CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13649, 19 July 1906, Page 12

CITY POLICE COURT.

Wednesday, July 18. (Before Mr C. C. Graham, S.M.) Drunkenness— Elicit 31'Gcc, with 111 previous convictions, was sentenced to H days' imprisonment.-—Timothy Tourney was fined 103, in default 48 hours' imprisonment. Theft o£ Bottles.—Augustus Hoffman and George, Rackley, charged with the theft, on July 12. of three dozen bottles, tho properly of Thomas Laurcnson, were remanded, on tbo application of tho polico, until the 23rd in.st. Disorderly Conduct and Obstructing the ■Police.—Alexander Patterson was charged with being guilty of disorderly conduct whilo drunk in King Edward road, South Dnnedin. There was a further charge brought against the same person of wilfully obstructing Constable Duke whilst in (lie execution of his ' duty.—Mr 11-anlon defended accused, who pleaded " Not guilty."—Station-sergeant King fSrosccuted.—This was a case connected with an occurrenfo at South Duncdin on Saturday night, and as an outcom? of which Patterson's brother was on Monday last convicfed on charge.? similar to the present one.—The evidence of the police 'was similar to that given at Monday's hearing.—The defence was tliat accused was not drunk, and was behaving himself until ho and his brother were interfered with by Sergeant Conn and the police constables. A couiplcts denial was given by Florence Reece, James M'Lauchlin, and accused to the po'ice evidence.—Station-ser-geant Kinsr asked permission to call rebutting evidence, but his Worship said it was not necessary to do so.—The charge of disorderly conduct was dismissed, and on the more serious charge—that of obstructing the police—accused was convicted, and fined GOa, or one month's imprisonment. A Serious Charge.—John Sharp, a younp marriod man with a family, was charged with having, on tho evening of the 9th iust., assaulted a child under the age of 12 year's with intent to commit a crime.—Cliief-dotec-tivo Herbert conductcd the prosecution, and Mr Hanlon appeared for nccuswL—The court was cleared during the hearing- of tho evidenco, which was of a revolting nature — Evidcncs was given by William Keatcs (a companion ef accused), three little sirls, Dr Evans, Defective Cameron, Chief-defective Herbert, and the father and brother of tho child on whom the offence was alleged to have been committed.—Accused reserved his defence, and was committed for trial at the next sittings of the. Suprema Court.-Bail was allowed—accused in his own bond for £200 and two sureties of jE-200 each. ' Tho court adjourned at 5.i5 p.m.