POLICE COURT.—Saturday. [Before T. Beckham, Esq., R.M.]

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIV, Issue 3351, 13 April 1868, Page 3

POLICE COURT.— Saturday. [Before T. Beckham, Esq., R.M.]

THECOUKT AND THE POLICE.— THE RECENT JEWELLERY ROBBERY. His Worship took his seat on the Bench at halfpast ten o'clock, and waited for about five minutes, during which there was no appearance of the police. When Mr. Commissioner Naughton arrived the following dialogue took place :—: — His Worship : The Court ought not to be kept waiting. The Commissioner : We are often kept waiting. Bis Worship : Not for me. The Commissioner : Yes, for you, sir. His Worship : No such thing, sir ; I desire you will not make such observations. The Commissioner : That remark — His Worship : I have nothing more to say. The Commissioner : But £ have, and — His Worship : You will not disturb the Courb, sir, if you please. When the business had been concluded, The Commissioner said : There are a number of individuals in custody on a serious charge, and it was in consequence of that that there was some delay this morning. His Worship : You get so angry. I know you have a great deal to do. You had no right to be angry about the matter ; I merely complained that i the Court was kept waiting. I know that you are very active. Goldsmith, Dawkins, Bathurst, Brown, and Crane were then brought up. Ihe Commissioner said those men were all implicated in a very extensive robbery, the property stolen in which had been recovered. An information would be laid, and the parties brought up. An information was laid, and the prisoners reminded till Wednesday. Drunkenness. — Margaret Brainsbury, John Tumilly, Geojge Rowley, Peter Moray, Thomas Jones, George Xefctin, and Cbarle* McPherson Fica were punish- d for drunkenness. — On John Tumilly being brought up, Mr. Commi s sioner Naughton informed the Bench that he believed this man had so>ue complaint to prefer against him (Mr. Naughton) for refuting to admit him to bail yesterday. He had refused to admit prisoner to bail, and hia reason for so doing was, that he bad heard that while prisoner was in liquor the night previous he had used some very improper language — language that could not be overlooked in these days of excitement. That was the reason why he refused to admit him to bail, in order to make some inquiry into the prisoner's character. He wanted to inform the prisoner and others that such expressions as those which he had used could not bo tolerated.— Tumilly, however, made no complaint, and received the usual sentence.