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

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIV, Issue 3399, 8 June 1868, Page 4

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

Dronkeness.— Anne Holds worth and Robert Leary were each fined five shillings for being drunk. Eliza McGinn was charged with being a habitual drunkard, and was ordered to be imprisoned for one month with bard labour. Laroent. — Richard Dawkini was brought up on remand charged with stealing a quantity of wearing apparel, the property of Ellen Dougherty, Chancerystreet. Mr. Naugfaton said that since the prisoner had been remanded another information had been laid against him by one Patrick O'Neill for stealing a ! silver , watch from the person of the said Patrick O.Neill. The watch had been traced to the prisoner t after the robbery, he having sold it to Borne woman ' who .gave information to the police. The information was read over to the prisoner, who at once pleaded guilty to the charge. The Court then proceeded- to piss sentence. For the robbery of the wearing apparel the sentence would be twelve months', and for the robbery of the watoh six months' imprisonment with hard labour, the second sentence to begin at the expiration of the first. . Stealing Palings.— Basil J. Gabert was charged by Alfred Herbert with stealing 300 Hpbart Town palings, value 60s. Alfred Herbert deposed that he was a confectioner residing in High-street. The prisoner was formerly in his employment, and Witpess gave him a house to live in Cross-street, Ifewton, on condition that he would keep tne keys and give them to any person who might wish to see any of the empty houses adjoining, and which belonged to him. In one of these houses on the Ist April there were 500 palings, but some one had removed 300 of them, the value of the 800 was 60s.— George Hpldship said he knew the prisoner. About two months a?o,he went to witness's office, and sold him 250 Hobart town palings. Witness save him £1 17s. 6d, for tbem, and removed them , from the house in Cross-street — This was the caseMr. Beckham s»id no identity had been proved. Mr. Herbert had not seen the palings After they were sold. He could not convict on such evidence. The prisoner must therefore he discharged. , This concluded the business.