CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 7926, 18 July 1887, Page 4

CITY POLICE COURT.

Saturday, July 10. (Before Messrs H. Gourley and A. Bartleman, J.P's.) Drunkenness, — Margaret Williams, alias Lynch, against whom there were 38 previous convictions, was fined -IDs for drunkenness; in default, seven days' imprisonment.

Unregistered Dogs.— Six owners of dogs were summoned for not having them registered. A fine of Is, without costs, was imposed on D. M. Stuart, J. W. Jago, J. Jolly, jun., J. Russell, and W. Reid. Henry Scott, not having registered his dog but given it away, was fined ss, with costs.

A Dangerous Character.—Jeremiah Leah was charged with unlawfully counselling and inducing one William Knox, an inmate of the Cavershain Industrial School, to abscond, and with harbouring the said William Knox in an unoccupied house at Burnside on the 15th inst., contrary to section 09 of the Industrial Schools Act.—William Knoi gave evidence as to what

transpired, and as to some improper remarks made by the accused. He induced him to go into the hut, which was situat d near Dog Point, on the Green Island road. Accused advised witness to bolt, but he told him "he did not want to leave the school. He went home and

informed the master, and he sent another boy with him to the hut.—Michael Brown gave evidence as to the second visit.—Elijah Titchener said he thought it wus necessary to send Brown, as ho was an iintelligenl, smart boy. From the statements they made to him he thought it would be proper that the police should have something to do with the case. He got a constable and the accused was arrested.—Constable Power gave confirmatory evidence as to the arrest.—The accused told a long story entirely at variance with the evidence of the boys, anil reflecting upon them. He had been 04 years in this world, and no charge had been laid agafcot him before.—Mr Gourley said the Beach were of opinion that the case had Ijeeu clearly proved, and they were sorry to see a man of the accused's years tempting these boys to leave the school. They would infliot tho most severe

penalty tho law would allow—a fine of £10, in dei'aulOwo mouths' imprisonment.