THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 7320, 19 September 1887, Page 2

THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

CITi POLICE COURT.

(Before Messrs A. J. Burns and H. F. Hardy, J.P.s.) Drunkenness. Henry Clisby, Thomas Channer, Nicholas W. Griffcn, Robert Gill, and Neils Anderson were convicted and discharged. Riotous Behavior. Neils Anderson and Charles Smith were accused of lighting in Water stieet on Saturday afternoon. Sergeant Hanlon said that Anderson was very drunk and appeared to be the aggressor. Smith managed to escape after being taken into custody, but was shortly re-arrested.—Thomas Lush also gave evidence, and accused were each fined 10s, or forty-eight hours' imprisonment. Allkged Theft.— Charles Smith was further charged with stealing Anderson's watch, valued at 20s. Anderson, a seaman on the Smaragd, recognised the watch produced as the one ho had list on Saturday, but he did not think Smith would steal it, as they were "towneys." Both belonged to Christiaimnd, but lie did not know Smith in the Old Country.—Thomas Bush deposed that while Anderson and Smith were fighting, he saw accused take the watch from Anderson's vest, wrap it up in a handkerchief, and put it into his own pocket —William Lyndhurst and Thomas Edwards testified to having seen accused throw the watch away on the road as the constable was taking him to the lock-up. —Sergeant-major Bevin said that Smith waß not a btranger here, but nothing was known against him.—The Bench said that accused's conduct seemed to show felonious intent; but thore was some doubt as to whether he did mean to steal tlio watch, and they had decided to dismiss t e case. They would have had less hesitation sib.uit doing so if Smith had not thrown the watch away after taking it.