THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 9387, 8 May 1894, Page 2

THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

CITY POLICE COUKT.

(Before Messrs C. Hay lies and It. Hay, J.P.s.)

Drunkenness.— Annie Whitley fined 20s, in default seven (Lays' imprisonment; Lena Sullivan was fined 10s, in defaidt forty-eight Lours' imprisonment. OnscE>"E Language.— Annie Whitley, further cbar fe el with using obscene language in Woodbaugu ou the sth inst., pleaded not guilty. —Evidence was given by Constable Nolan.— Sergeant O'Neill said tho accused was a bardworking woman when sober, but she gavo way now and again to drink.—The woman was sent to gaol for forty-eight hours. Wholesale Larceny.— Elizabeth Ward was charged with, on the 7th May, stealing a waterproof coat, value 20s> the property of Edward Charles Holmes, of Frederick street; with, on tho same date, stealing nine pairs of stockings, a table napkin, a knitting needle case, a pair of Bhoe bimhes, two petticoat?, a flannel, two singlet?, an.! a banket, of the value of £1 3s Gd, the property of Edward Holmes, of Frederick street; and with, on or about the 12th April, stealing a counterpane, value 20s, the property of Frederick Henry Brown, of George street.— Accused pleaded not guilty to the three charges. —Sergeant O'Nc'll stated that the articles, which were the property of Mr Holmes, were stolen last night from tho Bowling Hotel. The coat belonged to the son of the licensee, and all the things were taken away at the same time. The w*man was seen to drop ono of the singlets o-i tho footpath, and when Mr Holmes s attention was drawn to the matter he followed tho woman to tho p!ace where she lived. Therd he found the overcoat, also some of the other articles, and on Sergeant Geerin searching the place he came across the counterpane, which had beun stolen from Mr Brown's yard in Oeorge street on the 12th April. After evidence had been given by Mr Holmes, the licensee of tho hotel, and other witnesses, the accused denied that she had stolen the articles. The smaller ones were given to her by a woman she met in the street, while the counterpane was given to her as a wedding present, and she brought it with her from Melbourne.—ln answer to the Bench, Sergeant O'Neill said there was nothing known against the accused except the present charges. The woman was a native of Duucdin, ho believed, and was married, though her husband was not living with her. She had a boy, seven years of age, and was at present in a delicate state of health.—The woman was sentenced to three months' imprisonment on each charge, the sentences to run concurrently. Charles Mcnlovc alias Mason wascharged with, on the 2nd May. stealing a shirt, value 4s 6d, the property of Sarah Murphy, of George street. He pleaded not guilt/.—Sergeant] O'Xeill said the shirt was stolen from Miss Murphy's shop, and afterwards sold by accused to a second-hand dealer.—Evidence to that effect was given by Sarah Murphy, Mrs Litzenbergcr, and Constable Williams.—Accused said he bought the shirt; ho stole it from no one.—Accused was convicted, and, in answer to the Bench, Sergeant O'Neill said there were three previous convictions for larceny against the man.—Accused was sentenced to a month's imprisonment. James Blue was charged with, on the 20th April, stealing two boxes of cigarettes, value £1 17s 6d, the propei ty of Walter Restieaux. Mr Mouat appeared for accused, who pleaded not guilty.—Sergeant O'Neill asked that accused should be remanded until Friday, the day to which he was remanded on another charge.— Mr Mouat objected to a remand. The offence took place on the 20th April, and since that date the police had had plenty of time to work up their case. The fact was that about two weeks ago the police arrested the man on this very charge, and afterwards let him go.—The Bench thought tho reman 1 should be granted. Bail was allowed, accused in £lO and two sureties of £lO each. Cabmen in Trouble. Henry. (Sore was charged with plying for hire off an appointed stand. Mr Sinclair appeared for the inspector of nuisances, and Mr Macgregor for the defendant, who pleaded not guilty.—Mr Sinclair said that defendant, who was rather a troublesome customer, deliberately announced his intention of breaking the bylaw, and persisted in plying for hire off the stand at the foot of Stafford street. Evidence was given by John Barron (sub-inspector of nuisances). Henry Thimester, John Collins, and John Lawless (cabmen). Defendant also gave evidence, denying the charge.—The Bench convicted the accused.—Mr Sinclair gave evidence of previous convictions against the defendant, and Mr Macgregor elicited the fact that although defendant had already been convicted of six offences against the by-laws, five similar cases against him hadbeendismissed.—The Bench fined defendant 10s and costs (£1 15s 6d), and in doing so they said they were led very much to that conclusion by the fact that defendant had defied the inspector, and did not pay that deference to his orders and that regard to the control of the traffic that he should have done. A second charge against Henry Gore of misbehaving himself when spoken to by Subinspector Barron, was, on Mr Sinclair's application, withdrawn. James Macdonald was charged with plying for hire without having in his immediate personal possession ready for production a license entitling him so to act. Mr Sinolair Erosecuted and Mr Macdonald defended.—The itter nrged that as the summons served upon defendant did not show the date on which the alleged offence took place it would not be fair to call on him to answer the charge.—Mr Sinclair said the dato could be inserted, and if defendant wished for time to prepare his defence he could ask for an adjournment.—The Bench upheld Mr Macdonald's argument, and dismissed the case. Unregistered Dogs.—For having unregistered dogs in their possession, Amos Keast, Jjavidt Jenkins, Thomas Hmtur, Henry Cfcsa

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