CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3274, 18 August 1873, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Monday, August 18. (Before His Worship the Mayor ; and J, Black, Esq., J.P.)

Drunkenness. —Mary Bowie, Geo. Proctor, and Francis Haunigan were each fined in the sum of ss, with the alternative of twenty-four hours’ imprisonment ; Ellen Mason, not appearing, had her bail (20s), forfeited, with the option of forty-eight hours’ imprisonment. Obscene Language. —Francis Hannigan was further charged with making use of profane language within the hearing of persons passing in Princes street. —He caused some amusement in Court by stating that he mistook Mr Hawkins’s door for his place, being under the influence of drink at the time ; and that would account for his using the language. He was discharged with a caution. —A further charge of breaking a window was withdrawn, the prosecutor not wishing to press the charge.

Breach of the Harbor Regulations.— Orkney v. Guthrie was, at the instigation of Mr Branston (who appeared for the prosecutor), dismissed, but without costs.—Mr Harris appeared on behalf of the defendant. A Nuisance. —Richard Fdwards was charged with having, on the 13th August, left a dead horse, hia property, on the Seafield Road, Forbury.—Mr Harris defended. —William Mile, a lad, was employed by Mr Greenwood to fetch a horse from Forbury. Whilst crossing a stream, the horse fell in, and he was unable to get it out. Mr Greenwood, who gave him a shilling for going for it, told him that he would get a rope at his house.—William Greenwood saw the horse lying in the diteh, and knowing it to be defendant’s property, informed Mrs Brown. She replied, “0, let it rip.”—(Laughter.)— By Mr Harris: Witness lent the boy the boy the shilling for toll, which, after the accident, he “stuck to,” of course.—(Laughter. ) He was an hour aud a-half trying to get the horse out of the ditch.—Philip Brady, storekeeper, said the boy went to hia shop and asked him if he bad seen a timber-legged horse. He replied he did

not know what a timber-legged horse waa . _ (Laughter.) The bay then said, “Oh, I see him,” and ran out. In trying to get it over the ditch it fell in. To the best of witness’s belief it still remained there, and caused a great nuisance to those living in the township.—Sergeant Hanlon was told by the boy that he was employed by defendant to deliver the horse to Greenwood.—Mr Harris said no doubt the horse, until a very recent period, bad belonged to Edwards. Greenwood wanted to purchase the horse, but not having the money asked Mr Tho-npson, of the Bed Lion Hotel, for it, (A memorandum signed by Greenwood, by which he had purchased the horse for the sum of LlO, L 5 to be paid upon delivery, and L 5 hy agreement, was then read by the learned counsel. There was no date nor time of delivery stated on it.) the boy stated in his evidence that he was instructed by Greenwood (who gave him Is), to take possession of the horse, and to get a rope at his house. Greenwood again states that he was an hour and a-half trying to get the horse out, although he was probably two and a-half. He might state that there was a civil action pending in the other Court, re tho payment of the horse. —The Bench, in dismissing the case, hoped some steps would be taken to have the nuisance abated.—Mr Harris was willing to hand the document over to the police, if they intended to summons Mr '• hompson. The civil case did not come on till Friday, and he was suggesting to Mr Mallard that the horse he buried in the meantime, and after the case decided who was the owner, let the police hand the account to him.—Mr Black would advise the parties to join together in paying for its removal and burial. —Mr Harris said, if that course was adopted, it might be pleaded against them in the other Court.— After Sub-Inspector Mallard had expressed hia intention of adopting Mr Harris’s suggestion, the matter dropped. Infringement of the Bye-Laws. —Peter Brown, fwr riding on hia dray drawn by tbrae ho r ses, without holding sufficient reins, was fined 10s and costs.