P O L I C E NEW S.— Tuesday. [Before Thos Beckham, Esq. RM]
BrEVKIMt IMOTHf W\fERiMEV's HOLNF. William Mai shall, wateimin, was chained by Capfc Ellis with bi caking open and damac;ii.g the waWnicn's house, on the Queen street Whait, on Monday, the Stli September Mr. Brookfield appealed with plainhrl, and Mr. Beverid^e lepi evented defendant Mi. Be\eiid^f > , on behalf of the defendant, stated that he did uot deny liavinc; bioken open the lock of the door The defendant was a wateimin, and, on the day in question, had been towing, and had left lm co\t in the house on the \shaif. Upon his letuin he asked one of the wotenncn, who had the key of the lock, but could obtain no vitisfaeloiy answer, and as he wanted his coat, he had consequently broken the padlock He had uot the least intention to be guilty of any hi each of the law. He was. in a state of great perspnahon, and had he not obtained hu coat, it jirob.ibly iniqht have cost him Ins life. Mi. Brookfield •-.ml the defendant was toUl where the key conld be obtaiued, but he had e\piessed his desire to break open the dooi lathei thmtionble himself about it Hl9 Worship enquired who had chaige of the key' Mr. Brookfield siid theie were a dozen key*. Some tune ago it was the piactice to leave the door open when none of the wateuncn wcio piesent, but this lesulted ni loss to themselves by the absti action of several ai tides, and the men, theicfoie, determined to keep it closed Mr. Bevciidiie, nftei a consultation with de fendant, mtiinatod that defendant was willing to pay theco^N inclined, and place a new padlock on the dooi ; and Mi. BiooMield consenting to this com se, The case wa« withdiawn, on i^ajment of cost", 10s , and a new lock to he pio\ulc.l T)M.NkVRP-.' Isinrifli'\i,r Thonns Muij^iv and John T.ivuurd, for beniix drunk in the pulihc stieets on Monday, weie fined ss. ?nd costs . othciwise to be linpusoned with hard laboui foi "24 liom
P0LICE NEWS.—Tuesday. [Before Thos Beckham, Esq. R M]
Daily Southern Cross, Volume XVIII, Issue 1609, 17 September 1862, Page 4
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