miss Mary Pye, proprietress of a luDcheon-rooms in Queenstreet, deposed that on the 19th inst. prisoner sold a case of peaches to her, wituesa giving him 10« for the case. Adams said that he had received the peaches from Mrs. Edwards, storekeeper, Newmarket. Mrs. Edwards deposed to purchasing one case of peaches at the auction mart of Messrs. Arthur and Buddie, and in accordance with instructions given by her to prieoner, he conveyed the case to her store at Newmarket. Witness did not give the prisoner a case of peaches. Adams returned to her store that evening, and said he had delivered a number of cases of peaches, and found that he had one not accounted for. He said that he did not know what to do, and told witness that she could get him out of the difficulty by stating that she had sold the case of peaches to him. Prisoner made a statement; to the effect that the case had been purchased by him from Mrs. Edwards. A sentence of seven days' imprisonment with hard labour was imposed. ,lice Paris was charged with the larceny of 2s. This case had been remanded to permit of the Probation officer reporting. Mr. Restou now furnished a favourable report, and the provision* of the First Offenders Probation Act were accordingly ordered to be enforced for a period of six months. The case against John Evans, charged with the larceny of an axe, value 7a 6d, the property of Thos. Teasdale, was reuiauded till Thursday, as prisoner was Hulleriug from the effects of excessive drink.

Fai.sk I'retencks.—John Barron was charged on remand for pasting a valueless cheque for 15s, drawn ou the Bank of JN'ew Zealand, with intent to defraud J. J. Swinaerton, wood-turner. Mr. Speed appeared on behalf of tho prisoner, and pleaded guilty. The counsel stated that Barron drew out the cheque, expecting to receive money, as be bad prerioaely had an account with the Bank of New Zealand. The money did not come to hand, and Barron— who, throughout had no intention to defraud, went to Mr. Svnnnertou, to whom ho bad given the cheque, and told him that there- were no funds to meet it, and Mr. Swinnerton, of course, took the present proceeding*. Mr. Speed asked that prisoner be placed ander the provisions of the First Offenders' Probation Act. .Sergeant Pratt said that the police had no objection to this course being taken, bat the case would have to be remanded in order that inquiries should be made. The Bench ordered that the case be adjourned for the report of the probatiou (jfiioer ; but at this stage Mr. Reston appeared in Court, and submitted his report, which the Bench ruled to he unfavourable. Their U orahips said that, though there was clearly no intent on the part of tho prisoner to commit a fraud, the offence should be punmheil, and they accordingly sentenced B.trrou Lo fourteen days' imprisonment, with hard labour.

A Series of Lakckniks.—Edward Lysaght, Henry Mayo, and John JShiere were charged wiia the larceny of part of an irou winch frame and other pieces of scrap mital, value 2a, the property of George Kedpath Burnett. The prieoner Sbiere pleaded guilty, but tho other men pleaded not guilty. (Jeorge Kedpftth Burnett, ironfouueier, Cu«-toin-btreet, deposed to missing the property in question. James Follas, carter, stated that the prisoners bad frequently contracted with him to carry broken metal to the foundries of Messrs Kdly and Bennett. On the 20th inst. he wae engaged to cart metal lon the following day, and on the 21st, when removing the metal, lie was accosted in Uobson-etreet by Constable Cotter, and the iron wan then conveyed to the police station. Mrs Wood, residing near tho dock, depoeed that on the night of the 20th met., she heard hammering in the yard, and at five o'olock on the followiug morning she saw the prisoner Shiors putting some iron into a sack, which w.ib subsequently removed in an express. Detectives Doolau and Hughes also gave evidence. The prisoners were then charged with the larcohy of 2cwt of pig irou, value Ss, the property of Charles Bailey, j ysaght pleaded guilty to this charge. Charles Bailey (shipbuilder), Richard Follas, Mra. Wood, andl3etectiv9 Hughes were examined. A further charge of stualiug 2£owt of cast iron "chairs," value 16a, belonging to the Auckland Tramway Company, was then preferred against the prisoners, who pleaded not guilty. The evidence of James Langford, clerk of works in the employ of the Auckland Tramway Company), James Folia*, and Adam Biraney wan talcmi, and the prisoners were sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment with hard labour for each offence, the sentences to irun consecutively. Lysaght, Mayo, aud Shiers were aubseqently oharged with the larceny, on the 14th inst., of two gaspipes, value £2 10», the property of the Auckland Gas Company, and with stealing, on the 21: it inst., five gas pipes, valne £3 12a, alao belonging to that company. These cases were remanded till Thursday uext.

Brhaoh of the Licensing act.—Alexander ii.»tton and George Storrey were charged with a breach of the Licensing Act oy falsely representing themselves to be travellers, lor the purposo of obtaining liquor, At the Occidental Hotel, ou Sunday, the 22nd insf. Prisoners pleaded not guilty. Sergeant Kiely deposed that on the morning of Sunday, the 22nd, he visited the Ocow dental Hotel, and saw the defendants there. They wens standing by the bar window, and two glasses were on the window ledge, one of them containing beer and the other whisky. Mrs, Koaten was present in the bar, aud admitted having supplied the defendants with the liquor, pointing out that she thought she waa bound to do so since they represented themselves to be travellers. In answer to witness, defendants said they were travellers, and Hatton aaid he had come from New Lynn, whilst Storrey informed the sergeant that he was a resident of Otabuhu, and had come into Auokland from that village. Witness afterwards made enquiries, and found that defendants had lodged on the previous night at a boardinghouse in Lower 'jueen-street, kept by Miss Humphries. Mrs Keates informed witness that defendants had paid a shilling for the liquor supplied to them. Sergeant Kieley was further examined, when he aaid that Hatton and Storrey afterwards told him where they had lodged on the Saturday night. The evidence of Mrs. Keates waa heard, ami defendants, while admitting the offence, pleaded that it was the first time they had thus broken the law. They were about to leave foe the country that day, and had visited the hotel to get drinks before commencing their journey. A fide of 10a and costs each was Imposed.

Drivin« Over the Railway Link.—A charge against John Burrows of driving a buggy over the railway line at Tβ Papapa, was withdrawn,

The Y*cht RohbekiE:*.—Edmund Wilson pleaded Dot guilty to a charge of stealing from the yacht Merry Duchess a lifebuoy, bunting, and other articles, belonging to C. E. Koskruge. Mr. Koskruge, Mr. E. J. Surfleu, and Constable Maoky were examined, the evidence given bfeing similar to that adduced in the charge against the lads Maloney and McDowell, and prisoner was. sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. The hearing of the graver charge against Wilson, that of the robbery of the yacht Malua, was then proceeded with, and the testimony of Messrs William Carminer, Gilmer (owners of the yaoht), Ifi. J. Surflen, and Constable Foreman having been taken, prisoner was committed for trial.