MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXIV, Issue 4870, 23 January 1903, Page 2

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 22. (Before Dr A. -McArthur, S.AI.) Five first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were convicted, Hannah McCarthy. an habitual drunkard, "as scutixml to three months’ imprisonment. » For having boon drunk and disorderly, Chas. Cooper, a. seaman belonging to H.Itl.S. \Val!aroo, was handed over to the naval authorities to be dealt "dill. Nellie Neil sen was lined 40s, xu di>friull one man!ids imprisonment, for having importuned passers-by, in dcrvois quay. ■ . eurious robbery was committed. m a cell at the Lambton quay Police Station yesterday morning by a young man named Clias. ilarland, alias V. ilson, who was arrested on a charge of having entered the dwolliiig-houso of Crdhenno Jintier, with intent to commit crime, it appeared Unit a first oU'ending inebriate who was in custody was ordered onfcvot ins coil to clean a passage. He left Pus coat in tlio cell, and in the coat. fitted an inside pocket, through winch lie liarl dropped 'throe half sovereigns into the lining of the garment. It is believed that Havlaiul beard , money iinglo as the inebriate put Ins coat down, for when the owner returned to the cell ho found that bis money was missing. Harlan cl denied having, taken the half sovereigns, and held tip bis arms to bo searched. The constable, however, discovered that, Ilarland bad t.ho coins cleverly palmed :n one of his up-, raised hands.’ Harlaml was subsequently charged with having stolen the money, and was sentenced ton three months imprisonment. The charge of entering the dwelling was adjourned for a wc-ok.