CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3283, 28 August 1873, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Thursday, August 28, (Before His Worship the Mayor, and Messrs J. Brown and A. J. Burns, Esq., J.P.’s.)

Drunkenness. —James M‘Kenzie was fined 5s ; John Hornby, 10s, Notorious Characteks Ann Sherry charged William Blackford with ut-ing insulting language to her on the 23rd inst. M r Joyce appeared for-complainant; Mr Wilson for defendant. —Complainant stated that she lived next door to defendant; and that on Saturday he used the language complained of, besides breaking the windows, By the Bench : Defendant was the worse of liquor. By Mr Wilson : She had also issued a summons against Mrs Blackford. —John Briggs : Was in complainant’s house between eight and nine o’clock on the night in question. Hearing foul language used, he went outside and saw it was defendant who was using it. Defendant took a sweep’s broom and breke complainant’s window.—-This closed the case. Mr WiLon said if they looked at the other information, they would find that Mrs Blackford was charged with using language precisely similar to that of defendant; and he thought it very improbable in fact, hardly possible that two persons would use the same words. James Jeffs, lamplighter, was called, but bis evidence was immaterial.—Mr Wilson asked that judgment might be reserved till the other case was heard.—Eliza Blackford was then charged with making use of obscene language to Anne Sjierry on Saturday, August 23rd. Evidence was given by Sherry, who stated that defendant went to her door, and, getting a stick, broke it open, and then used language precisely similar to that used by defendant. Briggs corroborated her evidence. — Mr Wilson called Sub-Inspector Mallard to prove the various convictions received against the plaintiff. The Sub-In-spector said that so far as was known to the police, Mrs Sherry had been quiet for some time past. There was only one conviction against defendant, but against compl liaant they were numerous. The neighborhood in which the parties lived w'as anything but a peaceful one, and the fact was more particularly noticeable since complainant bad gone there. Mr Bird, her landlord, had called on him and asked him to get her out. Defendant and Sherry were always quarrelling ; in fact, he believed there was no difference between them.—After consulting for a short time, his Worship said the Bench were of opinion that in both cases the language had been used, and the defendants would be fined 10$ aud costs in each case,—Mr Joyce asked for professional coats (one guinea) which were allowed. —William Blackford was then further charged with breaking twelve panes of glass, of the value of 20s, in the house occupied by Ann in St Andrew street,—

Complainant stated that at the time of the disturbance defendant took a stick resembling a sweep’s broom and broke her sash and windows —a new sash which she bought cost her I4s 6d. —(Mr Wilson asked witness if she was a married woman, but as she been tated in answering, Mr Joyce said, “Tell him no.”—Mr Wilson: I am ashamed of you, Mr Joyce —(laughter)—l have practised thirty years ; and neither in the Supreme Court nor any other have I heard a counsel urompt hia client in that manner. —The witness eventually answered that she was not, hut that she had lived with Sherry for nineteen years, and passed for his wife.)— This was the ca i :e.—Mr WiUon called Peter Sherry, a sawyer, who stated that he was informed by Rrigc;a that the windows in his house had been broken by defendant. Re stopped at home that night. Complainant ■was not his wife, although she went under the name of Mrs Sherry.—Defendant was ordered to pay 14s 6d, the damage done, 5s fine, and costs of Court.—Mr Wilson said he had a memorial to present from residents in the neighborhood, asking that complainant might be removed. He had not given it while the case was on, because it did not relate to it.—Mr Joyce had little doubt that if the matter were allowed to rest a couple of days he would be able to get one, asking to have the B ! ackford’s removed.—Mr Blackford : “ Never ! never !”—His Worship requested Mr Mallard to see to the matter. Infringements of theßve-laws. — Chas. Field and J, H. Marsden, for omitting to keep sufficient light burning on certain building material, from sunset to sunrise on the 19th inst., were each fined 2s 6d and costs. —Henry Martin, for placing timber and other material on the carriagc-way in Princes street, 5s and costs.