RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3697, 28 December 1874, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

i Friday, December 2d. e (Before J. BatJjgate, Esq., R.M.) B " L "' J e Theft. —Eliza Roach, a servant, charged 8 with stealing one shilling from a till in the j Prince Alfred Hotel, Great King street, and 1 the till key, the property of J. E. Hutcbin- , son, was sentenced to one calendar month’s . i itnpri oument with hard labor. 9 » , _ MvxpfY, December 28. > (Before J. Logan, Esq., and J. Brown, Esq., J.P’s.) ‘ ' runkknsess. - Thomas Johnston wa> 1 let off with a caution ; Wm. Brown was [ ri 'ed ss, with the option of twenty four hours’ imprisonment; Thomas Kennedy and ■ ' 'ohn Adacia were ea> hj fined 10s, with the ption of three days' imprisonment; James Eiagherty 20s, or three ' days’ • John Hag/arty 40s, or seven days’; Wm, Davidson 20s, or three days’. A further charge of attempted suicide against the last-named ffender was withdrawn at the request of the each. Davidson when in a lit had thrown imself into a well. Vagrancy. Ellen Crawley and Ellen Barry, for having no lawful means of sup. port, each sent to gaol for threo

months ; Mary was sentenced to six mouths’ imprisonment with hard labor for being a and a vagabond within the meaning of the Vagrancy Act, having been previously convicted as an idle and disorderly person. Neglected Children.— George (nine), Catherine (six), and Mary (thr« ) Th stoll.for being neglected children, having no fixed place of abode, were each committed to the Industrial School for six years, and ordered to be brought up in the Luthenan form of religion. Indecent Exposure. Thomas Matthews, for committing this offence on the Main South Koad, was sent to gaol for three days. Illegally om the Premise-!.— George French was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment with hard labor, for being in ihe stable of the G obe Hotel, without lawful excuse, at 12 30 a m on the 29th instant Charge of Theft.— A charge against Edward Kubertson of stealing twenty-eight empty bottles from the tent of Frances Elliot, at Green Island, was remanded till next day.