LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10969, 25 January 1899, Page 6

LAW AND POLICE.

POLICE COURT NEWS. His Worship Mr. H. W. Brabant, S.M., eat on the Bench at the Auckland Police Court yesterday, and dealt with the following cafes: — " HEXNING TYRES."

George Henning, bicycle importer, was before the Court on a charge of having unlawfully painted a bill, namely, "Henning tyres," on the railway fence at Newmarket, without first obtaining the consent of the Minister for Railways. There was also a second charge of a similar character, with reference to the railway bridge in Parnell, against tho defendant, who pleaded guilty, " under extenuating circumstanccs," in each case. Mr. Cooper, for the Railway Department, said he would ask tho Bench to inflict a merely nominal fine in each case, on account of the circumstances connocted with the offences. Mr. Henning, counsel felt sure, was ignorant of the law, and when the matter was pointed out to him lie intended to obliterate the advertisements, and made arrangements to effect this, Mr. Cooper having become acquainted with these facts through making inquiries. He felt sure that Mr. Henning would not offend again, and lie (Mr. Cooper) hoped it would bo a warning to the public in future. Tho public were not allowed to put advertisements on tho railway property without first obtaining tho consent of the Ministei, whose consent practically would not be given to anyone. His Worship imposed a nominal fine of 5s in each ease.

DISORDERLY HOUSES. £ Albert Calvert and Agnes Thompson, alias , Austin, neither of whom appeared to answer j the charge, were convicted of keeping j brothels, and each fined £5, with oosts, in default ono month's hard labour. Sergeant j ( Clarke said the police had heard that the j former accusal had gone tc San Francisco; ], the whereabouts of the female defendant were j unknown at present. INFORMATIONS DISMISSED. J Jeannie Cameron was similarly charged, j Dr. Laishiey appearing for the defence, and pleaded not guilty. Evidence in support of the y charge was given by .Sergeant Gordon and 1 Constables Mcdralh, Waterman, Lipscomb?, and Peat, to the effeol that the house iu i Chapel-street was constantly visited late at night, and in tho early hours of tho morning, by men, and also that it was not gonerally conducted in a proper manner. The ( defending counsel (submitted that to prove ( the ciiargo it was necessajy for the prosecu- ] t-ion to bring evidence showing that: (1) The lioUso was kept for purposes of prostitution; i and (2) that prostitution did take placo there, j His Worship said it seemed to him that a j great deal of evidence had been given, and no doubt facts deposed to by the witnesses raised a strong suspicion that tho house was used for unmoral purpose*. Ho would not trouble Dr. Laishley any further, as the evidence was not sufficient to convict upon. Ho observed that all through the evidence there J was nothing to show that the defendant was 1 a prostitute. The information would be j 1,1 Kate -Morrison was charged with keeping a brothel in Liverpool-street. Sergeant Clarko conducted tho ease foi the police, and ■ Dr Laishiey appeared for the defence, entering a plea of not guilty. The sergeant called one witness, a Mrs. Butler, who stated that the house was, she believed, a disorderly one. Another witness subpoenaed by the police did not appear, and Sergeant Clarko said she would probably bo a hostile one, now that it was apparent that she did not wish to give evidence. Mr. Brabant dismissed tho information. Dr. Laishiey said that he must say out of justico to his client, that he could have called eight witnesses for the defence, who would have deposed as to the respectability of the house. JUDGMENT KESERVED. Vera Leslie, alias Mrs. Devoun, was ako charged with keeping a brothel in Marmionstreet A number of the residents in Hie street! and Sergeant Gordon gave ovidenco for tho prosecution. Dr. Laishley defended, and contended that it had not been proved that the house was a disorderly one, and also that it was not a brothel within the meaning of tho Act. His Worship said ho would reserve judgment until next morning (Wednesday). maintenance. In tho case Bridget Weston v. Albert Weston, tho defendant, who did not appear, was ordered to pay 2s per week towards the tupport of the complainant, his mother. A former order against the defendant was cancolled. domestic TROUBLES. A separation order was made under the Married Persons' Summary Jurisdiction Act, against Richard .lames Hosking, 011 the application of his wife, who stated that the defendant treated her with porsistent cruelty. 1 Mr. Broolttielil appeared for the prosecution, ' on behalf of the Society for the Protect,ol, ■ „f Women and Children. His Worship, in 1 making the order, gave the wife legal custody - of tlio children, three iu number, and or--1 dered the husband to pay 1,5b per week 111 * support of his family. r REMANDED. Donald Stewart, charged with stealing a < shawl and other soft goods to the total value 1 of £3 Hs fed, the proprety of Jane Donoaster. ; waj remanded, on his own application, til - next Wednesday. Bail was allowed, acoused r in £20, and two sureties of £10 each. J (Icoi'go Poters, oil a charge of breaking and • entering the shop of George Clarke, Karais ligaliape Koad, and stealing therefrom ton of lead and 361b ol zinc, valued at £3 10s, was remanded till Friday, Sergeant Clarko stating that tho accuscd had only been arrested 011 the previous evening, and that the police were not in a position to go 011 with the case. Bail was fixed at two sureties of £100 each, and the accused in a bond ol MUU.