CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4204, 17 August 1876, Page 3

CITY POLICE COURT.

Thursday, August 17. (Before C. S. Reeves, Esq., and A. Mollison, Esq., J.P.’s).

Drunkenness. Thos. Craig, for this offence was fined, ss, or, in default of payment, twenty-fonr hours’ imprisonment. John Worst was discharged with a caution. Vagrancy. George Holmes, . for vagrancy, was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment. Burglaries. —Robert Butler, on remand, was again brought up for the preliminary examination of a number of burglaries. The first case heard was one of having, on the 23rd July, forced an entrance into the Queen’s Theatre, and stolen therefrom two wigs.— John B. Steele, comedian, stated that the wigs produced were his property, and he valued them at L 5 each. They were usually kept; in the dressing-room of the Theatre. He wore the light-colored one on Friday, the 21st, and missed it on the following Monday ; also the dark one. Religious services are held in the Queen’s Theatre every Sunday night. He did not know the accused, and never authorised anyone to remove the wigs.—John May, carpenter, residing in street, stated.that accused lodged with him, and the carpet-bag produced was accused’s property. He saw the two wigs taken out of the bag by Detective Hendarson in the presence of the Inspector.— Detective Henderson received the carpet bag from the last witness on the evening of the 9th inst. On opening it he found the missing articles.—Geo. Ward, property man at the Queen’s Theatre, on entering the Theatre about eight o’clock on Monday morning, found that the side door opening into Dowling street had been forced open. The next charge was one of having, at the same place and time, stolen a cornet and case. —Wm. Wilson Oliver, mechanic, andalsoone of the orchestra in the Queen’s Theatre, stated that the comet and case produced were his property. He did not remember the exact date when he last had the comet, but it was on a Saturday night about three or four weeks ago. On the following Monday the cornet was missing. He valued the articles at Ll2 10s.—Reuben Hart, pawnbroker in George street, stated that accused came to his shop on the 29th July and pledged the cornet and case. He subsequently handed the articles over to Detective Henderson. Accused told witness that he resided at the Octagon, that the comet was his own, and that he had given L 8 10s for it.—Detective Henderson had the loss of the comet reported to him by George Ward, on Monday, the 24th of July, and received the cornet on the night of the 10th inst., from last witness.— George Ward’s evidence was similar to that in the preceding case, with the addition that in going into the property room of the theatre on Monday morning, about eight o’clock en the 24th July, he saw that the cornet was missing.—The next and last charge of burglary was for having stolen a couple of pistols, also from the Queen’s Theatre and on the same date, the property of George Ward.—The evidence in this case was similar to the others.—The pistols were found in accused’s carpet bag at the house of John Day, and were capped and loaded with powder and bullfet. In the bag there were ; found ball cartridges and one in accused’s possession when arrested.—Their Worships committed accused for trial upon all the charges at the next criminal sitting of the Supreme Court. The two charges of a summary nature were then heard. The first was for stealing a small crowbar, Tallied at 2s 6d, the property or William Clyde; and the other for stealing an overcoat and a pair of trousers, valued at L 5 15s, the property of James Home. Accused pleaded guilty to both charges, and their Worships sentenced him to ‘three months’ imprisonment on both the charges.