CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3257, 29 July 1873, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Monday, July 28. (Before His Worship the Mayor, and A. Mercer, Esq., J.P.) Drunkenness. —Lauchlin M'Lean and John E. Stevenson were each fined ss, with the usual alternative ; Margaret Stewart, a very old offender, 40s, or seven days' imprisonment,—A charge against Mary Ann Macdonald, on the application of the police, was remanded for seven days, defendant having been removed to the hospital, as she was suffering from illness. Trespass.— Joseph Spedding was charged, on information, with trespassing on the coalyard of Daniel Hughes, on the 19th instant, and refusing to leave when ordered to do so. —Complainant said between the hours of four and six o’clock on the day in question, shortly before finishing his work, defendant came into his yard and used very violent language towards him.—A witness named Mrs ColcrJt said she heard the defendant use the language towards complainant. He was in complainant’s yard at the time. —Defendant denied in tqto havjng been at the lace that day. He could not see how the last witness said ho was there, for if he bad been he must either have been asleep or in some such process,—The Bench thought the evidence clearly proved that the defendant was there. The practice of persons going* on to private property, and musing to leave when requested to do so, must bo put a stop to in order to maintain law and order. Defendant would be fined 40s and costs, with the alternative of three days’ imprisonment.

Breaches of the Bye-laws. Henry Tewsley was charged with neglecting to clean the premises occupied by him in Stafford street, thereby allowing a nuisance to exist Inspector Mimon visited the premises on the 23rd iust , and found them in a disgraceful state. He cautioned defendant, and on calling three days later, found nothing had been done to abate the nuisance. Defendant stated that his information charged him with “wilfully and knowingly, &c.,” whereas it was only the weather that had prevented the matter being immediately attended to. He was fined 2s Gd and costs, the Bench explaining that the information yas worded in the usuijl form. The Bench also remarked that the Inspector had done his duty in bringing the case before ths Court.—J. Porter, C. Pellet, C. Bennett, and J Cas-idy were each fined 6d and costs for leaving their horses and carts unattended. -- J. T. Chaplin, for driving round the. corner of the street at a trot. 2s 6d. —An adjourned charge against Isaac Casely, of neglecting to clean his premises, was further extended for a week. Tuesday, July 29. (Before his Worship the Mayor and A. Mercer, Esq., J.P.) Drunkenness.— Wm. Halliday was fined in the lowest penalty (ss), with the option of 24 hours’ imprisonment. Obscene Language.— Jas. Anderson, for the above offence, was fined 10s with a similar alternative to that enforced in the last case.