MAYOR'S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2683, 22 September 1871, Page 2

MAYOR'S COURT.

This Day. {Before his Worship the Mayor.) DRUNKENNESS. Freeman Jones was lined 5s for the above offence, and, 20s for making use of obscene language. Mary Thompson was lined 40s for one offence, and seutenced to three months hard labor upon a second charge for habitual drunkenness. ELn Maitland was likewise sentenced to three months imprisonment for habitual drunkenness. Hebert .Vl’Culloch was lined 40s. WATCH STEALING, Charles Robertson was brought up on remand for stealing a silver lever hunting watch, the property of William Rough, on the 25th of June last. W. Rough, seaman, said he was staying at the Universal Hotel, Maclaggan street, on the 25th of June last. It was on a Sunday, and ho remembered on the night previous there had been a‘ (ire in Princess street south, upon the [.remises of Messrs Briscoe. On the Sunday morning he was in possession of the watch produced, which, together with chain and locket, he had in his waistcoat hung in his bedro m. On returning to his bedroom about 12 o’clock in the day, he found bis waistcoat still hanging in the same place, but the watch, chaini and locket were gone, and he at once gave information to the police. He estimated the value of watch and chain at LlO. Robert Gilchrist, in evidence, said he was a contractor on the Port Chalmers Hail way. He knew the prisoner, and remembered him showing him the watch produced, with the locket and likeness attached. He asked him whose likeness the locket contained, and he replied it was that of his youngest sister, who was dead. Hobert Williamson, a lad, gave evidence that he knew the prisoner, who was living with Gilchrist. He (witness) was set to clean out the hut in which prisoner lived, and saw a pocket book which he knew belonged to prisoner, and which had the 1 kem ss in it the same as that then produced. Joseph Baxter, jail warder, said he was a constable a few months ago, and arrested the prisoner on the Port Chalmers Railway, on a charge of stealing a watch. He showed prisoner the watch, who said it was one which he had sold to Long Bob for a no e seme time ago. He said be bought the watrh from a man named Simpson, for 30s; and had given him back the locket; because he said he wanted it. When asked who James Simpson was, he stated he got acquainted with him at the Universal Hotel, where he had been staying one night. Robert Somervil e, a labourer, said about a month since he purchased the watch of prisoner for LI, and he had since had it repaired, He identified the locket as that which had heen attached to the watch, and that he had seen in prisoner’s possession before he bought the watch at all. The prisoner upon being asked if he had any statement to make, replied that ho would not make any just then, and his Worship committed him for trial at the ensuing session. OFFENCES AGAINST THE BYE-LAWS. Thomas Montagu was lined 5s and costs, for neglecting to keep his premises in Cumberland street clean, which were in a very dirty state. Michael Fleming was fined 2s Gd for throwing rubbish upon the carriageway in Princes street.