LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11712, 23 July 1901, Page 7

LAW AND POLICE.

I f RUPREWfi court. v,,,- I 1 i • „ °%„ justice CoNOtLY held a I . JOS HONOR * gupremo court yesterday I • brief sitting «' a purpose of sentencing pnsouI fo» no ? n hli l pleaded guilty in the lower I ers who «au v ""I Court- TTenrv James Atkins was sonI ' " Larceny. » venrs' hard labour {or larceny 1 *« ncd tfiMo/ Prisoner handed in a writ I from I timent in mitigation of his offence. II ten A„7 «,id that it appeared that prisoner :' ; f oß £an boen an incorrigible drunkard bat Si and had boon convicted 19 times 1 » nd 1885, nnd was only just out of /.prison «S, ti ?Ltcos:AMaori youth named **w lh i™ tl ftetoncos: A Maori youth named „vi; Mnhu received; a ' sentence of nine W,, months' bard labour for forging an , .. - .*rf*-for£ard and lodging for 25s in the 1 ' »of his former employers, Messrs. An--1 w d Co. R|?{i*o el ialty: An a?ed Maori named Wire- «,, Pnru was placed in the dock, having ," led guilty to carnally knowing a girl Swier r!i° nge" of 12 years. His Honor said 1 that he looked upon offences -against, girls 1' as being the worst in the calendar. I'ho S rrcseat case was a very bad one, and the I oirl who was only nino years of age, _ had * suffered worst Prisoner had. committed r'resent case was a very bad one, and the Utl who was only nino years of age, had suffered severely. Prisoner had committed I similar crimes previously, but tho natives had I' allowed the matter to drop on payment of : -compensation. Prisoner was sentenced to 10 years' penal servitude, the full penalty illowcd by tho law. : ■ POLICE COURT NEWS. The Police Court was presided over yesterday by Mr. H. W. Brabant, S.M. Drunkenness: Two first-offending inebriates were dealt with in a lenient manner, and another was ordered to forfeit his bail. Geo. Magellan was fined ss,;or the alternative of 24 hours' imprisonment, ind John Hannah and Jame«-Nolan were oa?h fined 10s, or in ' ■• ' -default 48 hours' imprisonment. William Braceman, who had boon convicted - of ' drunkenness on two previous occasions, * was jlnod £1- . .-•-■.--. -, : ■;> •-'." " I; ' Soliciting Alms: A gumdiggcr named Daniel Carter was charged that he did at- '. i tempt to solicit alms from several persons 'in Victoria-street. The accused pleaded not • guilty, and said that he had plenty of money, ■ »nd "had no intention 'of begging alms, and did it out of fun. His Worship entered a conviction against the accused, and ordered fcim to come up for sentence when called tfpon. Maintenance Case: A young man named Jeremiah Murray was charged with having failed to provide for the future maintenance of his unborn child at Oamaru. Sub-Inspec-tor Mitchell asked that the accused be rewarded to appear at Oamaru on the 29th jn.?}., which His Worship granted accordingly. - ■■-'■' :-■ "v ,:'.; ;-•'■-■ • Dismissed: ; Samuel McCullagh was placed in the dock to answer to a charge of. having - -on Saturday night * last assaulted _ George Camsen, by kicking him and punching him 6a the' face with his fist. The accused admitted striking Gamsen, but stated he did so after Gamsen had struck him (accused) on the face first. His Worship said that it appeared to him that there was some doubt as to who provoked the assault, and he would therefore dismiss the charge. • .-- .-. ~:>, ■ Riotous Behaviour: Two men named ,xrank Reid and Edward Doble were charged that they did behave in a riotous manner in 1 BhoTtland-street on Saturday night last, whereby' a breach of the peace was occasioned. Mr. Reed appeared for the accused, and said that both the, accused had been drinking a little, and when the accused were passing : along . Shortland-street they i were pushed down on top of each other. by several ruffians, and that there .was no evidence to ■■-'■■■■:■■ '. support the information. * His Worship thought the evidence was not consistent with ; the charge, and the accused would be discharged. Walter Freestone and George Mc- | Cauley were each fined .; £1, or in default seven days' imprisonment, for having behaved in a similar manner in Victoria-street. -V - Breach of By-law : Robert Noton was fined 10s, and costs, for having ridden a bicycle pa the footpath at Northcote. a -- '-