MAYOR’S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2371, 7 November 1870, Page 2

MAYOR’S COURT.

Thu Day, (Before Iris Worship the Mayor, and E. B. Cargill, Esq., J.P.) DRUNKENNESS. Thomas King, Michael Pyan, and John Hardy were ea'-h lined os. Chas. M ‘Ewcn whs charged with drunkenuesq with assaulting Constable Hanlon while in the execution of his duty, and with wilfully damaging the constable’s uniform. For the first offence he was lined L 5, or fourteen days’ imprison ment ; for the second, LlO, or thr c months' imprisonment ; and for the third, was ordered to pay L 3, the amount of damage done. Henry I’udd, f..r being drunk, was fined 40s, or seven days’ imprisonment; and for being a habitual drunkard, was scut to gaol for a week. VIGUTIXG. Henry Wallers, alias Coker, and Gerald Murphy, for fighting in Maclaggan street yesterday, wore each fined 10s. VAGRANCY. Alexander Noble was charged with having no visible lawful mean: of support. The accused is a recent an ival from the North, and on numerous occasions has been found “street walking” at night by the po ice. On being questioned last night, he said lie had no where to stop and had no money, whereupon he was locked up. The Commissioner of Police sa d there was no desire to press the charge if the accused would keep away from stores and other places at unseemly hours in the morning. He rvas discharged. EOUGE'IV. James M‘Donald, alias Dickson, was charged with this offence. It appeared that cm the afternoon of Thursd iy last prisoner went to the Hubert Bunn Hotel, George street, and getting into conversation with Mr Millar, the landlord, informed him that ho cxpcctei some money from home, and that Cargills and M'Lean were going to advance him some the following day. An hour afterwards ho went out, saying he was going to the Water of Leith, to see a person who could identify him as being the party entitled to receive the money in question, lie came back about half-past four, saying he bad been unable to see the party, and borrowed 10s to treat; tb it person on visiting him that night. The i-ext day he bonowed another‘2s Oil to treat aim'.her peißo.i, and told witness in tlie afternoon that ho had been to Cargills and M‘Lean’s, but had not got on so well ns ho had expected, only receiving a cheque for L 5. This cheque, which purported to bo drawn on IJie Bank of >'cw

Zealand by Cavgilis and M'Lcm in favor of himself, he asked the landlord to cash, and the landlord on examining it with some 1.0. U.’s prisoner had given, noticed a similarity between the handwriting, which aroused his suspicions. He professed not to have sufficient change in the house, and went out to get it changed. When at the door he was accosted by prisoner, who expressed his readiness io take wh Rover change lie had. The prisoner’s conduct strengthened his suspicions, and lie proceeded to the Bank of Mow Zealand, where he learned that the cheque was a fo-gery. Prisoner, who reserved his defence, was committed for trial. NEGLECTED CHILD. Amelia Hopper was brought up as a neglected child. Her father died in 1869, and she had been living until lately with a woman calling herself Mrs Hopper, an abandoned character, but who i< now in the hospital in a dying state, bince this woman had been in the hospital, the child has been in the charge of a Mrs Webb, whom the police described as a brothel keeper. 'Jhe Commissioner of Police said his attention had been directed to the child by several persons, and Mrs Hopper had requested the authorities to interfere. Cn Mr Weldon’s application the child was sent to the Industrial School for two years. INFORMATIONS UNDER THE BYE-LAWS. Peter Brown, for being at an improper distance from his horse and dray, was lined 10s and costs. Chas. Grut, was charged with having an unregistered dog, but as it was registered aitei' service of the summons, the case was I i missed. Alary Ann Sutton, for a similar offeree, was fined L2 and costs, Jno. Campbell and James Simpson, for allowing cows to wander, were each fined 5s and costs.