Police Court.

Southland Times, Issue 14331, 27 April 1899, Page 3

Police Court.

Wednesday, 26th April. (Before J. W. Poynton, Esq,, S.M ) prohibition orders. On the application of a wife a prohibition order was issued against her husband and at his own instance an order was granted against a "resident of the town; both to apply to Invercargill and suburbs. THEFTS. 'I Two boys aged 10 years and 8 years respectively were cautioned and discharged for stealing tenpence worth of apples.—JohnPomeroy, Jnr., was charged with having stolen sheaves of oats t j the value of 10s belonging to Wm. Brown, East Road. Accused admitted the offence. Sergeant O’Neill said that the accused had been driving past the field between 8 and 9 o’clock at night. He left his vehicle in the road, went into the paddock and took the sheaves. The owner did not press the charge.—When his Worship said that accused would have to pay for the sheaves Pomeroy at cnee produced the money.— The Sergeant stated that in 1884 accused was convicted of theft and ordered to oome up for sentence when called upon. In 1886, for breaking and entering a shop and stealing therefrom, he served six months' imprisonment. He was before the court in 1888 for obscene language and in 1898 for committing a breach of the peace. A sentence of seven days’ imprisonment) with hard labour was passed for the present offence. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Ellen Swanson, charged with having on April 4th used obscene language in Conon street, denied the offence. Sergeant O’Neill said that the woman had used disgusting language to another woman and called evidence.—His Worship held the charge proved and it was not the first time the woman had been before the court for a similar offence. She would be sentenced to three months’ imprisonment. BYLAW BREACHES. On the information of William Anderson, inspector of nuisances for the Borough of North Invercargill, the following penalties were inflicted : —W. J. Moreombe, for keeping an unregistered dog was fined ss, costs 7s; for a similar offence John Ryan, jnr, was fined ss, costs 7s, and Patrick Buckley was convicted and discharged. a ranger’s difficulties. Max Bulling, farmer, Otatara, was charged with having, on March 24th, on Bay Road, rescued six head of cattle in the possession of John Adamson, county ranger, and, further, with assaulting the said John Adamson.—Mr R. W. Hall appeared for the prosecutor, and said that the facts were that Adamson was driving the cattle along the road when Bulling rode up, and, with the aid of a dog, rescued the cattle. He also eaid to Adamson “ I’ll stiffen you ; if I had yon in a dark corner I would stiffen you.”—Defendant said his cattle had been in charge of a boy who was taking them to water. He thought that if a person could take them from the boy he was justified in taking them from that person. His Worship imposed a fine of 20s, costs £3 5s on the first charge, and entered a conviction and ordered defendant to pay £1 10s costs on the second charge.