CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10200, 7 November 1894, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

~,.'.... Tuesday, November 6, V' ■'-'; :'- : ::;!:,:;CBefereMrW.lElder*, JiP.) JyJ'7 7 ''-■ DRUNKENNESS.-^One first offender,; yras cbn« victed: aud "discharged, and Mary Emsley, who had been,ence previeusly convicted for this offence, was fined 5s with the alternative ef 21 hours'imprisonment.; ~ , ;, ; 7S'J/ "7 i * Vagrancy. — Louisa Lewis was charged, oa remand, with being an idle and disorderly- person having insufficient lawful means uf support.— Sergeant O'Neill (there being no appearance of accused) mentioned that this case had ' beeu adjourned as a gentleman had been interesting himself for the benefit of the girl, who was only 17 years1 ef age:-This gentleman 'found- that nothing could be done with the girl,-.who had'no means of support; and- was living ah evil life.— Evidence was given by Constables Patterson and Webber,1 after which accused was sentenced to one month's imprisonment.——Christina Henderson was similarly charged on remand.—The Sergeant said this ; girl" (who did hot appear either) was a "eempanipn of the last accused, but was younger. She1 led the same Bortiof life, and hung about the wharf and other places. The girl had been sent to the Rescue Home, but her conduct.had become so bad that she_hadto be expelled. The gentleman who had interested himself in the case of Lewis had interested himself in this one also.—Sentenced to : a-mcnth'« imprisonment. '-■:-' - yy-7

Assault—Mary Ann Findlater charged Mary Prentice with' heatingl and assaulting- her, at South Dunedin, on Wednesday last.—Ou the application of Mr Mouat, who, appeared fpr defendant, the case wa3 adjourned to Saturday, Mr B anion, representing complainant, opposing the adjpiirnment. - •

Tiireatknikg Language. — Mary M'Bride charged -James' M'Bride (her husband) with having on the: 2nd inst:, at Musselburgh, used threats towards her, and, fearing that he would do her some bodily injury, Bhe asked that ha might be required to find sureties to keep the peace.—On the applicatiea of Mr Gallaway, who appeared for complainant, the case was adjourned to Saturday week, Mr Sim, who appeared on th* other side, offering no objection.