CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8446, 20 March 1889, Page 4

CITY POLICE COURT.

Tuesday, Makch 19,

(Before Messrs J. Logan and J. D. Feraud, J.P'e

Drunken-miss.—Two offenders were flned 5s each with the usual alternative.

(Mr J. P. Jones took his '.seat on the bench during :he hearing of the next cass.)

A Batch of CHAHGK3.-Hugh Goodlet was charged with furious ridiug in George street on the llth iust. Mr Barclay appeared for the accused, who pleaded not guilty.—Alfred Stanley, Constable Gleeson, and Sergeant Shirley were examined in support of the charge.—The accused gave his own version of the matter, after which the Bench stated that tbey would hear the two other charges before giving their decision.—The accused was then charged with being drunk while in charge of a horso in the Leith Valley road.—Annie Harvey (who stated that tbe accused rode his horse halfway into the passage of the Woodhaugh Hotel), Constables Miller and Brennan were the witnesces in support ofthe ca6e, aud the accused was again examined on his own behalf.—The accused was next charged with inflicting damage to the extentof £3 os, in a window iv the Woodhaugh Hotel, the property of the Dunedin Finance, Loan, and Agency Company.—Mr James appeared in support jof the information.—Annie Harvey deposed to seeing accused kick in two panels of the door and smash a window because they would not serve him with drink.—To Mr Barclay :£1 had been paid for tbe damage done.—William C. M'Kee valued tbe damage done to the door at £2 ss. The window would cost £1 to replace.—Mr Home aaid that the Finance, Loan, and Agency Company bought the property from the Standard Insurance Company.— Mr Barclay contended that as the Standard Company were ouly mortgagees they could not transfer a mortgagee's hit emt to the Loan and Agency Company, and the information being thus incorrect, he claimed that the case must be dismissed. —After retiring for half an hour to consult, the Bench decided to convict in all three cases. In the first caso, accused would be fined 20b, and 7b costs, in default seven dayß* imprisonment; in the second caso, SOs, aud 21s costß, in default seven days' imprisonment. Iv Bio-tHi^a „...» f.Uo.Knfi would ba Is, damages £3 ss, aud costs 25s 6d, or 1-1 days' imprisonment: iv all—lines £1 16s, and costs and damages £5 ISs 6d. Total, £7 12s 6d, or a month's imprisonment. False Pretences.—John Graumann was charged, on remand, with haviug on the 13th March, at Dunedin, obtained £1 ls 3d in goods and £2 18s 9d in money, by meauß of a false pretence, from Frederick Montague.—Mr Solomon appeared to prosecute, and Mr Hanlon to del end.—William Charles Crane deposed that accused bought crockery and fancy goods from witness at Mr Montague's Bhop to the value of £1 ls 3d. He tendered a cheque for £4, which, after some hesitation, witness accepted as he said he had a shop in Christchurch. To Mr Hanlon: He might have taken the cheque if accused had said nothing about it.—George Hill, teller in tbe Bank of Kew Zealand, Christchurch, Baid there was an account in Grauraann's name in the bank, which was opened with a deposit of £10. He paid in £14 in all. Since the 26th of January there had only beeu Id ill the account. During that time 15 cheques had been presented, amounting in all to about £i)o.—Detective Hde deposed to arresting accused, who said he had a banking account in Christchurch, where he was well known and kept a large store. To Mr Haulon Accused came to the shop while witness was there aud said to Mr Crane that he had heard there had been a difficulty about tbe cheque.—Mr Hanlon reserved the defence, and accused was committed to take his trial at the next criminal sittings of the Supreme Court. Bail was fixed at £100, aud two sureties of £50 each. Accused was further charged with, on the 12th March, obtaining gooda to the value of £1 12s 3d and £4 7s fld in money from Hallenstein Broa., Christchurch. —No evidence being offered, this case was dismissed without prejudice.

Vaqraxcy. — John Dudfield waa charged with having insufficient lawful means of support.— Accused said he wantrdaweek to get out of the town.—Tho case against him was beard together with one agaiu6t Annie Davis, who was similarly charged and who pleaded guilty and asked for a week to clear out of the town.—Sergeant Mulville and Constable Willis said the man never did any work. The woman said she could get no work here, and she wanted to get away from Dunedin and from the man.—Dudfield handed the bench some testimonials to show that he had been at work last November—Both cases were adjourned for oue week to enable accused to leave the town.

Gaol Offences- Rudolph Radka, a prisoner undergoing sentence for gaol-breaking, was charged with wilfully forcing a window and destroying prison property on the 17th March.—George Anderson, a convict undergoing penal servitude, was charged with wilfully disturbing tbe order and discipline of the prison and using foul and filthy language to the gaol officers on the 16th and 17th of Marcli.—As the previous cases bad taken so long hearing, Mr Gaoler Phillips applied to have these cases adjourned until next day, as he had to go to the heads to inspect the prisoners.—Cases adjourned accordingly.