CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 5267, 6 January 1879, Page 3

CITY POLICE COURT.

. : » ' -—— Saturday, 4th Januart. (Before L N-Watt, Esq., R.M.) Drunkenness.—Two male prisoners were dealt with for thia offence. Larceny.—William Littlejohn appeared before tne Court on a charge of stealing a piece of timber, valued at 6d, the property of J. G. P. Willington. As his intellect appeared to_ be weak, he was remanded for medical examination. Rowdyism.—Archibald Muirhead, a cabdriver, was charged with having conducted himself in a manner calculated to provoke a breach of the peace on the Ist inst.—According to the evidence of Detective Bain, the accused was in the thickest part of a crowd of persons who threw stones, flour, and behaved themselves in a very disorderly manner about one o'clock on New Year's morning.—The prisoner denied having thrown stonea or otherwise misbehaved, himself, but the Bench held that as he waa mix6d up in the crowd he was culpable, and fined him 40s, in default seven days' im. prisonment. — James Smith and William M'Quire, two other cab-drivers, charged with a similar offence, received the same sentence. — William Gawn, a carter, was charged with behaving himself in a disorderly manner on the morning of the Ist inst, —Detective Henderson stated that on the morning in quest)":, the accused collected around him some of the lowest larrikins he could find, and was conducting himself in a most riotous manner. He had his coat off, and attacked all who approached him. He also threw stones and flour about.—Detective Bain also gave evidence.-—His Worship inflicted a penalty of L 5, in default, one month's impriment, with bard labour. Neglected Children.—Robert M'Lintuck (two years) and Jessie M'Lintuck (four years) were brought before the Court as neglected children by their mother, who stated that her husband had deserted her and gone to New South Wales, and she waa anxious to take a situation.—The children were committed to the Industrial School for seven years, on the understanding that the mother be permitted to take them out when she was in a position to maintain them.