CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8721, 6 February 1890, Page 4

CITY POLICE COURT.

Tuesday,.February 4. (Before Mr T. Brydone, J.P.)

Dbitkkknness.—For being drunk whilst in charge of a horse, Wm. Wooda was fined 10j, with the alternative of 24 hours' imprisonment. Annie Morris wan similarly dealt with for druokenneEs. (Before Mtssrs T. Brydone aud H. Gourley, J.P's.) Putty Theft at the Exhibition.—Three boys, named respectively Charles Cultress, David M'Clusky, and Daniel Oreed, were charger! with stealing from the exhibition bnildin«s, mi the 3id iuet.,twotooks, valued at 3s 6d, one packet of extract of soap, of the value ofls, aud nwax candle and a bar of co.ip of the value of Bd. -Detective Henderson stated that Sergeant Livingstone was on i!nty in plain clothes in the exhibition on the night of the 3rd inst., and ::t abjut 20 minutes past, 10 o'clock ho ■ saw tlio boys going about from one toy to another iv . a suspicious manner. He arrested Creed .-.i:,t Cuti'css, ButrarcmsKy r«u away. On se.nuhti.i'tho twu farmer toys he found some of the articles uvmtioneu :n the information on tljo'i- persons 'JJ'kv stated thst .M'Clusky put them up to't.ikWthe things, aud also that they got int.-. the (-xhiui'iou over the fence at the switchbick. There li«d been a great many petty thefts of the kind in theexbibiMou, arm boys had bean suspected, Ji'Ciu-iy 7, as only arrested tint moriiinp.-^The Bench convicted the boys, and ordered them to ciime un fo 1- sentence when ti-.lled upon. They also intimated Hint if the. accused or any other boys were brought before t!w court for a similar offence Dvy would bo severely dealt with. (Mr JBrjdone here left the bcueh.) Assault.—James Hoope-r was charged with assaulting John Aifcken. The latter therefore ;:sked that the farmer might bs bound over to Hen (lie peace.-Mr I. Maegregor appeared lar the c rnplainant, and Mr W. A. Stout for the <.!<lar.d«iit— Tlie evidence bring very contradictory, Mr G-iuriey said he had no alternative but to dismiss th-j catc. Wkdkesday, sth February. ". (Before Messrs A. J. Buniß and J. Ijlmer, J.l'.'..'; OjiSCKNH Laxguage. — William Kennedy who was churned with using obscene language iv Smith street, pleaded not guilty .-Constable Martin stated that he heard -aoQnseil-TSake use of the la-ou^ee cemphiued of to >iis wile and sou. He was outside tho door, but ifiside Che fence, and could be hc.'ird plainly from tha street.—Helena Soyhin Kennedy, wile of accused, s.'.so gave evidence—Accused made a long statemens, the burden of which was that the eon wanted to get rid of him, aud had ill-u-ed him and knocked him atout.—Const.ble Cruiekshaiiks (happening to come into eouit) was called, and ravo corroborative evidence in support of the other constable, a stateir.ent.-The Beuch taid they had dtcid- d to give accused 11 days' imprisonment, with hard labour.

Vagiuncy.—Ah Chei" was charged with hsvinp insufficient lawful me.™ of support.—Mr Hanlon appeared for accused, and pleaded not "uiltv — Sergeant-major Bevin said that accused lived in a hovel in Stafford street, and made the pretunoo that he sold fish, but he rally lived on the prostitution ot unfortunate women, who paid him for the use of his houße.—Sergeant Geerin said he had not known accused do any work for some weeks. Witness bed cautioned accused, who sometimes went about with a hag as s blind. Witness proceeded to speak of previous conviction, but Mr Haulon objected. The Bench, however, decided that the evidence should be taken for what it was worth.—At the conclusion of witness' statement Mr Han lon asked if those were all (he previous convictions,as siuceithad been held that that was the proper time to speak of them, he I would like to hear them all.-Witness said they wfre not all the previous convictions, and those lud mentioned were taken from the wnlchhouse b;ok.Constabla Christie and — Morrison, inspector of nuisances, were also called, the latter staling that accused did not have a license to hawk fell in December or January.— Cross-examined by Mr Hanlon, witness said that it was not necessary for aceiued to have a license to hawk fish that were not cured.—Mr Hanlon, having addressed the bench, called the accused, who stated on oath that he sold fish, and this was corroborated by Sue Tie, another Chinaman.—The Bench seuteuced accused to three mouths' imprisonment with hard labour.

IJvelaw Oases.—Andrew Burns, for allowing a cost to wander at Maori Hill, was fined Is, without costs. Nicodemus Tabbri was charged with hawkIng without n license, oud was, in consideration of his being a foreigner, dealt with leniently, the line imposed being ss, without costs. William Palte--son, who was charged with leading a horso p.nd cart on the footpath in St. Andrew's street, was fined 10s without coits.