CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9382, 23 March 1892, Page 3

CITY POLICE COURT.

Tuesday, March 22.

(Before Messrs H. F. Hardy and C. Haynes, J.P's.

Drunkenness. —For this offence Jeremiah Dohig was convicted and discharged.

Larceny.—Frederick Wharlick (18) pleaded guilty to stealing one coat and vest, watch and chain, and other articles, of the total value of Lls 18s fid, from the dwelling house of George and Robert Carter, Saddle Hill, on March 14.— Sergeant-major Bevin stated that the accused had been in the employ of the prosecutors, and a short time after he left the articles mentioned were missed.—After Constable Poole, of Kaitangata, and George Carter had given evidence the accused was sentenced to onemonth'simprisonment, with hard labour.

Fighting in Princes Street.—John Satterly and William Stubley, two men, were charged with committing a breach of the peace in Princes street on March 16.—Accused pleaded not guilty.— Sergeant-major Bevin said that on the date mentioned the two men were fighting in Princes street. Constable Hastie's attention was drawn to them, and they were arrested.—JamesM'Cluskey gave evidence that his attention was drawn to a scuffle taking place between the two men, and he saw Satterly strike the other.—Constable Kastie and George Metcalfe also gave evidence.— Satterly stated that Stubley boarded with him. He was drunk on the night in question, and he was endeavouring to bring him home. He denied haying struck him. A fine of 10s or 48 hours' imprisonment was inflicted. William Stubley was then charged with using bad language within the hearing of persons passing by in Princes street. — Accused pleaded guilty.— Sergeant-major Bevin said the bad language was used by the accused when he was fighting with the man Satterly.—Accused was sentenced to one month's imprisonment, the sentence to be cumulative with that inflicted in the previous case. Assault.—Agnes Tuckey was charged with assaulting and beating Louisa Clark.—Mr Thornton appeared for the latter, and Mr Hanlon for the former, who pleaded not guilty.—Mr Thornton stated that the parties lived near the corner of Frederick and Leith streets. Their houses were so situated that their backyards were adjoining each other, and there was alane running between. The cause of the whole trouble was the defendant's children, who kept continually going into complainant's yard. Complainant on the 12th March protested against this, and as they were in that day she ordered them out. About this time defendant appeared on the scene, and struck the

complainant with a shovel. —Evidence was then given by Mrs Clark and her children. —For the defendte Mr Hanlon urged that the whole matter was merely a neighbour's squabble, and

should never have been brought into court. The complainant had children also, and these were just as bad as tho defendant's children were alleged to be. —After evidence a fine of ss, and 7s costs, was inflicted. Horse Wandering.—For allowing a horse to wander at Mornington, Xenophon Bailey was fined 2s 6d, without costs.