LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9218, 22 November 1888, Page 3

LAW AND POLICE.

j POLICE COURT.—Wednesday. I [Before Messrs. R. Hammond and J. Gilinore, J.P.'s.] I)e kenness. —One man was fined for a first orieuce ot drunkenness. Robbery from a Dwelling.John Bridge was charged with stealing jewellery from tiie dwelling- ho use of J?'. E. Harrison, Cook-street. The case was remanded until the 3Uth inst., as prisoner was in a condition bordering upon delirium tremens. Lakriiunism.—George Jackson, a boy of 14, was charged with using indecent language in Upper yueen-street. Airs. Eunna Codings ueposeu that cue lad asued her tor permission to cut grass upon some land, but sue reiused, and Jackson then used indecent language towards tier, and repeated it in the earing oi tier little girl, Ine boy's father was 111 the Hospital. Constable Bernard deposed that people were constantly complaining about one boy s conduct; lie was 111 tne habit of stopping children and beating tnem, taking money from them, and using baa language, lie would not go to senoo.., and his mother could not control him. The accused also pleaded guilty to throwing stones, and the decision in both cases was postponed until Tuesday next, 111 order that the Probation Officer should report. Breaches of By-laws. — Clark, for having permitted his horse to stray at Warned, was lined Is and 14s costs. Joseph bcanlan was lined os and 7s costs, for leaving Ins horse and cart unattended at the Great North Road. Counterfeit Coin. — Joseph Benjamin was charged with uttering a counterfeit coin, intended to represent a sovereign. Louisa Parks, a little girl of thirteen, daughter of Joseph Parks, Globe Hotel, deposed that on Monday morning, at about twenty minutes past eight, Benjamin came into the bar and asked for a pint of beer, which witness gave him, putting the beer into -i bottle. Prisoner handed witness a sovereign, and she gave it to her lather and asked him to cnange it. Air. Parks told the accused that it was not a sovereign. Joseph Parks also gav« evidence. Wnen he told the man the coin was a bad one, the prisoner soemed vexed, and acted as though ho had not known that the coin was counterfeit. Witness at first intended to let accused go tree, but he then resolved to hand the coin to the police, and give him in charge. Henry Noono, assistant at the GlobeHotel,deposed that the man ran away, out witness, with Mr. Parks' assistance, brought him back and gave him into custody. Thomas Whong, a native of China, was also examined, Mr. T. Quoi acting as interpreter. \Y ltness, who is employed at the premises of Wong Gong, in U'akelieldstieet, stated that the prisoner endeavoured to pass the coin at that shop, but ho (witness) tald him that it was a bad one. J. Howden, watchmaker and jeweller, deposed that the coin produced was of brass. Serjeant Clarke also gave ovidence, and Benjamin Was committed for trial.