MAYOR'S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3152, 27 March 1873, Page 2

MAYOR'S COURT.

Ti«s I)Ay. (Before His Worship the Mayor.) Nkulected CiiiiiDßKN.—l'hilip Luke and Gibson Luke, aged respectively si£ and eight years, were charged with being neglected children. Sub-Inspector Mallard said the stepfather had deserted the mother, who was willing, if the children were sent to the Industrial School, to contribute towards their maintenance —They were ordered to be sent to the Industrial School for seven years, and to be instructed in the .Protestant form of religion. SbY LißOi; Srlwng.—James Mofeco«ibe, storekeeper, was summoned for allowing his wife, Mary Morecombc, to sell Is worth of brandy, not in a bottle corked, sealed, and capsuled.—Mr Harris appeared for the defendant. George Lumb, revenue officer, said, from information received, he issued a summons out of which the present case arose.— Patrick Portland, laborer, visited defendant’s store in Walker street, ou luesday week, the 18th, called for two glasses of brandy, and, having paid for them put the contents into a bottle and took it away. Another man went with him, and there were three won: on in the house. —By Mr Harris: He did net know the name of the man who accompanied him. He could not tell whether it was himself or the other man who suggested going there. He did not threaten Mrs He would swear he went to the shop of his own accord, and that he had never seen Lumb before.—Complainant said the other witness whom he had intended calling had gone upcountry the day before the summons was issued. —Mr Harris said the statement made by defendant’s wife was that these two drunken irishmen came to her store, walked

into the kitchen, and deliberately helped themselves to potatoes which were boiling on the tire. She gave them a bottle of brandy to induce them to go away, and one of them threw down a shilling A messenger from Portland called on v rs yesterday, and said be (Portland) would not say anything about it if sbe gave him a pound and some liquor. liis Worship thought it a peculiar case, but as the evidence for the complainant was not substantiated, dismissed the charge ; but expressed bis intention, as bis bon mien duty, to inlllc l heavy penalties whenever a charge of slygrog selling was proven.