THE COURTS-TO-DAY

Evening Star, Issue 13003, 24 December 1906, Page 8

THE COURTS-TO-DAY

CITY POLICE COUP.T. (Before Messrs H. E. Muir and H. E. Moller, JJ.s.) Drunkenness.—Daniel Casey was fined 5s or twenty-four hours, and Samuel George H'obcraft 40s and 2s costs, or a month's imprisonment..—Daniel Charles M'Pherson was convicted and discharged. Breaches of the Peace. —William Newman pleaded guilty to committing a breach of the peace by fighting in Dowling street on Saturday night, and was fined 20s or forty-eight hours' imprisonment. Thomas Henry Stewart and Joseph Gentleman pleaded guilty to a similar offence in Princes street on Saturday night, and were each fined 20s or fortyeight hours. Theft. —Margaret M'Carthy, a young girl, was charged with, on the 21st of December, stealing a purse valned at Is and 2s 9d in money from the person of Isabella Grant.—On the application of Ghief-deteotree Herbert a remand was granted for a week, bail being allowed accused in her own recognisance of £25 and two sureties of £25 each. —The Chief-de-tective mentioned that it was likely that other charges would be preferred against accused. Assault. —Cabel Thomas was charged with, on the 18th December, assaulting Constable Mackenzie so as to cause him. actual bodily harm. —Station-sergeant King, in asking for a remand for a week, said that the constable was still suffering from a broken nose and other injuries.— Accused was remanded accordingly, bail being allowed in his own recognisance of £IOO-and two sureties of £SO each.