CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12393, 1 July 1902, Page 7

CITY POLICE COURT.

Monday, Junr 30. (Before Mr C. C. Graham, S.M.) Drunkenness. Daniel Buchanan, for drunkenness. was fined Gs, nnd on a charge of having used obscene language, 40c, or one month. Benjamin Wise, for-having been drunk in Trinces street, was convicted and .discharged. James Wilson, a labourer, was charged with having been drunk on Saturday afternoon, and with resisting Constable Bunting in tho execution of his duty ns a police constable.— I Tho oc. cusetl admitted haying been drunk.—He was further charged with refusing to leave the licensed premises of the Oban Hotel when re. quested to do so by the licensee.—Evidence was given by the licensee of tho hotel and Constable Bunting, and the Magistrate convicted tho accused on all charges, discharged him on the charge of drunkenness, and fined him 20s on each of the other two cases, with costs (2s) -for the hire of an express. Associating with Thieves.—Thomas Myall was charged with being an idle and disorderly person and with habitually consorting with reputed thieves—Mr Irwin appeared for the accused, who pleaded "Guilty."—Mr Irwin asked for leniency on behalf of tho accused', who, ho said, would leave the town.—The Subinspector said ho was compelled to object to this, as in two recent cases where this course had been agreed to by the Magistrate, tho discharged men had not lolt the'town,, and one of them was to be brought before the court that dhy on a charge of theft.—His Worship said the accused had a bad record, and it was not a case for leniency. The sentence of tho court would bo three months' imprisonment with hard labour.

Industrial Schools Act.—Lottie M'Gowan, an illegitimate child, Bml indigent, was committed to the Cavcrsham Industrial School io be brought up in the Presbyterian. lorm of religion.

Assault.—Patrick M'Callion was charged j with having unlawfully assaulted John Moore. This was a caso partly heard'last week, arising out of a low in Miclaggan street,—Moore, in his evidence, attempted to exonerate the accused, but the Magistrate decided to convict the accused, and fined him 60s, or, in default, two months' imprisonment, with hard labour, .Alleged Thelt.—Patrick M'Callion (the previous accused) and James Johnston were charged with, on Saturday, June 28, at North Dunedin, having stolen the sum of 9s.from the' premises of Annie Day Walsh, of the Annandale Hotel.—Mr Irwin appeared for both the accused.—Being an indictable chargo, : the prisoners were not asked to plcad.- Sub-inspec-tor Dwyer said the prosecutrix was tho licensee of tho Annandale Hotel, and on Saturday she had served drinks to the two accused. While the men were standing at tho bar the licensee and her daughter had Occasion to leave the bar for a few minutes. The daughter heard the sound of the till being pulled out, and heard the men leaving by the front door, Immediately ufterwards the till waß found to have been robbed, and 9s or 10s was missing. . Shortly before this the licensee had received n peculiar shilling ovor the counter,'it being battered about and otherwise marked, and it had been in the till at the time of the robbery, and was subsequently found in the possession of one of the accused. Prior to going to the Annandale Hotel .the two men had been at the Scotia Hotel, and had there changed a' ft note, receiving in change three 2s pieces, two half crowns, and the balance in shillings' The cash found in their possession corresponded to this, and to the money taken from the till.— Annie Day Walsh (the licensee) and Miss Julia Walsh gave evidence in support of the statements made by the Sub-inspector. Evidence' was also given by Constable Hickey as to tho arrest in the Scotia Hotel.—Mr Irwin contended that there was no case to send to a jury. ■ The question of identification with the theft was not satisfactorily answered, nor was the question as to whether anyone else had been in the bar room at the time. It was quite possible that Miss Walsh ha<l made a mistake.—The, Magistrato held that a prima facie case had been made out, and the accused, reserving, their defence, were committed to tho Supremo Court for trial, bail being allowed, each accused in his recognisance of £30, with one additional security in each case of £50 or two of £25.—The _ Sub-inspector said Johnston had been convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon on a charge of, being idle and disorderly and with habitually consorting with reputed thieves, ho agreeing to leave the town. He had not been on good behaviour since, and be (tho Sub-inspector) would ask that sentence should be imposed.—The Magistrate sentenced the man to three months' imprisonment with hard labour.