LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9291, 19 February 1889, Page 3

LAW AND POLICE.

POLICE COURT.—Monday. (Before Messrs. S. Y. CoUina and H. M. Jervis, J.R*s). Drunkenness.—Four firsi offenders were fined 5s and costs, or twenty-four imprisonment. Thomas McAneny, Bridgeb Weston, and Edward Dickeneon were fined 103 and costs, or forty-eight hours in default. John Hatfield waa fined £3 and costs r or one month's hard labour, for being drunk and disorderly. Mary Richards was sentenced to one-months hard labour. Vagkancy. —John MePhail pleaded guilty to being unlawfully by night on the premises of James Quock. Constable Cargill deposed to seeing the prisoner breaking into the house. The Bench fined him 20s and costs, and 7e for cosb of damage of breaking into the houee, or in default eevea days. Youthbul Criminals.—George Powley (aged IS), Frank Powley (11), and Charles Burns (10), were charged with stealing a pair of boots worth 4s, the property of Wm. Swaarbrick. Prisoners pleaded guilty. Mrs. Swaarbrick deposed that the boys had been in her yard gathering bottles and bones. Constable Russell deposed to arresting the boys while they were trying to hide the boots in some grass. They had also another pair of boots in a bag, which they said they had taken from an empty house in Freeman's Bay. The case against Burns was dismissed, as the evidence showed that he was not a party to the theft. The other two prisoners were sentenced to six strokes with a birch rod each. Laeceny.—George Archer pleaded guilty to a charge of etealing a coat worth £1 10s, the property of Jas. Piefce. Piete had taken off his coat and lef b it in the Greyhound Hotel. On returning it was missing. Prisoner said he had been in Now Zealand seven weeks, and had no means, home, or friends. He was in great distress, and that was why he had taken and pawned the coat. Prisoner was remanded till Thursday for the Probation Officer to report. Bkeach of By-laws. — Thomas Quoi was charged with breaking the city by-laws by driving without a light. Dr. Laishley, who appeared for the defendant, pleaded not guilty. Constable Rowles deposed to seeing defendant driving in Queen-streeb at 7.45 p.m. without a light. The buggy was going at a walking pace up to Pullham's stables. The defendant deposed that at the time it was quite daylight, and there was no need of lights. William Pullham also deposed that it was daylight when the buggy came to the stables. The case was dismissed owing to a technical flaw in the summons. Driving Without License.—Ernest J. King was charged with plying for hire with a break without) a license. Defendant pleaded not guilty. He had only been taking his wife, and family, and friends for a drive to Potter's Paddock. The evidence was conflicting, and the case waa, accordingly, dismissed.