POLICE COURT.—Friday. [Before T. Beckham, Esq., R.M.]
DBtWKENNESS. Michael McDermott, Mary Parr, and Ann Shields were severally convicted of this offence, and received the usual punishment. STEALING A DOOB. John Warmoll was brought up on a warrant, charged with feloniously stealing a door from an empty house in Mills-lane, valued at 10s., the property of Mr. L. D. Halstead, Wakefieldstreet. The prisoner, who appeared to be suffering from the effects of too much strong drink, pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor deposed that he saw the prisoner in the bouse on Wednesday last. He found that the door had been taken away and the back door smashed. Mary Ann Fowler deposed that about three weeks ago she saw the prisoner breaking up the door that had been taken from the house belonging to the prosecutor. She told him she would inform Mr. Halstead, but he replied that he did not care whether she did or not. The prisoner was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour. BREACH OF IMPOUNDING ACT. Thomas Fossett was charged with a breach of the above ordinance, by allowing his horse to stray about on the Grafton. Road. He pleaded guilty, and, it being the first offence, a mitigated fine of ss. and costs was inflicted. This concluded the business.
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Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIII, Issue 3219, 9 November 1867, Page 4
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214POLICE COURT.—Friday. [Before T. Beckham, Esq., R.M.] Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIII, Issue 3219, 9 November 1867, Page 4
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