MAYOR’S COURT.
This Day. (Before T. Bircb, Esq., R.M., and Captain Fraser, J, P.) DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Mary Ann Hall and Alice Gadsly, old offenders, were each fined 20s, or forty-eight hours’ imprisonment.—Thomas Mitchell and John Page were each fined 10s, or twentyfour hours’ imprisonment. —John Smith was fined 20s, or forty-eight hours’ imprisonment. VAGRANCY. William Steel was brought up, charged with being the keeper of a disorderly house, the resort of thieves and prostitutes. Evidence was given as to the general character of the house, and several previous convictions against the prisoner proved. He was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment. Matilda Hancock, an inmate of the same fiouae, was fined L 5, or three weeks’ imprisonment. William Jefferson, for being in the house at the time of the arrest of the above prisoners, and attempting to incite the mob to assault the police and rescue the prisoners, was fined 40s, or seven days’ imprisonment. Three others, charged with being also in the house on the occasion, were dismissed with a caution.
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Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 2072, 27 December 1869, Page 2
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172MAYOR’S COURT. Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 2072, 27 December 1869, Page 2
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