CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9859, 3 October 1893, Page 4

CITY POLICE COURT.

Mondat, October 2. (Before Messrs J. B. Thomson and W. A. Walton, J.P's) Dbunkehskss. — Margaret Lewis, against whom there were eight previous convictions, and who had made her appearance twice before within the past six months, was fined 10s, in default three days' imprisonment.-^One first offender was convicted and discharged. Marr garet Burns pleaded guilfcy to the offence of drunkenness, and was further charged with having insufficient lawful means of support.— Constables Daubney and Worthiogton having given evidence as to the kind of life led by accused, it was mentioned that there were 17 previous convictions against her. —A fine of 10?, or 48 hours' in gaol, was inflicted on the first charge; and a sentence of three months pronounced in the second, the terms to run cou« currently. False Pjustknces.*—Frederick Bryant was charged with having, on or about the 18th ult, 9 at Dunedin, obtained ISa by false preteneeg from Alfred Thomas I ]riec—Mr P. B, O'Reilly aPK4J«! fo? ftfcQ«BC.d| and, plowed, »9fc guiity.K*

Inspector Pardy stated that this young man had been for some time about Dunedin. He went to Mr Price, chemist, who had some acquaintance with his parents, and showed him a letter purporting,to come from his mother, authorising him to get some money. Mr Price advanced him 10s, and subsequently gave him ss. It turned out that he had no authority from his mother to get this money. He had stated that she was stopping with a Mrs Hett. There were two ladies of that name, "but they both denied having any knowledge of Mrs Bryant. Mrs Bryant resided at Lawrence, and it was impossible to get her down to attend court that day. He (the Inspector) therefore asked for a remand until Wednesday morning. —Mr O'Reilly made no objection to the remand^ but asked that bail might be fixed.—ln reply to a question as to where accused stayed, Inspector Pardy said he had been living with the Chinese, and had got into the habit of smoking opium. He thought this was what had got him into the trouble.—The case was adjourned to Wednesday, bail being allowed—accused in the sum of £5 and one surety of £5.

Attempted Suicide.—George Hendtick was charged with attempting suicide by administering to himself a poisonous drug, to wit, iodine, at South Dunedin, on the Ist inst.— Inspector Pardy said it appeared that accused threatened to commit suicide, and attempted it.. He al3o tried to force a poisonous liquid down his wife's throat. The poison used was iodine, which he had got from the hospital to dress his arm with. The Inspector asked for a remand to the following morning in order that accused might be examined medically, as he scarcely thought that he could be in his right mind. If the adjournment were ■ granted he could be examined by the gaol surgeon.—The Bench considered that the adjournment was only fair to the man himself, and granted it till the following morning. . .-■■;