THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 9123, 2 May 1893, Page 2

THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

CITY POLICE COURT.

(Before Messrs J. B. Thomson and J. Toomey, J.P.s.)

])runken::kss. Mci<mk Awkrson (one previous conviction) was fined os, or twentyfour hours' imprisonment. Larceny.— CharltH Mimon, charged with the larceny on the Ist hist, of two shirts, valued at os, the property of Henry Fleet, pleaded guilty.—Sergeant O'Neill stated that accused was seen going into Mr Fleet's shop, at the north end of King street, and take away two shirts. He ran along the street and was pursued by two persons, who caught him iind took the shirts from him. He was perfectly sober at the' time of the theft. ai)d was a stranger in Duncdin.— Accused said he had just come to Dimedin from Southland. He went into the shop to buy the shirts, and not seeing anyone about he stole them.—The Bench inflicted a sentence of seven days', with hard labor, (Mr Toomey here retired from the bench, and Mr A. Sligo took his seat.)

Unrecistkreo Doos.—For keeping unregistered dogs, (feonje. Eliot J'J/hJ/t, .Faun's H'iUon (who did not appear), J)r Jo-ir-ph O. Cloxs (who did not appear), Afuri/arct CosIcl/ow, Ann Fowler (who did not appea), ami Jhtrhl Jk.UI (who did not appear), were fined os each, without costs, A case against I'tUr Ltlih was dismissed, and cases against Waller d'nlhrh, Thomas drey Youihj, and Thonuix IT. Whiteon were withdrawn. ■