LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10416, 14 April 1897, Page 6

LAW AND POLICE.

POLICE 00URT.-TOBWT j (Before Messrs. a. Clements anil w n \ Shakespeare, J.P.'s, ' - i were dealt with in the usual wav ° ffeß(l «™ I was charged that she committed \ ete P* I the Railway by-law, by getting off !*!?' I while it was in motion. There » **"» 1 appearauce of the defendant a t i? 8 no appeared for the Railway Denartm™ *! I stated that the defendant hadwritten,' l^ : ' s owning the offence, a3 she did % * incur expenses by coming down to apS ! I court, Counsel also stated that in P S ! I all warning people persisted in risking ? ! 1 lives by attempting to get off a mv Z*j* ,i 111* Bench imposed a tine of 10s with „«•■'? Obscene lasenAot-Qeotge \V *? : I ™ convicted of having made use of o&i language in Queeu-street. Evidence »S I that the accused made use of the Unm to the constable who arrested him for Zf* (lruiiK and assaultiug a woman The 1 ■ said In court that there was' more h5 I language used in Auckland than anywC and he had been corrupted by evil enZ? 1 ; The usual sentence of two months' fiSSt > meat with hard labour w»s passed P "■ AssAULT.-«eorgo W. Spicer was rii». J ' that he unlawfully assaulted Mrs J ffl wife of a hotelkeeper. He nleadoJi ' ' guilty The complainant stated that 7 accused walked into the hotel owned h» k husband, and asked her if she would h»v. drink. &he refused, and he then lifted E* hand and struck her in the face with h clenched fist. Evidence was given broth, witnesses and the accused was fined % wK costs. " mi No Appearance. - A charge aeain.. Robert Merman, of driving fast routt corner in his vehicle was proved on the evi deuce of the traffic inspector. The defen dant, who did not appear in court, was fin*! 53 with costs. w Theet of Shoes.-John Dunn was charM with stealing a pair of shoes, worth Is Ilit the property of Alfred Rhodes. He pUG guilty. John Considiiie pleaded guilty to having received the shoes, knowing that th» were stolen. It appears that the tn accused were standing in front of the W shop of the informant looking at the cooT ; The taller man, Considine, got in frouui ' Dunn, while the latter sueaked the show from the window. They then went un *he road and Dunn save the other man tfc. ! stolen property. Both men were sentenced -- to one mouth with hard labour in Auckland ' gaol, m ;