CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3290, 5 September 1873, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Pm pay, September 5. (Before His Worship the Mayor, J. Brown, and A. J. Burns, Esqs,, J.P’s.)

Drunkenness. —Peter Wilson, a recent arrival, was discharged with a caution; .Robert Nolan and Carl Gogger each ss, with the alternative of twenty-lour hours’ imprisonment.

A Disorderly Prisoner.— Lina O’Callaghan was placed in the dock charged with vagrancy.—The prisoner said she would like to know why she was put there? —SubInspector Mallard : For having no visible lawful means of support, —The prisoner : No, never ; I have got plenty of money, and if you will allow a policeman to go with me I can prove it.—The Bench : Well, w r e will hear the charge.—Constable Doran stated that he had known the prisoner for some time. He arrested her last night for accosting men as they came out of the Theatre. the prisoner here made a disturbance, stating that she could prove that all that the constable had stated were lies (laughter).— '1 he Crier (approaching the prisoner): Silence. —The prisoner: Silence bed d (laughter). I won’t allow any man to tell lies about me. —Sub-Inspector Mallard said that from his own personal observation he couldcorroborate the constable’s statement.—The prisoner:. May that choke you (laughter). I don’t care a rap if I get six months ; all I wish to do is to show the police up. They have only brought me here because they know I have got money. If I am permuted, I can prove chat 1 have been living with a man for the past three months. The Bench had no reason to disbelieve the charge; and after her conduct in Court, would sentence ber to the full penalty, viz., three months imprisonment with hard labor.—The pri- | eouer; Yes; it will be hard labor- (She !

was beTe removed by a policeman, and as she left the Court turned round, and addressing the Court asked, What’s my fine?) Rkma.nd. —Henry Williams was charged with stealing a pocket-book, containing two L/5-notes and four LI notes, from the person of James Black, at Oamarn. The Police asked for a remand for seven days, which was granted—prisoner to be admitted to bail in bis own recognisance of LSO, and two other securities of L 25 each. Infringmexts of the Bye-laws. —John M‘Kay, charged with neglecting to clean bis premises, was fined 5s and costs ; and Richard Spence, with allowing two cows to wander on the Town Belt, 2s Cd and costs.