MAYOR’S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2727, 13 November 1871, Page 2

MAYOR’S COURT.

a, This Day. (Before his Worship the Mayor.) DRUNKENNESS. 1 Susan Anderson was fined ss, and Mary j Forbes, 40s or 14 days imprison cut. The j last named prisoner was further fined L 5, or or three months imprisonment, for using ob- . scene language. > vagrancy. The woman Mary Kirby and her daughter 1 (on remand) were charged with obtaining j money under false pretences. It appeared i from the evidence that the girl had gone on , two separate occasions to the bakery of Mr i M’Leish, Elm Row, and obtained bread, alleging that she had been sent by Mr Gold- } stein. The girl on being put into the witE ness box, said her mother had told her to ask I for the bread in her own name, but that she 5 feaping that she would not receive it, bad r used Mr Goldstein's.

The Mayor said the evidence .did not bear out the charge preferred against the woman With regard to the girl, he presumed that Mr Goldstein had brought tne'case before the Court for the purpose of stopping a repitition of the offence. The girl did not appear to understand her position, and he was inclined to think that she had acted, more or less, under the influence of the mother. He thought the ends of justice would be met if the girl was discharged with a severe caution ; and he took this step in order that she might not become worse than what she appeared to be. He trusted that she would be more cautious for the future, if she came before the Court again on a similar charge she would be severely dealt with. LAKCENY. Frederick Cook was charged with stealing the sum of L 7, and some jewelry from a house in Stafford street. After the prosecutrix’s evidence had been taken he applied for a remand to to-moirow, which was granted. OFFENCES AGAINST THE BYE-LAWS. Duncan Muirhead was fined Is and costs for driving his horse round a street corner at other than a walking pace. A charge of plying for hire off'the cab stand, preferred against Julius M'Quaid, was dismissed. Lloyd v. Hayes, was dismissed.