POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13307, 13 October 1906, Page 9

POLICE COURT NEWS.

alleged stabbing of a CONSTABLE. i\- • — ■ Hi '--REMANDED for medical observation. | i\;' j] ' At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. j \ R. W. Dyer, S.M., Ada Jamieson, a young ! woman, was charged with having assaulted ■ [ Constable Adam Murray, by stabbing him I in the leg and body with a knife, whereby j actual bodily harm was caused. ■ Sub-Inspector Gordon, in applying for : » remand for eight days, said the exI tent of Murray's injuries was not yet '■ known. The accused had lately been.' j drinking, and seemed to be unable to control herself. Her case was rather serious. "If she is going to continue drinking in this fashion," said the sub-inspector, "she will bo one of our principal criminals in 110 time." • The remand was granted. Jamieson was further charged with havbeen guilty of disorderly conduct, while drunk, on Queen-street Wharf. She admitted tin offence. Sub-Inspector Gordon said that the accused had made a disturbance in Queenstreet, and when she went down to the wharf she threw her purse in a mans face. She was then arrested, and while being conveyed to the police station she stabbed the arresting constable. Mi*. Dyer suggested that she should be remanded for eight days, and in. the meanwhile she might be placed under medical observation. This course was adopted. A WEDDING PARTY DISTURBED. Seven youths, Cornelius McDevitt, Francis McDevitt, Albert Mclntyre, William Mtidford, William . Milliner, . Hugh Milliner Mud Edward Hughes denied having wantonly disturbed Mrs. Edwards, in Haydnstreet, by means of a noisy instrument. Hugh and William Milliner and Edward Hughes were further charged with having trespassed 011 the premises of Mrs. Edwards. Sub-Inspector Gordon said a wedding had taken place at Mrs. Edwards' and while the guests were enjoying themselves the defendants came round with tins and sticks, and made a disturbance. Some of them climbed up .a tree and threw, stones, and as a result five windows were broken. Robert Edwards corroborated this statement. He only 6aw Hughes and Wm, Milliner there. As he was looking for the stone-throwers he was hit on the shoulder. Hughes' mother came round shortly afterwards, and she asked him to go home, but ho said he would pleas© himself. Wm. Milliner went away quietly. Sub-Inspector Gordon: Did they make any noise? Witness: Yes. They tin-canned and hooted. ' Another witness, named Darby, said all the. defendants were there. The two Milliners and Hughes were found up a tree in Mrs. Edwards' place throwing stones at the house. One of the wedding guests went up the tree to drive them down, while witness and Mr. Edwards waited below to catch them. They caught Hughes and Wm. Milliner. Constable Boag said he found five windows broken in the house, and stones in the kitchen. The Milliners and Hughes did not bear a good character. His Worship discharged the McDevitts, Mclntyre, and Mudford. Hughes, he said, appeared to have been the cause of the trouble, and he advised the Milliners to keep clear of his company in the future. On each charge Hughes would be fined £3 and costs, or in default. one month's imprisonment, the sentences to be concurrent. The two Milliners would be fined £l and costs on each charge, or in default 14 days' imprisonment. The sentences to be concurrent. ALLEGED FURIOUS DRIVING. V Arthur Herbert and John Quill (defended rby Mr. Skelton) pleaded not guilty , v , to having furiously: driven 'buses in Sy- - , monds-street on "September 29. Sub-In-spector Gordon said the defendant? were drivers of rival 'buses. At half-past eleven on the Saturday night in question they started driving hard from the foot of Wel-lesley-street. They tried to pass each other, and as they came up . Symondsstreet they were galloping. Nearing City Road one of the horses fell, and was dragged along for 12 yards and picked up dead. ' - ■ j:. /.• *■ .■■ ; . Mr. Skelton said he understood that ihe horse dropped dead. The question revived itself into one of pace. ' ; Constable Miles corroborated the subinspcctor's .statement. As witness' was coming down Symonds-street he saw the defendants' 'buses.; one on each side of the tram lines, and the horses were galloping. Between the 'buses was -a double-decker car. To him it appeared as if the 'buses ; were racing. . r ■ Several other witnesses gave evidence in support of the prosecution. " Mr. Skelton, for the defence, said that both houses were doing the theatre trip, and as the passenger wished to get home quickly the drivers. tried to meet their wishes as far as possible. The horses were fresh,- and in each "bus there were two good trotters. He would deal with Herbert's case first. Arthur Herbert, one of the defendants, estimated his pace at eight miles per hour. They were not racing. He never raced. Sub-Inspector Gordon: Oh, I have seen you myself. The case was adjourned until Monday rest. MISCELLANEOUS. Jane Shields, a young woman, defended by Mr. Hackett, pleaded not guilty to having accompanied May Davis into the Newton Hotel, knowing her, to be prohibited. Constable Scott gave evidence as to finding the defendant and May Davis in the hotel. When he spoke to her the - defendant said Davis had followed her into the hotel. He saw neither of them enter the hotel. Mr. Hackett said that what the constable had stated was his defence. Mr. Dyer said there was just a doubt about it, and dismissed the case. May Davis was then charged with having entered the premises of the Newton Hotel during the currency of a prohibition order. She admitted the offence, but said she' had gone into the hotel to see the Lift defendant, whom she feared had been taken ill. His Worship fined her £3 and ctsts. He allowed her time to pay the fine, and also remarked that if she had not a, respectable husband she might have had to go- to gaol. Nathaniel Weston was fined £2 and 10s costs, or in default one month's imprisonment, for being found on the licensed premises of the Naval and Family Hotel during the currency of a prohibition order. Joseph Mitchell was sentenced to si"; months' imprisonment for committing un indecent act in Beresford-street. The offence was aggravated, as it had _ oeen committed in the presence of schoolgirls. John Stevens and Alfred- Lame" were each sentenced to one month's imprisonment for being found on the premises of Gcoigina Carroll bv night. Their excuse was that they had been invited, but His ; Worship said that the evidence showed that that was absurd. ; ' •' j' IK. Langdon was fined 10s and costs for attempting to board a train whilst in mo- ' t tion at Penrose, and for boarding an electric ■/ •'Mr in motion at Auckland R. O. Clark was fined £1 uud 7 f costs. . V>' M. J, Houston and Richard Parker were j ;• : t each fined 10s and costs for failing to re- ; gister their dogs. If Four first offenders for drunkenness ~ ' were each fined 5s and costs, or in default - ,24 hours' imprisonment, and other offenders, who had not been before the Court j' * J •*'' a considerable lapse of time, were fined ■ 10s and costs, 2s 6d. ■■■■' ' ■■