MAYOR’S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 2070, 23 December 1869, Page 2

MAYOR’S COURT.

This Day’. (Before T, Birch, Esq., R.M., and Captain Fraser, Esq., J.P.) DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. George Wall for this offence was fined 10s or 24 hours’ imprisonment, and John M'lsichol 5s or 24 hours’ imprisonment. STEALING FROM THE PERSON. Bridget Kean, was charged with having stolen from the person of George Wall, a purse containing one L 5 note, twelve or thirteen LI notes, in a house situated in a line off Wa'ker street. Detective Farrel deposed that on the night previous hearing a disturbance in the house in question, which was the resort of prostitutes and thieves, he entered the premises. Watt charged prisoner with robbing him of a purse containing the money named. Upon examining the prisoner the purse was found, but only L2 and some silver found in it. Wall identified the purse as his property. The Commissioner of Police who conducted the prosecution, stated that he -would not press the charge of stealing the jmrse in the first instance, but only with being in pos. session of the purse, identified by the prosecutor, containing the smaller amount. The accused stated that Mrs Catherine Ainslie. the owner of the house, must have robbed the man, for she never did. Their Worships having consulted, Mr Birch asked Mr Weldon who was the ground landlord of the house in question, as it appeared to be of a most disreputable character. Mr Weldon said enquiries should be made. Sentence, three months imprisonment. Kate Ainslie the owner of the house in question, was then brought up. The (evidence of the police went to show’ that the prisoner was an old experienced offender, and an expert pocketpicker. Sentenced to three months imprisonment. ASSAULT. Alice Potts was charged by John K, Fergusson with leaving, on Sunday last, committed a ’violent assault upon him. From the evidence adduced, it appeared that the prosecutor and the defendant’s daughter had for some time been working in a tailoring establishment, that au acquaintance had sprung up, which resulted in the prosecutor being ordered by defendant and hj r husband to cease annoying their daughter. Plaintiff persisted in the line of conduct, and hence the alleged assault. His Worship stated the Bench had decided to dismiss the case, and expressed an opinion that the prosecutor had acted an unmanly part in the wdiole affair.