THE CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 8119, 20 January 1890, Page 4

THE CITY POLICE COURT.

Saturday, January 18, (Before Messrs A. H. Ross, Colin Allan, and P. Rutherford, J.P.s.) Drunkenness,— One first offender was dealt with in the usual manner, and James Galloway was convicted and discharged, as it was five years since he was charged with a similar offence. Disorderly Conduct. —Alexander Findlater (eight previous convictions) was fined 10s, in default forty-eight hours’ imprisonment ; one week allowed in which to pay the fine. Assault. George Alelton was charged with assaulting Mary Port on the 15fch inst. Mr A. C. Hanlon defended.—Complainant said that on the date mentioned accused called at her place and beat her severely. He had given her considerable trouble, and had been loafing upon her for some time. He had never supported her.—Agnes Donovan, living near complainant, said that she saw accused jump over the fence, and witness was subsequently shown a bruise on complainant’s arm.—Accused said he lived at the house of complainant, and helped to support her. He denied having assaulted her, and said that he simply staved off her attacks.—Sergeant-major Bevin asked Constable Waugh to give evidence as to character, but Mr Hanlon objected. The constable, however, said that accused had been working at a wood factory for some time, and that ho frequented brothels.—The Bench held that an assault had been committed, and sentenced accused to one mouth’s imprisonment, with hard labor.

V aor ANcr, —Fanny Bametti was charged with having insufficient lawful irieans of support. Mr A. C. Hanlon defended.— Constable Ramsay gave accused a very bad character. He said she lived near the Hanover street Baptist Church, and members of the congregation had complained to the police regarding the noises which came from the neighborhood.— Constables Waugh and Ruttledgc gave corroborative evidence, stating that accused was one of the worst women in the town, but they would not swear that she had no visible means of support,—Mr Hanlon submitted that it had not been shown that accused was a vagrant, neither had it been shown that she created the disturbance. The police might possibly have obtained a conviction under other charges, but they had charged her with having insufficient lawful means of support. Accused said that she earned enough by needlework to keep her.—The Bench adjourned the case for a week, to give accused an opportunity of leaving the locality;.