CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 6771, 28 November 1885, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

(Before Messrs J. Logan and A. Rennie, J.P.s.) Drunkenness. —George Mali hewn, George Union, and George While wore each fined ss, in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment. Vagrancy. — Flora Garter, for having insufficient lawful means of support, was sent to gaol for three months, with Itard labor. The Confidence Trick. — William Wilson alias Treaaj and Charles Rowland were charged on remand with having obtained from one Ah Qttie, by means of false pretences, tho sum of LI 5 and a cheque of the value of L2s.—The prosecutor continued his evidence, commenced on Thursday, but no new facts were disclosed.—John Cooper, licensee of the Commercial Hotel, Port Chalmers, and Charles Keast gave evidence. —Tho latter witness detailed the plan Rowlands adopted to get him to cash the cheque. Accused said that he had no bank account, ard requested witness to “ put the cheque through the bank ” for him. Accused Rowlands lived at the same boarding-house as witness.—Detective Henderson deposed that when he made inquiry of Rowlands as to whom he got tho cheque from he replied that he did not know the man. He afterwards said ho would take witness to him. When they went outside of tho boardinghouse they met Constable M’Lauchlin and complainant. Witness asked Rowlands if ho knew complainant, and he replied that ho did. Subsequently he said that ho did not know that Chinaman (tho complainant) from any other. He also said that he got the cheque from Tracey, and that he did not know where he (Tracey) got it from. On searching Rowlands witness found on him L3l 13s 3d, and a bank slip (produced). There was also In his portmanteau any number of “ crooked ” dice, a clcth for playing “ttnder-and-over,” several packs of cards, a teetotum, and a variety of other articles used by “ magsmen ” for purposes' of swindling.—This concluded tho case for the prosecution.—Mr Solomon reserved his defence.—The accused were then committed to take their trial at the next sessions of the Supreme Court; bail being allowed in each accused’s own recognisance of L2OO, and two sureties of LI 00.

Neighbors’ Quarrels.— Mary Morris was charged on the information of Matilda Robertson with having assaulted her on the 26th inst. —After evidence had been given, defendant was fined 10s and costs, in default one week’s imprisonment, and was also bound over to keep the peace for three months.