CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 9774, 2 August 1895, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

(Before Messrs J. P. Jones and J. Arthur, J.P.8.)

Drunkenness.— John Kemp was fined ss, in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment; and a first offender was convicted and discharged. Waxuerino Pics. John WrJJk was charged with allowing certain pigs to be unlawfully on If e Wakari n a I.—Fit e 110s and costs.

Unlawfully Removing Soil. Jamex Spence was charged with unlawfully removing soil from a r-oad at Mosgiel. Mr Webb appeared to prosecute, and Mr Solomon defended. —It appeared from prosecuting counsel’s opening remarks that defendant had removed about thirty loads of soil from a roadway at Mosgiel, and this removal had endangered the fences of neighboring properties. He had no authority to remove the soil.—For the defence it was argued that Mr Christie, the borough’s inspector, had given defendant permission to remove the stuff.—Evidence was given by Inspector Christie, Alexander Bringan, Samuel Groves, Thomas Aitken, and the defendant, and a statement was made by Mr Inglis, Mayor of Mosgiel.—The Bench said the evidence was so contradictory that it would not be safe to convict. Case dismissed.