LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11856, 7 January 1902, Page 7

LAW AND POLICE.

-•••j . " . -•" . ' • , " . - '.- . POLICE. COURT NEWS. 1 The business at yesterday's sitting of the Police, Court was dealt with by Mr. H. W. Brabant, S.M. • Drunkenness: For habitual .drunkenness a . - ■woman named. Annie Robertson was .sent * to gaol for. two months, with hard: labour, i! • Three* first offenders ; were : cautioned and ) discharged, '.while two ?■ others, who . were j' ; : bailed out and' did not appear,' had 10s each j deducted from their bail.- "v* ' * Alleged '.Theft: John' Gibbons, a j'oung man, was charged With the larceny of t a *"• '• suit of clothes, valued at £2 ss, the property ' ' • of George'-Fowlds. .Accused pleaded not - guilty. * Constable Moyiarity stated that he noticed accused roaming about in a very intoxicated state. On accused ' being arrested witness found that lie had in his possession . the clothing alleged to have been purloined. , Questioned as-' to where lie obtained the clothing, accused said ' that he bought . it. The officer examined the suit later on, and on accused trying it on it was found that it v/as excessively too large and fitted him very loosely. Accused's defence was that he had been indulging rather freely in liquor, and - declared positively that he pujrciia&ed the suit from a shop iii Queen-street for £2. The ' Bench committed the accused to the Supreme . Court for trial. " '' > '■ • Alleged .Vagrancy: A young woman named Lizzie Morris : was charged with being vagrant.' Sub-Inspector Mitchell said < "fhat some little time ago accused was admitted to the Salvation Army Home, but after remaining in the institution for a period she deserted. Of late, he said, the woman had been an associate of a number of Chinese. Accused was remanded ' till this morning, and in tho meantime the police intend communicating with tho Army authorities with a view to having the accused readmitted to the home under their control. Charge of Attempted Suicide: Ah Chorig, a weakly-looking Chinaman,, who had been remanded lor several days on a charge of 'attempting -to'*commit suicide at Parnell on November 24-7 was "again put into the clock and charged with the act. Ah Chong pleaded not guilty. Sub-Inspector Mitchell applied lor a further adjournment, stating that Constable Rock, who had full particulars of the case, was absent in. the country, and would not return till Friday next. His Worship granted a' remand till that date. Alleged Assault: Joseph Albert Neary, a . man of middle age ? was charged with assaulting, on December 30. Annie' Irwin,"so as to cause he: actual bodily harm. Chief-Detec-tive Grace, wlic.'represented the prosecution; applied -for a remand till Monday next. He stated that the wovr.au alleged to have been • assaulted was unable to appear, as her injury broken leg—was so serious that it would necessitate her being confined to her bed for some days. Accused disputed the correctness of this statement, and objected to the proposed remand. He called a witness to show that the complainant was not injured, and was about as usual the other day. At the'suggestion of the Bench, accused was remanded till to-morrow, the police being instructed to obtain a medical certificate as to the nature of the complainant's . injuries. Bail was allowed the accused in . two sureties of- £25 each. "" v " :Bound Over to ' Keen the Peace: George Paltridge, on remand, was charged that he : did, on December 30, assault Helen Marks by striking-her with his clenched fist. Mr. J. R. Lund on represented the complainant, and Mr. J. 0. Martin appeared for the de>fendant, who pleaded guilty. Mr. Martin' said that counsel for the prosecution re- •• quested that defendant be bound over to keep tho peace, and to . this his client was agreeable. His Worship thereupon bound defendant over in one surely of £25 to keep 1 the peace with complainant for a period of • six months. , . Alleged Larceny of Money: Thomas Day, a sturdy' young man, who was arrested at Townsvillo, Queensland, and was brought back to Auckland by Detective Herbert in the Klingamite on Sunday, was charged that 'ho did, on April 19, in the year 1897, at the i Thames, steal a cheque dated March 18, 1837, drawn on the Bank of New Zealand, Thames, for £10 ss, the property of the Ancient Order .of Foresters' Lodge. On the application of. Chief Detective Grace, accused was remanded to appear at the Thames Court on the 13th inst. Bail was allowed accused in two sureties of £250 each.. Discharged: A middle-aged man, named , David Sullivan, •on remand, was charged with breaking and entering the storeroom of Charlotte ' Williams, and stealing therefrom eight turkeys -and one fowl,- valued in all, £4-. 2s 6d. Accused pleaded not guilty. Evi- . dence was tendered by several associates of accused to the effect that they noticed accused with iv fowl in his possession late on the night of the 21st. r' Constable Cahill deposed that while standing near the wharf jetty shortly before one o'clock on the morning in question, he heard a considerable noise coming from the fish market close by. "as if a number of fowls were being molested. He immediately went over to the premises, and there saw accused, who, on being asked to account for his presence in the building,. said that he had temporary charge of the premises, and everything was all right, Pvext' day the owner of the establishment complained to the police that certain poultry ' were missing. • Subsequently; witness, _ accompanied . by Constable Skinner, visited the fishing- grounds, where accused had m the meantime gone, and after questioning accused about a plucked fowl, which they foundon accused's yacht. they arrested him,-ana charged him with the theft of the bird. His Worship, in summing up, said that the evidence adduced brought no conclusive proof. '* that the bird found in accused's possession had been stolen, although there was suspicion. Accused was employed at the tisn i: market, and- was also permitted to sleep on i tho premises. Therefore, as the fowl had 1 not' been, identified-j as stolen property, aci cused would be discharged. Assault at the Opera House: John McConachie, caretaker of the Opera House, appeared on remand on a charge of assault„ at the Opera House, on the night of December '30 last, one Charles Cawkwell. SubInspector''Mitchell conducted the prosecution ■and" accused was represented by Air. J. M Martin, who entered a plea of not guilt j. Charles -Cawkwell deposed that at about aquarter to eleven o'clock on the night of the ■ 50th ult. he had occasion to go to the Upcr.i House. While talking to David load, a j check taker at" the dress circle entrance, ac- | cused cams up the stairs and seized hold of Todd by the neck and slung hip around. McConachie next turned his attention to witness. Witness said, " Have some sense and mind what you are doing, Witness saw that accused-was in a drunken state, and did not give any provocation, and endeavour; ed to" humour.'him. Without any. warning, accused hauled off and struck witness a stag--v gering blow, inflicting a wound an inch and 1 a-half long on the left scalp, \\itnps3. t copiously, and tho blood coursed into eyes. Accused followed the first blow wi i several successive blows, and on reco\eung his sight witness pinioned accused, and a struggle ensued. A constable was called in, and he' locked accused up. witness sustained a severely-contused lip and two severe scalp wounds, which he considered were caused by rings on accused s hands. Witness had always been on .good terms _wtlli ' ' accused and knew nothing against him. David Todd also gave evidence. Mr. Martin at tins stage said that he would withdraw his plea and plead guilty. Ho told the Court that accused had resided in the city for a lengthy period, was well known, and had an unblemished career- Accused, lie said, expressed considerable contrition for the act lie i.iaci committed, and would, without reluctance, make any restitution complainant required. Sub-Inspector Mitchell said that defendant had not, to the knowledge of the police, »3«n previously before the Court. His Worship in delivering his decision, said that it was to bo regretted that accused, who was stated to have 'held a position of trust and responsibility, and to have previously borne an unsoiled character, should over-indulge in liquor and commit tho assault, which, from tho evidence, seemed to be a serious and ijnprovok one. But, however, be would take into consideration accused's previous good character, and not send him to gaol without tho option 'of a fine, but the fine would have to pe a substantial one, Accused was fined to and 18s costs, and was bound over to keep the peace for a period of six months, in two sureties of £20 each. i •• ' (Before Messrs' E. Baker and X 1 Court, J.P.'s.) Committed for Trial: Edward Bailey, who was remanded from last week on a charge of assaulting Edward Double, again appeared in Court. On the last occasion the accused was before the Court the evidence for the prosecution was taken. Complainant, who was a cab-driver, employed by Mr. Abraham Bo>vden, then stated that lie: was. engaged by accused to drive him to his'residence in Nelson-street, and when Ihe (complainant) asked accused for his fare he declined to pay him and pointed a revolver at complainant s head, and threatened to shoot, him. Yes- " terday, however, Mr, Bailey, who appeared for the accused, said that he had no witnesses ' to call for (he defence, and, accused was committed to the Supreme Court for trial. mil * /was allowed in'two sureties of j£2a each. ;•

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