CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14579, 19 July 1909, Page 6

CITY POLICE COURT.

Saturday, July 17. (Before Mr 11. Y. Widdoweon, S.M.) Disturbing ihe Peace-Thomas O'Neill pleaded "liuiliy" io ehtir?e, C ; : divide.i-nc-ss .and resisting the police—Mr Sciirr apiwarcd for Ihe accused.-For drunkennes tho man wm lined 10s. or 48 hourc' ininrisonment. autl on Ihe charge of rosistin" he was fined 20s, oi seven days. Concerning Certain llrafidv.-Mr Scurr at>pearc<l on behalf of Oiiarles Robert )\ hit-flaw, who plead«l " Guilty " Io stealini a bottle of brandy from'the bar of William Crosslin's Watorlco Hotel, nt (jave.n-Jia.ni.-Sub-inspector Phair eaid that the avcuseO and a companion had l>een in the sixiienny bar of the hotel at 6.30 tlio previous weiiing, wfcn the lar was left for a mom-mi iinaltondc-d. When the barman emne back he missed the bottle of ■brandy, and a nan told him that Whitelaw had put it under his coat and walked away with it. Constable Hmd vent after the accuiod (who then denied the offence) and arrested-him. He was muddled with (lrink.-Mr Scurr said i.liat his client was a respectable countryman, well and favourably known to Mr Cvossan, and he had done this thing while under the influence of drink. Ho had no recollection of the tlioft. Counsel urged that a fine would meet the coeo.-Accused was fined 20s, and 6s (the value of the brandy), in default of payment 14-. days' iinprisomnent. Truancy.-For failing to send her child to school the ninn'l-?r of times required by the re<ru!atioiis, Mis A. C. Brown was fined 2s on each o( two oliareea.