LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11824, 29 November 1901, Page 3

LAW AND POLICE.

SUPREME COURT.—Ckisusai, Sessions-

(Before His Honor Mr. Justice Conolly.) Tub Supreme Court criminal .sittings were continued yesterday.

ASSAULT.

Andreas Hickman, a powerfully-built foreigner, who has only been in the colony about three months, having arrived hero in an American barque, was charged that mi October II with intent to do grievous bodily. harm to M. R. Stretch, ho did actual bodily harm to the said Stretch. There was also a second count charging prisoner with haw ing assaulted Stretch so as to causo him actual bodily harm. Mi. Harry T. Gillies, who appeared foi accused, said that before accused should be asked to plead ho would like to raise the plea ot autrefois convict, and referred His Hono. tc section 279 oi the Criminal Code. The prisoner had already been sentenced to two months* imprisonment foj resisting the police, and to all intents and purposes the man. Stretch, assaulted in this case, was a policeman. The accused had therefore been already punished for this offence. His Honor stated that the justices could not have dealt with this charge. He did not think that, the plea could succeed. Prisoner then pleaded not guilty. Evidence was given for the prosecution to show that Stretch was assisting tho police to arrest the prisoner 'When they were nutting prisoner in the cells he kickted Stretch and injured him for life. The jury found prisoner guilty. His Honoi said it was a bad ease. It was fortunate foi prisoner that tho jury had taken a lenient view of the assault. His Honor said he considered prisonei must bo a man of brutal tendency, and imposed a sentence of twe years' imprisonment, with hard labour. , ; THEFT FROM THE PERSON. Two men, recently from the gumfields, named respectively John Dinan and Samuel Blair, were convicted of stealing a watch and chain and a pipe from tho person of Edward Hutchinson on October 9, and each sentenced to two years' imprisonment with hard labour. Both prisoners have been previously convicted on many occasions. The Court resumes at ten o'clock this morning. CIVIL SITTINGS. The list for the civil sittings, which open on Monday, is unusually light, the following i being the only cases set down for trial: — BEFORE A COMMON JURY OF FOUR. Charles Harlcy (Mi. Campbell) v. the. Waihi Gold Mining Company and others (Mr. Jackson): Claim £300 for alleged wrongful detention of rails and sleepers. WITHOUT A JURY. Official assignee in estate of F. 0. Sharland (Mr. Heskoth) v. Alice Maud Sharland (Mr. Brookfieid): Claim to declare deed of assignment void. John Sill (Mr. Beale) v. Edward C. Smith (Mr. Martin): Claim £75, amount ol promissory note. DIVORCE. In the following cases application is being made for decrees nisi: — Bertha Sophia Brown (Mr. Hanna) v. Herbert James Brown. Arthur Bowie Stubbing (Mr. Rhodes) v. Hepera Stubbing and Kerpa Hcpera (corespondent). - Rupert Ernest Gladding (Mr. Heskoth) v. Thirza Gladding. Ellen Susan Williamson (Mr. Hesketh) v. George Frederick Williamson. Kate Emily Hall (Mr. Stewart) v. Thomas Hall. George William Peters (Mr. Killen) V. Mabel Ellen Peters and Edward Fitzmorria (co-respondent). Emily Williams (Mi. Brookfieid) v. Frederick Thomas Williams. John Smith (Mr. Burton) v. Margareti Smith and Ellis George Harlick (co-respon-dent). MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Yesterday at the Magistrate's Court Mr. li. W. Brabant, S.M., entered up judgment foi the plaintiff in the following undefended cases:—Basley and Bruce (Mr. Basley) v. S. 11. Lees, claim £11, costs £1; Scott Printing Company (Mi. Bamtord) v. .McCarthy and Sutton, clairr £2 2s 6d, costs 10.?; Hesketh and Aitken (Mr. Burton) v. Win. Gray, claim £3 lis, costs 10s; Tonson Garlick and Company (Mr. Baxter) v. Thomas Shephard Runciman, claim £3 lis Bd, costs 10s; New Zealand Loan and MercantileAgency Company (Mr. Bamford) v. Joseph Cobine, claim £22 ?s lOd, costs £3 Is;' Cousins and Atkin (Mr. Baxter) v. John Porter, claim £1 2s 6d, costs 17s; Arthur Challinor Purchas (Mr. Battlcy) v. James Tel*er, claim £21, costs £2 14s; Robert Murray (Mr. Armstrong) v. Margaret F,"leanor Baker, claim £170 13s 6d, costs £7 15s; John Allen (Mr. Burton) v. Win. Colman, claim £9 12s, costs 23s 6d; J. Adams and Co. (Mr. Baxter) v. Frederick Lough, claim £2 14s Id, judgment for costs only 225; Waitcmata Sawmill., Company (Mr. Martin) v. Donald Mcßae. claim £53 8s 6d, costs £7 16s 6d ; Bond and i Bell (Mr. Gregory) v. E. W. Fielder and Co., claim £74 17s 4d, costs £5 2s; Williamson, and Gribbin (Mr. Baxter) v. Wm. Adams, claim £5 5s 9d, costs 23s 6d. POLICE COURT NEWS. There was very lit-tlo business set down cm the charge-sheet for hearing at yesterday's sitting of tho Police Court. The Bench was occupied by Messrs. H. M. and J. Shepherd and M. J. Sheehan, J.P.'s. ; : Drunkenness: Only one uerson was charged with this offence, and being a first-, offender ho was convicted and discharged with the usual admonition. By-laws: James Jelly was charged with wheeling a barrow on the footpath in Jeiu vois Road. Defendant stated that ho was partially blind, and as the road at the time was congested by vehicular traffic, he took to the path with his wheel-barrow. Under the circumstances the Bench dismissed the information. Archibald G.-randison was charged with depositing building material in Princes- ; street, and that he did fail to keep sufficient light on such obstruction from sunset to sunrise. Constable Cotter said that on the night the lamp was not lighted quite a. collection of vehicles leaving the Northern Club ■ had to pass the alleged obstruction, which he thought was very dangerous without a light. The defendant stated that one of his employees had been instructed to put a light on tho hoarding enclosing the-material, and. ho also kept a night-watchman, whoso duty it was to attend to these matters. A fineof ss, and 7s costs, was imposed. For riding a bicycle on the footpath in Brown-,-street Wm. Robinson was fined ss, and 7s costs. ONEHUNGA POLICE COURT. Messrs. D. A. Sutherland and J. Robert-' son, .7.P.*-, presided at the Onehunga Police Court yesterday morning. Thomas Joseph Hearn and Edward Richard BIaCK, of Auckland, were charged with furiously driving a horse attached to a vehicle, in Queen-street, Onehunga. on October 12 last. Henrn pleaded guilty, and Black did not appeal. SeniorConstable Tapp stated that both defendants were in the same vehicle, and when asked, on October 12, which- was the drivei. the, botl) claimed to be responsible foi the turnout. He therefore asked the Bench to heal the two cases togethe.. Evidence war given h- y Harry Prime, Edward Brain, and Constable McCarthy. Hearn was found guilty, and fined 10s, with 16s costs. John Roland" wax charged with wasting his substance and disturbing his family by excessive drinking. Dennis Boland. a son of the defendant, said his father neglected his business through drink. He asked the Bench to issue a prohibition order against the defendant. Defendant denied the statements of bis son, andsaid he occasionally went to the hotel with a 1 customer, but did not neglect his business. i After hearing the evidence of Senior-Con-i stable Tapp a prohibition order was granted POLICE COURT AT PATH. | A sitting of the Police Court was held at Pain on November 25. Tho presiding justices were Messrs. W. H. Jaekman, J. B. Ariel], and P. Colbeck. Two you?'"-, ngod respectively 17 and 15, were charge ,-•'•;], stealing potatoes and onions, the property of Mr. H. McMurdo. Constable Joyce of Pahi, conducted the prosecution. The prisoners were undefended. After bearing evidence, the elder boy received a sentence of six months' hard labour, and the younger was fined 203 and 5s costs.—[Own Correspond dent.] * ■..-;