LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10968, 24 January 1899, Page 7

LAW AND POLICE.

POLICE COURT NEWS. „ „„„ J H. Hannah and J. Callnan, at a silting of the Auckland Sri Co« rl held yeiiterd ' ,y, " " ' L following cases : — Hobort Brodnair pleaded not guilty to _. line three blankets and soveral articles "rtSiDlTo tho total value of £1 13s 6d, £ Cl ° the vaclit Bonita, Sergeant Clarke Stated the prosecution, and called a mber of witnesses in support of the charge. »Zr hearing the evidence, the Boncb came . the conclusion that Brodnair did steal the Glides and impose*! a sentence of onu Month's hard labour. m ASSAULT. ffm Foley, a young man, pleaded guilty ,„ i„i'ni assaulted Frederick Anderson, and ' i fined 10s, with the alternative of 48 ***' gMI „»UXI.,D. Jeremiah Driseoll, who was convicted of alloy some days ago, was further reWilli Thursday, the Bench considerT that the accused was anxious to leave Jha town for Sydney, as lie bad shown the detectives a ticket for Sydney and stated that he was going by the s.s. Lliugamito in tho' Sj, 0 youth, John Mills, charged with tintolullv having carnal knowledge of a female idiot, was, on die application of ChicfMeciivo Urace, remand*! for eight clays. WINDOtV-llltßAlilXti. George Jones pleaded guilty to two tbarccs-(l) wilfully breaking a pane of glass ;„ a railway carriage, tho properly of tho \'nr Zealand lioveniineui ; ami ('<!) travelling on the railway between Taupaki and Mount Eden with intent to avoid paying the fare. Scriwtnl Clarke, in mentioning tho facts of the casts, said the accused got on the Helonsrilie tram, and had no money to pay his fare, On arriving at Henderson he was again asked to pay up, but refused to do so, and when the ollicinls went to put him off tho Irani ho threw a stone through one of the windows. Tho accused said ho was suffering at the tiino from great physical weakness, and having been drinking for ar!)' a fortnight, he wished to crane to Auckland lor medical treatment. This excuse, however, did not satisfy the Bench thai' they should ileal leniently with the accused, and he was final £110s or sevon days' pol on the first charge; and 2s, in default of payment 24 hours' hard labour, on the Soad count, the sentence to be cumulative. HOUSE* OF lU-FAUE. Two young women, Lily Hambley and Jcaimie Graham, were charged with assisting in tho management of a brothel. Mr.' Parr, OB behalf of the accused, pleaded guilty, and addressed the Bench requesting that toey should adjourn Hambloy's caso, for she « willing to leavo the town within 24 hour*. He was sorry to say that it was not her first offence. With regard to the girl Graham, she had como to tho town only about six weeks ago, and had unfortunately got into bad ways. She had a grandmother who was willing to tako care of her. Sergeant Clarke said it was Decenary for tho police to take souio action to protect the respectability of the neighbourhood. Captain Sparkes. of tho Salvation Army Home, to in Court, nnd said that she was willing to look after the girls. In the case of the girl Hambley a sentence of three months' hard labour was imposed, the warrant to bo impended for 24 hours, so as the defendant could leave the town, and in the meantime (he was discharged into the custody of Cap tain Sparkes. The other defendant, Graham, was sentenced to one month's bard labour, the warrant to be suspended for one week, and as in the former case, the unfortunate girl was handed over to the care of the Salvation Army until leaving town. Mary WhiUiugUiu was convicted of keep ing a brothel, and was also sentenced to a month's hard labour, the execution of the warrant to be suspended for one week. Sergeant Gordon, one of the witnesses for the prosecution, descried the house as a i "lildiy" one, "a filthy dirty hole— moro like l ilea than a house." Bridget Cummins, mother of tho fo'rmei accused, was also tuinnmned to appear on a like charge. Sergeant Clarke said she war, a very old woman, and not physically til to walk to the Cunt. The Bench said the caw had bettor bo represented to the Charitable Aid Board, and the sergeant promised to do so. ADJOURNED CASE?. In the cases of Kale. Morrison, Mrs. Devoun and Jeannio Cameron, charged with keeping brothels, Dr. Laishley appeared for the defence, and applied for remands, which were granted until Ibis morning. Albeit Calvert and Agnes Thompson, alias Austin, were called by the Court orderly to reply to similar charges, but did no 1 appear. Sergeant Clarke said perhaps there was some misunderstanding; ho would therefore ask the Bench to adjourn tho cases until to-day. This course was adopted.