CITY-POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6351, 20 June 1882, Page 4

CITY-POLICE COURT.

'" MosdaT, 19th Jcsß. 1 (Before Mesgrs J. Lojan and W. I«aae J P'g) i Vagrancy.—Theresa Poppleton was charged * I with having insufficient lawful means oS f • - S a^cuS! c^ eanfc*major- Bevin stated that Me -I accused waß a prostitute, and had been a 1 source of great trouble both' to the^licTand t &cn enl/ elf- lOn t !.- n one occasion sh? had* f been placed m the Refuge, but had esca D ed by ** V temper and addicted to fighting.-The Bench- '' .£**££*- of 10s, or in default A?SS | stSg^^^Sra^S^aK « every day.^-Detective Bain gave ev^Srf £ having found the stolen article in accuses house on the 17th. The latter - said .-hewoSd 6 take it back to the owner and ask him S I defence now wasthat he I Burglary.—William Waters a?/ as Daniel street, InvercargUl, on the night of the 11th mst., and stolen therefrom £36 10s. in money, three cheques to the value of £8 Us 6d, a cashbox and a writmg-desk.-Detective Henderson deposed that on the 13th inst. the burekrv m question was reported to the police from Invercargill.- He boarded the cutter j££ on W y^ n? mmJr °u n her arrival from SouthItt' vi found t^e two accused sitting to- . gether below. They made no reply, on SeW charged with the offence.- OnbemgsearcS £1415ai was found upon Everitt and £17 2s 3d upon Moore. A remand was asked for at this stage,—The accused" were accordingly re ■SsffiSffit at Invercai?m on Wednes-. INSTOTLVG LANQUAGK-Ellen Wilson was , charged on the mformation of Bridget Lynch with having used provoking and insultine language toward^, her on the 15th"inst.— After evidence had been taken the case was dismissed. .. • Drunk dn the RAawAY.—Robert Puller who did not appear, was charged with being found drunk on the railway-line ne& Seacliff —iwq witnesses deposed that the accused was fell at full length across them, and was unabk to rise. He was dragged to his feet and taken TO THE EDITOR. «>™.—l notice that the City Couucil are again on the war-path against Mr Prondfoot, and ? truly hope, should their action lead to any «Si fStrr^ le'.. he wUI s^cessfnl]y combat their foolish attempts to injure his efforts for the public good : I say for the public good be cause I cannot think of another gentfema^n this city from whose. enterprising spiri&ne citizens have derived so much real benefit It " is true that.Mr Proudfoot is liberally endowed with the principle of being able to teko care of H f and * » fortanate for Mr Proudfoot ••' w *vm''"tu her .kindl¥». has so far pro. tected him; otherwise, under the constant nagging of the Council, his tramway uTdTrtaking must have ended in failure, and the ' '.■ man himself in cemplete ruin. oJ? he.-5 ouncil1 s -present effort is 'directed against the use of steam motors, while a Meat number of citizens look upon their use m ££» the greatest boon of all, and for man"? 3 reasons, as being the duty of the Counciftoen courage a more extended use of theml It is urged as a reason for suppressing these steam motors that the noise they make C IIT bolty fe N htea orses and mduce thamto bolt. But if any horse troubled with such a dangerous complaint as this were hired out to * some city cabby for about a month, it would to bol fr Om eadf °Ult. taßk t0 efc that horse to bolt from a steam-tram-it .would take an earthquake to move him. The real trouble under which a.bolting norse labours L bad ' There could'not be anything more orderly conducted^ than are these city trams. Every I wish, comfort, and convenience of the public appears to be considered; in fact it is only by .so studying the pubUo interest that thepr£ ■ prietormay hope to successfully continue his enterprises undertaHng. It seems to me to be a crying, disgrace, seeing the general satis-faction-he is ..giving, that the man cannot be - allowed to quietly conduct his undertaking in a manner wWh his experience has proved to be the best suited to public convenience and the least dangerous in its working.—l am, &c, . Citizen.