CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3803, 3 May 1875, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Monday, Mat 3. (Before His Worship the Mayor, and J. M. Ritchie, Esq., J.P.)

rni?n E c U m K f NN iI S - 3, ohn Robi nß°n and George Johnson, for this offence, were each fined 20s or forty-eight hours’ imprisonment. ’ Stealing from the Person.— John Cooney on remand, was charged with stealing from tlfe person of Michael Phelan, a pocket-WTcon. taming one LlO, one L 5, and seven LI notes on the 28th April last.-Michael Phelan,’ laborer, residing in Dunedin, stated that he was in company with the prisoner on the afternoon of the day in question. He had known him before. The prisoner requested him to accompany him to the house of one Kennedy, residing in Great TCinw street. When. they hacl got to Kennedy? ™ nwrf ked t0 a g< ? t0 t . he Sussex Hotel J , le (Kennedy) and the prisoner went to the hotel, where witness “ shouted ’’ for the three! He paid for the drinks from his prisoner seeing its contents. He replaced the pocket-book and the money in his breast pocket. They then left the hotel together prisoner taking one of his arms, and Kenned? the other, and they went to Kennedy’s housed He did not recollect what passed between them on the road, and it was when he got to the house that he discovered his loss. The prisoner went away immediately they got to Kennedy’s, nd did not return till half-past ten that night Vheu witness asked him if he knew anything about the money, prisoner said he did not.— Mary Ann Sullivan, residing with Mrs Kennedy , remembered seeing the prisoner, Kennedy and prosecutor on the 28th of April. When she saw them first it would be about three or fou! tbim k f m ! the * afternoo ?’. and slle afterwards saw them at about seven o clock, coming back from the Sussex Hotel. She saw prisoner put his leg m front of Phelan, which was the means of fal £?i Wn ‘ Wl *en she went up to three °f th l m wero barrelling about something, and she tried to get them inside, but the prisoner refused. —James wXT ,n if’f i Pr p P " et ° r 0f the Wm» of Wales Hotel, Princes street, said the prisoner came to his hotel the woree of liquor™ the evening of the 28th April, and reSS foTbim ta wG- are ° f a Ll ,°. note and aLS note !nrif n I - W i tn f s save him the money back, and told him to clear out. —Constable Henderson arrested prisoner on the 30th April, ana asked him what he :had done with the LtO and L 5 notes, to which prisoner*replied that he had never had any such notes in his possession, and that he had got the wrong man this time.—The prisoner was committed for trial at the next session of the Supreme Court. Theft.- William Barnes was charged with stealing a.silver geneva watch, valued at L2los. from the cutter Janet Campbell He was found guilt}', and sentenced to one month’s imprisonment. Maintenance. —Thomas Jackson was ordered to imy os a week for the support of his two School 11 ’ Wh ° WCrC iuraates °* the Industrial