MAYOR'S COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 2559, 20 April 1870, Page 3

MAYOR'S COURT

Tuesday, 19bh April. (Before T. Birch, Esq!, R.M.) Robbery in a Brothel —Jane M'Leod was charged with stealing one L 5 Eote and three Ll notes, a pocket handkerchief, and a pocket-book, the property of Frederick Blake, at midnight, on the 17 th April; and Mary Fraser was charged with being accessory to' the robbery. The information was amended, and the amount reduced to L 5, so that the case cou'd be summarily disposed of. Frederick Blake, a sailor, said that he went to the house of the prisoner on Sunday night last. When he ens-red, his pocketbook, which was in his inside coat pocket, contained three Ll notes, and a L 5 note, which he had shown the prisoner M'Leod when he invited hr to dtink at a hotel. He also had two LlO notes hid in his boots, which he kept on while he slept there. After he had had half a glass of brandy iv the house he wentto sleep. On awaking, he wanted to use his pock-handkerchief, and on putting his hand into his pocket, found that'it anil the pocket-book had been taken. He taxed them with the theft, but they denied having stolen them, but the prisoner Fraser gave him his pocket-book, less the notes, when he threatened to send for a constable. James Chatta, a sailor, said he was ia the house that night, and saw the prosecutor asleep on the sofa. The prisoner M'Leod said she would keep his money for him till next morning, and took his pocket book, which she opened in witness's presence and took out some papers, which she put Jato her bosom. They might have been xiotea. He had previously lost money at .tfoat

house. John A. Bishop, sailor, said that he W£ to, tJie k°use occupied by tho prisoners, whom the prosecutor accused of stealing his money. To his knowledge prosecutor would have at least L2B when he went to the house. Constable Bsvan said he went to the brothel occupied by the prisoners and saw the prosecutor, who said he had been robbed of L - Taey pofitively denied having any mon< y in the place except a few shillings, which they showed him. On searching the house, however, he found the five Ll notes produced secreted in a bed, and a pockethandkerchief identified by the prosecutor as his, he found hid in a drawer. On the way to the station Frr:er said that M'Leod had robbed the prosecutor, and that she herse'f had robbed the witness Chatta. They were each sentenced to six months' imprisonment.

Cruelty to Animals.-James M'Farren, charged with cruelly kicking his horse, waa fined 10s and costs. Alexander Aitkenhead. who had a horse with a galled shoulderyoked to a cab, was fined 10s and costs. Byelaws.—The following penalties were imposed for the respective breaches of the byelaws .-—James Gregg, driving a dray without the owner's name and place of residcnca being painted thereon, 10s and costß ; Richard Fitzsimmons, allowing two calves to wander, 53 each and costs ; Michael Moore, allowing three cows to wander, 15s snd costs; John Campbell, allowing eleven horses to wander, L 5 10s and costs ; Maurice Joel, obstructing the footpath in George street by placing iron tanks upon it,' 10s and costs; Euphemia Muirhead, permitting a water closet to be emptied in the afternoon, 10s anl costs ; David Bacon, breaking in a horse in St. & ndrew street, 10s and costs; Alexander Henderson, leaving his horse and cart unattended without having the wheel locked, 5s and costs. The following cases were adjourned for a week in order that the parses might have an opportunity of abating the various nuisances for which they were summoned. Alexander Mcc, Frederick Wain, Thomas Little, Robert Wilson, John Alves, James Pettigrew, William Heads, J. E. Hutchinson, E. C. Quick, Andrew Hepburn, Job Wain. Benjamin Willoughby, summoned for allowing the footpath to fall in, was given six days to repair the damage. William Haydon was charged wifch neglecting to keep the entrance to his cellar ingood repair. As he had commenced to repair it prior to the service of the summons, the case was dismissed. Wi liam Knox was charged with obstructing the footpath by allowing his horse and dray to remain across it. The case was dismissed. The case against William Wright, for allowing h;s horse to wander, waa dismissed. The New Post Office.—Walter Harper, a boy, was charged with climbing up one of the front pillars of this building. Tho Bench took a lenient view of the case and dismissed it, but wished it to be understood that they would make an example of the next offender.