THE COURTS.-YESTERDAY

Evening Star, Issue 11153, 31 January 1900, Page 1

THE COURTS.-YESTERDAY

CITY POLICE COUItT.

(Before Messrs E. C. Reynolds and .T. Muir, J.l'.S.)

Drunkenness.—A first offender was convicted and discharged. Mary Ellen Tradick was iintd 2s 6d, or twelve hours' imprisonment. Breach of the Peace.—Matthew Fogarty was charged with, on the 20th December, using threatening behaviour in Arthur street, with intent to provoke a breach of the peace. Defendant did not appear. The Subinspector explained that a boy named James Dredge was going home along Arthur street on the 20th of December last, accompanied by his sister, when ho met the defendant, who was carrying a large pair of shears. The defendant, who was au old man. walked up to the boy and said "You area larrikin," at the same time striking him over the shoulder and hip with the shears. The boy was suffering considerable pain, when he complained about the matter to Chief-detective Campbell.—Evidence was given by Jas. Dredge, Annie Dredge, and John Scott..— The Bench inllicted a tine of Ids and costs (7b Gd). John Garbutt and William Ileslip were charged with, on the 17th iust., using threatening behaviour in Dundas street, whereby a breach of the peace was occasioned. Both defendants pleaded not guilty, Mr Hanloo appearing for Garbutt and Mr Sim for Heslip. The Snb-inßpector explained that this disturbance took place at a quarter past seven on the morning of the 17th inst. *Both defendants went out on to Dundas street without their coats and hats, and commenced fighting. A large crowd of people collected, and the disturbance continued for some time,—Evidence was given by Emma 'Wright, Herbert Wright, Constable Hickey, and Sergeant Gilbert.—Mr Hanlon submitted that there was no case against Garbutt. It was no breach of tho peace, counsel contended, for a man to defend himself. —Mr Sira said that tho case should be dismissed as too trivial for serious consideration. The Bench diemissed the case against Garbutt, but held that there was a case to answer against tho otlmr defendant, who, on being called, said that there had been some words between his wife and Garbutt's wife. He waited for Garbutt, and told him that if he did not keep his wife's tongue quiet he would have to deal with him. With that Garbutt took off his coat and rushed at him. Witness also took off his coat and went for Garbutt.— Grace Heslip and Charles Henry Lascelles also gave evidence.—Their Worships fined Heslip Ills with costs. It was proved to be a trivial but, at the same time, there was a disturbaud created. Assault.—Mary Garbutt was charged with ;(' saulting Grace Heslip, who asked that she I bound over to keep the peace.—Mr Hanlon a\ peared for the defendant, who pleaded guilty.— Mr Sim, who appeared for the informant, said that this charge arose out of the previous eiw;. While the two men were lighting Mrs Heslip was eudea voring to separate them, when Mrs Garbutt cum. up and seized her by the hair, pulling some of it out, and striking her on the back.—Tho Bench fined the defendent 10s with costs, but declined to bind her over to keep the peace. Discharging Fireaims. Lawrence East was charged with, on the 20th inst., discharging a mearm eo near to King street as to frighten passers-by. The defendant pleaded guilty to •Jtsobßrging a blank cartridge.—The Sub-inspector statart that at about a quarter past six in the evening a complaint was made to tho police that the defendant was discharging a ritie in his own yard, and that the neighbors were startled and afraid.—Fined 10s and costs. CatCie at Large.—For allowing horses to wander John Cleary, William Myers, and George Crowhurst were each fined 2s 6d. Another charge against Cleary of tethering a horse on tho Town Belt was dismissed.

FOB&CHALHERS POLICE COURT.

SSsfore Mr J. R. Monson, J.P.)

Drunkenness and Resisting the Police.—Henry Molloy, one c! tbe crew of the steamer Papanui, was charged with being drunk and resisting the police on the 29th inst.—Constable M'Quarrie stated that accascd, who was very drunk, made use of bad language, was violent, and bad to be carried to the ntation.—Accused pleaded guilty to the charge of drunkenness, but did not remember resisting the police.—On the charge of drunkenness he was convicted and discharged, and for resisting the police was fined 10s, in default seven days' imprisonment. Vagrancy. Herman Francis Fisher, who refused to enter the prisoner's dock, was charged with vagrancy. Sergeant Gecrin stated that the accused shipped on board the steamer lnvercargill at Dunedin on the £2nd inst., and on the vessel getting outside the Heads the accused refused to work. On the vessel returning to Dunpiiiu he was discharged. He had also travelled in the train on Saturday last to Dunedin without paying his fare, and had been a great annoyance to the proprietor of the Port Chalmers Hotel, at which place he had refused to pay for two meals be had had.—William J. Waters stated that at dinner time on Sunday the accused went into the dining room, and after having dinner walked upstair?. Witness followed, and accused attempted to go into one of the boarders' rooms. Witness spoke to him, and accused said that he wanted to have alay down. H* then showed bmi into another room, and at G p.m. accused came down, went into the dining room, and had tea. He lcfnsed to pay the waiter, and upon witness asking him for payment he replied that he had no money. Shortly afterwards accused went out and w \\kwA in front of the house for about two hours, then he cine in and went into one of the bathrooms. Witness ordered bhn out, bit shortly afterwards Fisher went upstairs into the private apartments where his children were and he again ordered him out. Accused, whin asked for payment for the ineafe, said that he belonged to the steamer Inverc&rgfll. His own opinion was that the accused was slightly demented.—Accused, who made a rumbling statement, said that be would pay when he got work.— Sergeant Geerin asked His Worship to remand the accused until Monday, so that he might be examined by the gaol surgeon.—He was remanded accordingly.