MAYOR'S COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 3049, 14 November 1871, Page 3

MAYOR'S COURT.

Monday, 13th November. (Before His Worship the Mayor). Drunkenness, &c. -- Susan Andrew, brought up for being drunk in Rattray street * on Saturday evening, was fined ss, with the -option of being sent to gaol for 24 hours. Mary Forbes was charged with being drunk in St. Andrew street at 12.30 on Sunday morning, and with using obscene language at the same time and place. The arresting constable said that her screams could have been "heard half a mile off. His Worship remarked -that he observed a long list of offences ; against her name, and fined her, upon the first charge, 40s, or in default, sentenced her -'.to 14 days' imprisonment, and upon the f second, £5, with the alternative of going to -gaol for three months. Alleged Imposition. — Mary Kirby, a -girl aged about fifteen years, on remand, was -charged with having imposed upon David M'Leish, baker, by a verbal false representation that she had been deputed by one Edward Goldstein to get 6d worth of biscuits and a loaf of bread, which she got by ♦making the false representation stated. Her mother, Mrs Mary Kirby, on remand, was •charged with having counselled her to commit alleged offence. Mr Edward Cook, who for the prosecution, reminded the Bench that the younger prisoner had, on a previous day on which the case was partly lieard, pleaded guilty: Edward Goldstein •deposed that he had never authorised the prisoner to get bread or biscuits in his name. Uavid'M'Leish, baker, deposed that he knew Mr Goldstein, who was a customer of his. He also knew the Kirby's. On Saturday, •28th October, the girl came to his shop and :asked for a small loaf and a pound of biscuits in Mr Goldstein's name. He supplied then: to her, putting them down to his account. Dn Friday, the Srd November, she agan came to his shop and got bread, which he : on her representation, charged to Goldstein After she had left he recollected that Gold stein had received his usual quantity o bread that day, and his suspicions benij aroused, he made enquiries of him The girl afterwards came to the shop, anc after her the mother, who was crying, am begged that they would not he prosecuted He then offered to speak to Mr Goldsten for them. The younger prisoner, on bemj called as a witness, deposed that she wa living with her mother at the time she com mitted the offence; that her mother sent he to get the goods in her (Mrs Kirby's) name and that, as she was afraid she would no get them in her mother's name, she aske* for them and got them in Goldstein's. He mother had on both occasions told her to ge the goods in her name; but she nevertheles told him to charge them to Goldstein. Hi Worship told the younger prisoner that sh had rendered herself liable to being m prisoned for 12 months. She, hi answer t him, said she had nothing to say in exteniu tion of the offence. It appeared thi neither of them were "known" i the Police. His Worship said ths the evidence did not bear out tl charge agaiust the elder prisoner, who; he would therefore discharge. As to tl younger prisoner, he presumed the case lie been brought before the Court by Mr (ioi stein more with a view to stop the repetitn of the offence than having any serious pui ishment passed upon her j and as she d

not appear to know the position in which she had placed herself, and as she must have acted under her mother, he would discharge her with a severe caution. He did so, in order that she might not be thrust into gaol and made worse than she appeared to be now. The prisoners were then discharged. Alleged Robbery from a Dwelling. —Frederick Hook was charged with having, onthe 12th inst., stolen from the dwelling of one Mary Jackson, in Stafford street, the sum of £7 sterling, a gold chain and locket of the value of £3, a smaU cash box, and two foreign silver coins. The prosecutrix, questioned by Sub-Inspector Thompson, said that she kept a fruit shop. Before she left home, at six o'clock on the previous evening, she noticed that the articles and money stolen were in a box. On leaving, she closed the door, and the window was down, but unfastened. She returned home at about nine o'clock. It was not till she rose at six on Monday morning that she discovered that the box had been burst open, and the robbery committed. A£l note had been left m the box. Witness identified the articles produced by the police as those that had been stolen. ' The accused asked for a remand, to enable him to call a witness who, he said, would prove an alibi His Worship adjourned the further hearing of the charge until the next morning. Bye-law Cases.—Duncan Muirhead, summoned for driving round the corner of Frederick and Great King streets at other than a walking pace, was fined ls and costs. It was stated that hi such cases a heavier penalty would in future be inflicted. Julius M'Quaid was charged with plying for hire off'the proper stand. Inspector Nimon said that the defendant came up Princes street from the direction of the Water of Leith, and turned back again at a slow pace. He picked up two passengers, but witness did not hear him hail them. Defendant said he turned back to drive home to dinner. His Worship was understood to say that tliere was nothing in the bye-law to prevent any one driving off the stand or corner. If he had hailed any person, he would have committed an offence, and it was not proved that he had hailed any one. The case was dismissed. James "Hayes was summoned for casting offensive matter, the entrails of a fish, upon private property. William Lloyd, the prosecutor, said that when he found him dissecting a fish upon a plot of grass a few paces from his door, and on ground hi his occupation, he addressed him, saying, "lam much obliged to you for your kindness in making me a present of your fish offal, but I don't require it." When he told him that if he would not take it away, he would have him up before the Mayor, he fired up and wanted him to fight, which he declined to do. His Worship said that as the offensive matter had been deposited on private property the case must faU. The case was dismissed.