Waihi Police Court

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1356, 19 June 1905, Page 2

Waihi Police Court

THIS DAY (Before Messrs H. W. Mooro and J, Thomson, Justices.) THBFT or CLOTHING Thojias Botlir, on remand, was oharged with theft of clothing Mr Mueller, who appeared for the atciuod, uslted that, the tase be rimandcd for eight days, Tho request, Mr Mueller, explained, was made for the same roason as given previously, tho result of Mrs Butler's state of health preventing her presence in Court, The application was granted. RIDINfI AIIIYCLH ON FOOTFATH Edward Bryant, on tho information of Inspector Murray, was oonvioted of this offence, and ordered to pay costs, 7s. fROHIBITION ORDER On tho application of Sergeant Sheohan, a prohibition order was issued against Archibald MeNaughton, THMI OF A DOS

William Anderton, on the information of Sergeant Sheehan, was charged with the theft of a irtstiff dog, valued at £5, the property of John Say, butchar, Tho accused pleaded guilty, ihrgeant Sbtehan ptaiod that Anderton had taken the dog away to Paerou, and sold it to a man named Matthews for £l. No previous convictions had been recorded against tho accused, but he (the Sergeant) had heard 'complaints about him, The Bench imposed a fine of £5, or two months' imprisonment, On the application of accused, and acceptable leeurity being proffered, he was allowed a month in nhioh to ptij up, IRIVIKI WITHOUT REINS Samuel Dufifty was charged with driving a borno in a cart without reins. Duffty pleaded guilty under protest, and osprosaedbis intention of giving the Bouch particulars of the onso,

Tho Bench reminded him that as ha had pleaded guilty it woald be needless to raise n defence, " Half a jiffy," said the accused, and procoeding, said," If you're a court of justice you'll givo mo half a minuto to aay my say. It is truo that I plead guilty, but Ido so under protest. I had a bar rein on the 'orae,"

Tho Bouch; But you wero not holding the reins in your hands. Accused; I( you want tho particulars and truth of it, I can toll you that 'orso is tho most intelligent 'oreo in the district,

Tho Bonch said they did not went to hour anything about tho qualilioatious of the liorhc.

Moanwhilo Duffty kopt up a running fire of protoste, against the injustico of tho Bench and the police in not giving him a fait heaung, in tho midst of which tho Bench said they would fino him 10s, with costs 7s.

This brought Dufliy to a sudden standstill, and ho inquired tho sum he would really have to pay. On tho information being supplied, Duffty, addressing theßoncb, laid," Put it down to Charlie Short."

The Bonch declined, and Duffty agreed to pay up,