CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3789, 16 April 1875, Page 3

CITY POLICE COURT.

Fbidat, Apbil 16. (Before H. Bastings and J. S. Hickson, Esqs., J.P.’s.)

Deunkbnnkss. Frederick Hawley and Duncan M’Kenzie were each fined ss, in default, twenty-four hours’ imprisonment; Chas. Robb, 10s, or forty-eight hours’; Margaret Young, who a> peared with an infant in her arms, for being drunk on the railway line at 3 p.m. yesterday, 20s, with a like alternative, Fbaud.—Charles Brodie Cooper was charged, on the information of Henry Moore Morrison, with having, on April 14, obtained from him by means of false pretences two one pound bank notes and ten shillings in silver.—Prisoner,, in pleading guilty to writing the cheque, but not with intent to defraud, said that he had been drinking heavily, and threw himself on the leniency of the Bench, for the sake of his wife and two children. The false pretence consisted of prisoner having stated that ho had got a remittance from Home for LBOO, and asked complainant to cash a cheque for L 3. He was owing 10s for groceries, and complainant deducted that amount and gave prisoner the balance. On the cheque being presented at the bank, it was returned marked, “no funds.” The several previous convictions for a lixe offence were nanded in.—The Bench, in sentencing prisoner to three months’ imprisonment with hard labor* commented strongly on the facility offered by tradesmen for the committal of the offence by cashing cheques to strangers.

Theft.— Andrew Kennedy, 9 years of age, was charged with stealing a book of the value of eighteenpence from the premises of Joseph Braithwaite, bookseller, Fleet street. Tho lad was dismissed on the promise of his mother to have him flogged.

A Runaway, —Alfred Brookes, 11 years old, was charged with absconding from the Industrial School.—Mr Britton, master of the school, said that the lad was committed to the school on the 12th inst., and ran away on the morning of the 14th. He was bad in tho extreme, His committal was only for twelve months, and he (Mr Britton) asked that tho time might be extended till the lad was fifteen so that he might be removed to the Training School. —The Bench approved of this course! extended the time accordingly. Assault.— Adolph Harmann was charged vnth assaulting R. J. Barnes on April 8. Sir Mouat appeared for complainant, and Mr E. Cook defended. The case was a trumpery one. The two parties attended the Middle District School, and while playing in the schoolgronnd, defendant threw a stone, which accidentally struck complainant, cutting his head.—The Bench, without calling on the defence for evidence, dismissed the case, ordering each party to pay his own costs, as they considered the case should never have coral into Court.- A. J. Talbot v. John Buck, also a charge of assault, was dismissed. Mr E. Cook defended.