LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10986, 14 February 1899, Page 7

LAW AND POLICE.

POLICE COURT NEWS. jUssbs. J. Calx an and W. Eadle, J.P.'s, presided (it the Auckland Police Court yesterday, when the following cases were dealt with: VAGBAXCI. Oscar Cochrane, a young man, pleaded guilty to a charge of being an idlo and disorderly person, and was sent to gaol for 14 days. BEGGING ALMS. An old man, answering to the name of William Fisher, was convicted of wandering abroad to beg alms in Karangahape Road. Sergeant Clarke said the prisoner abused people if they did not givo him money, and if they did lie went and drank it. A sentence of one month's hard lalxiur was inflicted. ADJOURNED.

Two young men, Albert Owens and Alfred Johns, were charged with travelling on board the s.s. Mokoia between February 8 and 13 on a forged return portion of a steerage ticket with intent In defraud the t'nion Stoamehip Company of £215 a. Mr. McVcagh, for (Ik prosecution, said he had only been inducted that morning by tbo company, and Jo would therefore ask for a remand till to-day. Tlio Bonch granted the remand as asked. Mr. .1. It. Lundon appeared for the defence, and on his application the accused ere admitted to bail in their own recognisantes of £10 each. The ease against John Hayes, charged with beginning to erect a building without first obtaining a written permission from tlio City Council, was adjourned till to-morrow. Mr. Lundon appeared on behalf of tlio defendant.

MISCELLANEOUS. T. H. Chapman, lor wheeling a milk dandy upon the footpath in Karangahape lioad, was fined Is. with costs. George Mr-Carry and Charles AValdron I otli pleaded guilty to driving furiously upon the road from Devonport to Takapuna, a fine of ss, with costs 7s, being imposed in oaoli case.

Herbert .lines was before tlm Court on a charge of discharging firearms in a public place. Mr. .1. 1!. Reed pleaded not guilty, and contended that there must be direct proof that the firing had taken place in a " public place." The Bench considered that Mr. Reed's contention was fatal to the case, and dismissed the information.

His Worship Mr. H. W. Brabant, 8.11., heard the following cases: —

nnrxKE.vxEss. Mary Whittingham, a woman of apparently 30 years of age, appeared in (ho dock with en infant of about three years old by her side. She wan charged with being found drank in a public place, ami pleaded guilty. Constable Finnerty .-.aid tie bad arrested the accused ill Victoria-street; she was helplessly drunk at the time, and in a bare-footed condition. Sergeant Clarke remarked that the accused had Iven convicted a short time ago of keeping a brothel, and sentenced to a month's hard labour, tlio warrant being suspended to allow her to leave the town, 'I ho accused: "I left the town, you see." Sergeant Clarke; "Yes; hit you coino hark, you we." The sergeant tlion applied to have the child otitis Whittingham) committed to an industrial school. Mr. Strathern (Charitable Aid lioard officer) said the mother was gradually going " down, down, down." Sho was certainly not. the proper person to have cliargo of the child. His Worship imposed a fine of 10s, in default 48 hours' hard labour, upon 'he mother on the charge of drunkenness. and committed the infant daughter to St. Mary's Industrial School, Ponsonby, and ordered that she be brought up in the Roman Catholic faith.

Two fir4-ofTending inebriates were cautioned and discharged.