MAYOR'S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2221, 20 June 1870, Page 2

MAYOR'S COURT.

Tms Day. (Before Hlg Worship tho Mayor and E. B. Cargill, Esq., J.P.) DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Jane Stewart, for using obsone language, was sentenced tq three months imprisonment. Catherine Brown, on a similar charge, received a like sentence. John Connor, for drunkenness, was fined 40s, or three days imprisonment, Michael Ryan was discharged. Peter Johnson, was lined 10s, or 21 hours. Robert Brown was discharged. Mary Ann Hall, an old offender, was sentenced to throe months imprisonment ; and Hugh Johnston, 10s, or 24 hours. CHARGE OY STEALING. John A. M‘Dennett was charged with stealing from the person of Charles Dogherty a silver lover hunting watch, value L 7. The prosecutor and prisoner hud been drinking together, and the former appears to have been so drunk that he did not recollect what had takcu place, Johy Lang saw the pro*

secutor and prisoner together in the Roy a Exchange Hotel with their heads on a table as if asleep. It was discovered that the prisoner had the prosecutor’s watch, and the landlord would not allow him to leave the house until the watch was given up to the prosecutor. This was done, and the accused was then put out of the house. About three hours afterwards, the prosecutor left the house with another man. He missed his watch afterwards. He had the watch and chain at the time. Mr Robert Bailey, watchmaker, identified the watch as having been cleaned by him in July last. It was recorded in his books as having been left by C. Dogbcrty. He believed the prosecutor to be the man. Alexander Davis, pawnbroker, proved that the -watch was pawned by the prisoner, who borrowed 30s on it, under the name of John Paterson. He represented himself to be a teacher from the country, and said that he was stopping at the Criterion. Detective Parrel proved going to the Albion Hotel at 2,30 in the afternoon, and finding the prisoner in bed with his clothes on. Ho searched him for a watch and L 33, which Dogherty had lost. In the presence of the prosecutor he said he knew nothing of the money and watch lost by him. The accused returned to bed, but on enquiry at Davis’s, witness discovered that the watch had been pawned. Witness returned to the Albion Hotel, and arrested the prisoner. On searching him he found a tobacco pouch, which the prisoner claimed as his. The prosecutor identified the pouch as his, and stated it contained a threepenny piece with a hole in it, and some shirt buttons. These were found in the pouch. The prisoner admitted then that it beionged to the prosecutor. On the question being put to the prisoner he pleaded not guilty. The prisoner’s statement was that on Friday morning he and Dogherty went to Cleary’s hotel, where they drank until the prosecutor became drunk. He left the hotel or was put out about eight or nine o’clock at night, amt staid at the Albion all night. He went out in the morning, and returned about twelve o’clock He was committed for trial at the next session of the Supreme Court. SUMMONS CASKS BY INSPECTOR NIMON, The following decisions were given on informations laid by the Inspector of Nuisances Godfrey Jacobs, allowing waste water to flow on the footpath, dismissed on the defendant promising to remedy the nuisance ; J. Krull, obstructing the footpath, fined os ; John Welsh, allowing seven cows to wander, discharged; John Welsh, not having control over his horse and dray, discharged ; William Ramsey, for neglecting to clean Ids premises, 5s ; Henry Jones, for a like offence, 5s ; Column Burke, allowing waste water to flow on a footpath, os ; A, Mason, depositing filth on private property, dismissed ; William Burmiugham, on a like charge, 5s ; Andrew Munro, neglecting to clean his premises, 5s ; James Barr, removing the surface of the footway, ss; John Mitchell, leering a carriage unattended in Maclaggau street, 10s; David Proudfoot, allowing waste water to flow from his premises, 10s.