LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12074, 18 September 1902, Page 7

LAW AND POLICE.

tz,i- ■■.<-'.\~ 1 ♦ — — ~ ~ 1 POLICE COURT NEWS. Mb. T. Htttchison, S.M., presided at the Police Court yesterday, and Sergeant Hendry goudueled the polios prosecutions. ■; " Drunkenness: Five fiivt-ott'enders were bonvieted and discharged, and another, who p||i|sd not appear, was fined ss. ' • vDismissed: George Roberts pleaded not , guilty to being found by night without lawful excuse on the, premises of J. J. Craig, in Breakwater Road. As it whs shown that * accused had obtained the permission of the -. coalshed-keeper to sleep on the premises, the case was dismissed. An Undesirable Character: kate MoMamis admitting soliciting prostitution in Wvnd-iam-street, and using obscene language in ■ Custom-street, and was sent to gaol for 0110 month's imprisonment with hard labour on '" each charge, sentences to be cumulative. ..'..Trespass: Elizabeth Eggenton, alias Snel- '" Jer, convicted of drunkenness, was also convicted and discharged on a charge of being •;,; found by night without lawful excuse on . ■ board the s.s. Whakatauo, lying in Auckland Harbour, which offence she admitted. '."'... A Back Street Row: Edward Barrett, a young man, pleaded not guilty to charges of assaulting Albert Neary, jun., and Alary Clark, throwing stones to the danger of Mary 5:;; Clark and Albert Neary. and using obscene ;V : ' language in Mark's Avenue. Mr. Martin . , appeared for the accused. Albert Neary deposed that Barrett had an altercation with • ;'-,';.; -woman with whom ho was living, and was Stocking her about, when witness was called ■upon to interfere. The result was a general melee, during which witness was assaulted, and accused later on came into witness' yard ; and cast stones at witness and Mary Clark, , , at the samo time using foul language. Acm eased gave a complete denial of the evi- ■&<-.; dence for the prosecution, and after a quantity of evidence had been taken on both sides His Worship remarked that he could not convict on the evidence, and accused was discharged. rt Remanded: Henry Jury, a lad, was .;charged with forging at Auckland, on the 24thiut., a cheque purporting to be signed by F. S. K. Hill, and with uttering the same : .to one Maurice O'Connor, and causing him . to act on the same as if it were genuine. Chief-Detective Grace prosecuted, and Mr, - J. 0. Martin appeared for the accused. Maurice O'Connor said the accused was staying at his hotel fcr four days, and during that period handed the cheque to witness ; ; and received cash for it. Evidence as to the ''":■ 'ttOD-validity of the cheque in question was given by A. W. Webster, manager of the Bank of New South Wale? at Hawera, aud by Constable Sherman, who arrested the accused, whom he stated had been employed as a stable bay at EUerslis. Accused was then , further remanded till the 24thjnst., in order I that the evidence of Mr. lull might be secured. Bail was allowed as " previously. George Andrew Philip Johnston, a vouth, was charged that he did at Devon port, on the 12th inst.. break and enter the premises ' «f John Lowe with intent to commit a crime i therein, and was remanded till Friday next, «nd his previous bail enlarged. Alleged Theft: William Ke.m was charged With the theft of two sacks of oats, valued at !£2 2s. and two sacks tit potatoes, valued at -.---.23 a. the property of Hall and Perkins, cf the Cissy Market- premises. Chief-Detective Grace prosecuted end Mr. J. C. Martin appeared fcr the accused. J. Perkins, of the firm of Hall and Perkins, deposed to missing toe goods detailed, and to a portion of them being discovered in ,a feedroom rented by the accused. Witness thought that the only way entrance to the market could be ob- :. tained was by getting through the coiling of Eg the feedroom, which was part of the market : premises. By Mr. Martin: Witness could not swear that the goods alleged to have been stolen had not been legitimately sold. On witness and •Detective Henderson approach* V ing the accused on the following morning '•,, on the subject of the missing goods accused 1 handed the detective the keys of his office and |p rooms at once, so that they might inspect the .interior. Accused meantime "went on with I I his work of harnessing a horse. Witness |P told the detective that" the sacks containing ;. missing produce found in accused's office had the brand of witness' firm on them, and ;.".' said that he could not say but what they • had been stored there by some person. De- :"''; tective Maddern deposed to searching ac- ': cused's premises, and to finding the sacks of I potatoes alleged to have been stolen lying therein. Accused, when questioned, said he HI could not account as to how they came there. ;■> Accused further stated, in answer to witness' |i| question, that he always kept the feedroom § door locked, and retained possession of the 111 key, but said that on the previous evening -V he bad lent the key to a young man named : v Williams .in order" that he might feed his i/ pony. Accused denied all knowledge of the HI affair, nor could he state how the boards in |fg the eeiliujf'of the feedroom Knit to bo -removed. On the following day aroused told jS witness that Williams had the ley of the I feedroom all night, and had lefi the door 1 open. Accused maintained thas someone §| had put the potatoes there to trap him. Other evidence was taken. His Worship said he - .did not think that there was a case to answer, C and accused was discharged. |p A Peculiar Oa«e: Robert Batsman, gumsorter, was charged with attempting to commit suicide. Sergeant Hendry said the man ; had not yet to his knowledge been examined .by the gaol surgeon as to the state of his I mind, for which purpose accused had been remanded from Saturday last. In answer to the Court, accused said he had no recollection of the occurrence, the subject of the H charge, but admitted tkat he had been drinking the night previously to the alleged attempt. Sergeant Hendry said the man on -.'■;■'.. the occasion referred to had not only once, 111 hut several times, attempted to throw him- .> self under the wheels of a passing vehicle. ..Accused was discharged from custody on pro- : noising good behaviour in the future. •-'..- The following case was heard before Mr. ;.: H. W. Brabant, B.M. : — .. Maintenance: His Worship gave his decision in the case of Harold Riibic, of Devon- ■'.■' port, against whom an order was applied for ■)';. for the maintenance of an illegitimate child, of which it was alleged that he was the father. His Worship considered the evidence insufficient and contradictory, and declined to make an order. Mr. Button appeared for •'■-. the complainant and Mr. Martin for the defendant.