CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10423, 27 July 1895, Page 8

CITY POLICE COURT.

- Friday July 26. (Before Messrs T. M. Wilkinson and J. E. White, J.P's.) Drunkenness.—One first offender, who bad been in th* hospital for the last week suffering from the ejects of a drinking bout, was convicted and discharged. A Disobedient Seaman.— John Smith was charged with.'having, on the2stb inst.at Dnnedin, being a seaman eng-jurod on bowl the British ship Delraira, disobeyed the lawful commands of the captain.—Accused pleaded nob guilty —Frederick Hutcbinsan,-., master of. ths'-:ship, stated that accused was asked oh Thursday morning whether he was.aßreea.lile to take bio discharge, and be replied in the affirmative. Witness-.ben took him to the custom house, and on arrival thenj accused said he would not sign off, seeing that he had a sore hand. Witness told him to go on board the vessel and report to the mate whether be was able I to work, arid in the meantime witness obtained an order for his admission into the hospital. Accused never ■ returned' to the ship, and at 3 o'clock a -warrant .was issued for his arrest! However, at about sVclock hs came oq board and bsgan making use of abusive language. Witness made an agreement with the aroused that he would pay him off and be responsible for his goiug iato the hospital, and he agreed to acct-pt bis discharge, but when they got to the custom house he would not do it.' There was .£l(s coming to acensttd"for.wages.—Accused said he was willing to take his dip.cbarce if the hospital expenses were paid for him. Captain Hotchinsou sai.J he would guarantee tbat the hospital expenses would be paid.—The case whs allowed to stand dowu for a while to see if some arrangemeut could be come to, and on resuming, no reference beitig made to an arrangement of any kind, accused was fined IDs and cosis; in' default 24 hours' impriso'eicent. — Tbe captain who had accused's wasiss with him, paid the fine at the request of accused. —The probable reason of no arrangement bciag come to is that tbe customs will not permit a man's discharge until h* is ia -go*l healtb, because he might become a permanent binder.-oa the State.

Br-lAW Case. —Charies Donaldson was fined ss, without costs, for driving nine head of cattle along Castle street during prohibited hours.

(Before Mr E. H. Carew, S.M.)

Diverting a Water Sottly. — The charge against Henr? Walton Phillips, cordial manufacturer, of having improperly increased his water supply by connecting with the water service on the acfjoiuingpi-tfmises of one Jlunro, at Dunedin, oa the 9th February, was resumed, Sir■ El. R. Chapman spearing for the City Corporation, and Mr Salomon for dofemiant.—The witness M'Carrigan continued his. evidence. Further evidence was given by John D*vys, inspector to the corporation waterworks, and William Crawford, plumber aud sub-inapsctor, after which Mr Chapman said that ho had to c?.U official evidence to show that defendant paid for about 2S,Gt%a! of water in a certain time and its that time (10 months) ha would certainly have used 10 times that quantity.—The time to which the sitting was to extend (3' o'clock) having by thi3 timo expired, the csse was further adjourned to Thursday next.