LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10970, 26 January 1899, Page 7

LAW AND POLICE.

POLICE COURT NEWS- t I Lbtdok and E. W. Alison, presided at the Auckland Police Court y ' Tonyo OFFERERS. ' Three small boys, Wm. TattoreaJl, Fred. S and John Shcehan, pleaded guiltyto Sir »^"tity of bon valued , at «' lh ? e tv of Wra. H. Martin, at Mount ff P !f The Bench cautioned the boys and &eed thorn, pointing out that if they , ma twforo the Court again on a similar l Co they would be severely dealt with. cW the bkkkfit of tub dodbt. Giles Partington, a young man, was id with ill-treating a horse on ho infition of the police. The Bench «id , reearded the offonce as a very serious ; Zl but in this case they would give the , £dant the benefit o the doubt, as he St not have known that the horse was Xo- from a sore shoulder when ho was rkine it The defendant was discharged. Inseph Brow" was similarly charged, and , tie evidence went to show that ho had "nrkod tile horse a month prior to the police SL the matter up, without there being w abrasion of tho skin on the animal s idcr, the Bench in this ease also conAid that there was room for doubt, and Ssnhtfecd the defendant with a caution. The information «as laid by Constable Boreham, 1 saw the horse fall in the street, and, on ooiie up t0 the aiumal f ound that tho Luraer was in a core condition. ' 11BMAXOKI). James Jones was rounded for eight days, the application of Chief-Detcetivo Grace, m a charge of breaking and entering a shop 1 Khyber Pass, and stealing therefrom a number of carpenter's tools, valued at £6, the property of George 1 itkethley. DRUNKENNESS. Elizabeth Pernell, for this offonce, was fad ss, or in default 24 hours' hard labour. Sarah Dennes, also connoted of drunkenej3) was sentenced to 14 days' hard labour, the 'warrant to bo suspended in order _to jllow the accused ail opportunity of leaving the town.

HOUSE OF ILL-FAME. His Worship Mr. H. W. Brabant, S.M., rave his decision 111 the case against Vera Jplie, alias -Mrs. Devoun, charged with keeping a brothel in Marniion-street. Serjeant Clarke represented tile police, and Dr. Laisblej' appeared for the defence. His Wor(hip carao to the conclusion on tho evidence tdauced by the prosecution, that lie must convict tho defendant, and imposed a fine of £5 with costs £3 7s, in default one month's hard labour. FAILING TO SCri'OBT. In the maintenance case in which Arthur bright was charged, under the Destitute Persons Act, with luiling to provide for the support of his two illegitimate children, by being £7 Us in arrears in connection with an order of the Court, the defendant stated that bo was willing to pay if he could earn tho money to do so, but that at present he was out of work. It also transpired that tho father of the defendant, for whom Di. L,aiihlev appeared, had entered into a bond of 0 as security tor his son complying with the order, ami that he was willing to pay the arrears if the Court would deduct tho amount off his liability as regarded the bond. Xo objections being raised by any party concerned this course was adopted.