CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11659, 16 February 1900, Page 7

CITY POLICE COURT.

:,,,,; TmraspAY,: Febbuaot 'is. 1- :- ---'(Before Mr C.'C. Graham, S.M.)

;Drunkeiiness.—One firsttloffeudet, was' convicted and an"d William Pellett was fined ss, or 24 hours' imprisonment. ,Indigent.Child.?-Eya g|cott was■:brought:,before the court as .being an indigent child.^-The .Sub-inspector,stated that the child was illegiti-, mnte."' The father! of "the mother was leaving' Dunedin, jand. she %as thrown: 6nU of a home, and had no place to take" th^ child to.—Committed to'the Industrial' School, to be brought u'Piin the Wesleyan form of religion. ..... . Unmarked Explosive's.—Ah Wah'was charged with., having, on the-24th"January, consigned from Dunedin, to, h Wakatipu, by ; railway, . exIJloaive goods—to wit, fireworks-^-without diatinctly marking'them'dangerous.—Mr Sanlon, on behalf of'accused,.'pleaded guilty .-r-S.ub-; inspector Kiely stated that the parcel was- consigned to -Wakatipu, and was sent to the railwary raarked'sundHes, instead of fireworks or explosives.. .The Railway department took exception to'this; because he (the.sub-inspector) suWoaed a, saving was effected in the carriage.— Mr Wallace, Railway department, gave Evidence, and'Mr Hanlon then addressed the, bench in extenuation of 'the offence.I—Mr Graham said hfl'wasinqlined: to think there had been no attempt. at .concealment.,; At.the same time, it was. a-dangerous practice, and he must inflict an adequate penalty.l: Accused would be fined 40s and costs. . ■;., -~ , v .. ; .:...:,,-, f ,

Prohibition Order.—A .prohibition order was made against John Brown Dalziel, to apply to Dunedin,, Cayersham, and Taieri; districts:: : ;'..'•■' ' Maintenance.—Archibald Burt.-waa ahaiged with disobeying an order to contribute towards the support, of his illegitimate;child.—Defendant did not appear, and was'sentenced to one month's imprisonment.—-Johanna Beatli was summoned for failing to contribute towards tho maintpnance •of her, child;-, an. inmate, of -the; Cavershttni Industrial Scliool.—Thero was .no appearance "of defendant/who was ordered to pay. 2ai6d a-week.■;■■•■ - ■.- ■'; ...,:•■■,.,..■,,■ Thei Pile Wood Charges.-William Filewpod, alias Wilson, alias Williame, alias Watson, was charged with tho thoft, on the 30th January, of a cash box containing money and jewellery to tho value of £21 10s, "the property of Edward. Dutbie;—The particulars concerning the theft,.tho, diaraissal of accused, and, of his rearrest havo already been published.—EYidcnce was given by -Edward Duthie, Lily Kaan/ Mabel Miller,-William. Abraham'Newman, Chief Detective Campbell, and Detectjve Coonoy.^Accused was committed for trial; and was further charged.with rbreaking a.nd entering the dwelling of Charles BrHTjdell. on,,the: 80th;'January;and. stealing therofr'qm a tin box, containing money and jewellery valued'at jei7.^-The facts have been alreadymatip public.'—Evidence was given by Janet "Miller Brundell, Charles Brundell, Robert Duthie, Harry Bayley, Robert Holland, Chief Detective Campbell, and Detective Cooney.—Accused was committed for trial in this ease also, bail being fixed at accused's own recognisance for. ,£2oo,iri tho first case, and- two sureties of-JIOO each and his ovyn recognisance for £200 in-the second.

Wandering ■ Cattle.—Thomas ' Goodwin waa charged; that ho was tho owner of. 10 head of cattle found wandering at large without proper guidance at.Balrnacewan, Maori: Hill, on tho 25th January.—Mr , Hanlpn appeared for do--dendant, who pleaded' not guilty.—Duncan it'Lenmin, assistant ranger for tho Maori Hill Borough Council, gave evidence as to finding the cattle •wandering on tho Balmaoewan road, and evidence/was also given by Alfred Hoare.— Mr.Hanlon submitted that defendant could not beconvjcte.cl of being the owner of cattle found .(rendering at large without proper guidance.

If there was any offence it was for sending them out for grazing. The cattle wore not-wander-, ing without guidance, as there was a.boy in charge of them.—Mr Graham decided, after argument, that an offence had been committed — that the cattle Were at large without proper guidance,—and Mi- Hanlon then, called George Goodwin, Joseph Moran,' .and Lillias Lcckie.—, Mr Graham said he was afraid ha could not convict, as he-thought' no breach of the by-law hud Irccn committed. He thought the charge should be under'tho section for grazing at large without proper guidance. Although he was unwilling to do so, he must dismiss the case.— Tho. charge was then laid under the Police Offences Act, but was allowed to stand1 over till next Monday.