CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4471, 17 June 1876, Page 3

CITY POLICE COURT.

.Fiuday, 10th June

(Before K. Itamsay, Esq., and J, Griffon,

FW, J.P.'h.)

Djilkvkknnkhh. lame* Galloway whh fined ss, and ~)ames Mahone, against whom thirteen previo.w c'invietiojiH wore recorded, was fined lO.i. in defnult, -IK hours' mijn'isoinneiit. I.IKHIMTIX<I A CoNHTAIII,K. — JaiJUiS SijnpHon pl'iuled guilty to obstructing Constable Keenan whilst in the execution of Jim duty in l^ieot stroat, aiul attempting to rescue the prisoner Gnlloway. He was ordered to pay a penalty of 10', with the alternative of 48 hours' imprisonment.

LWKCEXtY.—John Markland, n. boy about oevonteen years of ago,wuK charged, on remand, with tlii.) offenc \ Mr l)o»ininti>n appeared for the accuse 1. -Inspector Mall.ird said that, unfortunately, tho wilnoMHeH, who wore young ladiet), could not be induced to attend, and tho Court, won perforce, compelled to discharge the prisoner. AMiECKD FAr.au Piu'/i'isnohh. —Edward Boasley wos charged, on the information of Isaac iJoxtor, tailor, with having, on the 10thinnt,, unlawfully atid knowingly, by false pretence, obtained from liivn a bank-note for tho pavinont «f LI, with intent to defraud.—There wau.a further charge nsiiiimt accimed of obtaining a suit of clothcH by meant. of false representatio&i'a.—Prosecutor stated that prisoner culled on him and obtained a suit iv clothes, and also the |onn of a LI note, on tho strength of a statement that ho was about to bo paid Ll4 due to him by the owners of the Comorang. •Vithoss hud sinco ascertained that no srali money was owing to him.—By' prisonei : Witne»« did not call upon him when, he wuh working on tho steamers Hawea, Tatipo, ISxpress, and Coinerang, and ask him for un order.. Neither did he recaivo any wild ducks ( .rabbits, niul oysters in part-payment for the clolhes. These wero made a present to him by accused. —At this stayo cf the proceedings the Police applied for a remand until Monday, m order that the steward of the Comuni»g might be in attendance to givo evidence.—Prisoner was remanded accordingly..