CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 7783, 29 January 1887, Page 5 (Supplement)

CITY POLICE COURT.

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[Before Messrs «f. Elmer, J. D. Feraud, and

T. M. Wilkinson; J.P's.)

Drunkenness.—Two persons were punished 'or this offence.

False Pretences. —C. Thornhill alias Arthur Dixon Harvey was charged with obtaining a suit of clothes valued at £4 4s from William M'Laren by means of false pretences.—Detective Henderson prosecuted, and Mr Stanford defended.—The evidence was to the effect that accused obtained a suit of clothes from prosecutor upon accused's statement that he was employed in the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company' 6 office.—The defence was that accused had stated that he had been promised employment in the New Zealand Mortgage and Investment Association, aud a confusion had arisen between the names of the two companies. It was also stated on his behalf that the .manager of the latter company was willing to pay for the clothes. —The case was dismissed.

The Pbobation Act.—Upon the application of Mr Phillips (the probation officer), Arthur Dixon Harvey's license was cancelled. It appeared that in December 1886 accused had been convicted of two charges of larceny, and had been released on probation. Since he was released he had not kept to the conditions of his license, and had frequented brothels and kept the company of convicts, thieves, and bad characters.—He was.sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour on each charge, the sentences to be cumulative.

Bye-law Case.—For driving through Princes street after dark without a light, Hugh Beattie was fined 2s 6d and costs.

Ohuelty to a Horsb.—Walter Newbury, George Williamson, and Charles Clark were charged with cruelly ill-treating a horse by driving it from Dunedin to Henley and back via Outram and Mo&giel, a distance of over 60 miles.—Mr Stanford appeared on behalf of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and Mr Solomou for the accused.—From the evidence given for the prosecution it appeared that the accused hired a trap and pair of horses to go to Brighton and back on the 3rd inst. Three others got into the trap with the accused, and instead of going to Brighton they went to Henley bridge and back via Outram and Mosgiel. On their return to Duuedin one of the horses dropped down dead in the street.—lt was contended for the defence that the death of the horse did not result from cruelty in driving it, but that it was sick before it left Duuediu. Itß end might have been hastened by the inexperience of the drivers.—The accused were each fined £2; the costs, £3 3s fid, to be equally divided amongst them.