MAYOR'S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2384, 22 November 1870, Page 2

MAYOR'S COURT.

Yesterday. 9 (Before his Worship the Mayor.) DRUNKENNESS. J. Douglass Warden was fined 5 s; Margaret Stewart and Samuel Bymms, 40s or three days’ imprisonment; Anne Manning and Bridget Keane, L 5 each or 14 days’ imprisonment ; and the tirst-named was further sentenced to three months’ imprisonment for be>ng a habitual drunkard, ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Samuel Symms was charged with attempting to commit suicide while confined in the lock-up at the Police Station yesterday. Mounted-Constable Walsh stated he was in charge of the prisoners in the cells yesterday, wnen the prisoner was brought in. At 2. .‘it) p.m., from information received, he went to the prisoner’s cell, and on opening the door found him loaning against the side of the cell, with a small penknife, the small blade of wliich was open, in his hand. His throat was cut and was bleeding. A doctor was immediately sent for. About half a*f. hour afterwards, when witness went to the , cell, prisoner said he was sorry he did not kill himself. MrT. M. Hocken, who was called in by the police, found the prisoner suffering from an incised wound, about three or four inches in length, on the upper and left side of the throat. It was by no means : a dangerous wound, being only skin deep. He dressed it, and visited him later in the day, when he seemed to ho suffering from mn-vous excitement caused by drink. When the prisoner was brought into the Watchhouse by Constable Coffey, by whom he was arrvtUA. lie was searched in the usual way in the' presence of the watch-house-keeper, but no knife was discovered on him ; it was thought it must have been concealed in his boots. His Worship said he was not clear as to tiie effect of the search made in the Watch-house, which elicited from the Commisdon r of Police the remar that an en(juirv would be instituted into the conduct of the constables. The prisoner was remanded until to-morrow. OBTAINING GOODS BV FALSE PRETENCES. Thomas F. Holloway was charged with obtaining goods and money by means of false

pretences from one Michael Cox. It ftp- I peared from the evidence of the prosecutor that the prisoner, who came out by the May Queen on her last trip, went to his house, the Dunedin Hotel, Maclaggan street, on the loth inst., and asked to be accommodated with board ,md lodging, representing that he had plenty of money. He continued to stay iu the house until the following Friday, when the prosecutor demanded a settlement of his account, which then amounted to LlO. Prisoner thereupon remarked that he had LBOO in the Bank of New Zealand, and gave pro--ccutor a cheque drawn by himself on that hank for Lls, which he requested him to cash, and deduct the amount of hri account, returning the balance. The cheque was presented at the bank on the 19th, and was returned marked “no account.” In answer to the Bunch, the prosecutor said prisoner’s account was made up as follows :—Cash lent, LI ; board and lodging, LI ; champagne, L 8 ; other drinks supplied, L2. On being arrested by Detective Farrell, prisoner said the cheque had been presented at the wrong bank ; but on being told that such was not the case, he said, “ It’s all right, Farrell. This is the fourth time you have had me ; 1 shall give you no trouble.” His Worship said he had some doubt as to the false representations said to have been made, and would take time to consi er them. He thought it would have been better had the charge been one of issuing a valueless cheque. Prisoner was accordingly remanded until to-morrow. ROBBERY F'OM THE PERSON. Margaret Robinson, a prostitute, was charged with stealing gold of the value of L(5, and a meerschaum pipe valued at LI, from the person of one Donald M‘Lcan. This was a brothel robbery—the prosecutor, a miner, having been robbed while in a semiintoxicated state, and when in the company of the prisoner and another prostitute named Manning. The Bench considered the charge of stealing the pipe proved, and sentenced the prisoner to six months’ imprisonment. VAGRANCY. Mary Young, for being the associate of known thieves and prostitutes, was senl tenced to three months’ imprisonment. This Day. (Before His Worship the Mayor.) DRUNKENNESS. Elizabeth Mackay, for drunken and disorderly conduct in the theatre last evening, was lined 40<, or three da .s’ imprisonment, and for bein a habitual drunkard, was sentenced ti three mouths’ imprisonment. OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENCES. 'I hos. S. Holloway, was again placed in the dock, charged with this offence. As there was some doubt as to the false pietence, the charge was withdrawn, and he was proceeded against under the vagrant Act, for having imposed on Michael Cox. The Bench considered the charge fully proved, and sentenced the prisoner, against whom some four convictions are recorded, to T2 months imprisonment. The Bench commented in very strong terms on the conduct of the prosecutor in supplying the prisoner with such large quantities of liquor. The case against Samuel Symms, was adjourned until the 24th inst.