CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4685, 22 February 1877, Page 3

CITY POLICE COURT.

Wednesday, 21st J?ebruaky,

[Before Messrs J. Logan, and J. Hislop, J.P.s.)

Indecency.—Joseph Brown, on remand, was found Guilty of having; committed the above offence. It appeared that he had previously on a similar charge undergone 12 months' imprisonment in the Dunedin Gaol. He was now sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour. Mr Logan said:—"There is a peculiar feature of this case to which the Bench think it right to call attention. It appears from the evidence that the hotel bar wa3 left yesterday^morning for about two hours from 6 to 8 o'lock, in the sole charge of two girls, one being the proprietor's daughter, aged about 13 years, the other her cousin, aged about 14, and that these girls were alone in the bar with the prisoner, who has just been convicted, for about half an hour. It was brought out in evidence also, that no person was within hearing of the bar, for the younger girl had to search all over the house for her mother, and was some time in finding her—the other girl being alone in the bar with the prisoner during her cousin's absence. Fancy such young girls left alone in a hotel bar to sell drinks to such fellows as that." The Court enquired whether it was a common practice in Dunedin for young girls to be left alone in hotel bars, to sell drinks. Inspector Mallard replied, that although the practice might be wrong from a moral point of view there was nothing in the law to prevent it. He suggested that the matter should be brought under the' notice of the Licensing Bench. Drunkenness.—For this offence John Honning was find ss, with the usual alternative. Petty Larceny.—Francis Carey and Thomas Webb, two youngsters, were charged with stealing certain quantities of lead, the property of the City Corporation, Albert Matheson, and H. S. Fish, respectively, and also two dogs. The prisoners pleaded Guilty to some of the charges, and on the motion of Inspector 'Mallard the case was adjourned till the following day. , ".'■'..■■ {stealing Timber. — George Legatt was charged with stealing one shilling's worth of timber, the property of John Jcckmau. The Court, having heard the evidence, said that as the petty pilfering of timber was very common they would under the circumstances sentence the accused to 48 hours' imprisaument. He was removed protesting his innocence.

Assault. — Elizabeth George was charged with having, at South Dunedin on the 18th inst., assaulted and beaten Bridget Bellett. The quarrel arose through excessive drinking, and the evidence being contradictory, the case was dismissed.

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