CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3811, 12 May 1875, Page 3

CITY POLICE COURT.

Wednesday, Mat 12. (Before E. ff. Ward and G. M'Lean, Esqs., J.P.’s)

Dbunkennes’. Henry Townshend and Hugh Johnstone were each fined 10s, in default forty-eight hours’ imprisonment; Jas. Sciymgour (on bail), not appearing, was mulcted in a similar amount; Millicent Russell, L 5, or fourteen days’; Henry Pearson, 20s, or three days’; Pearson, for being an habitual drunkard, was further sentenced to an additional month’s imprisonment.

Vagrancy. —Jane M'Leod, an old offender, who promised to leave the place at once if given “one more chance,” was discharged with a strong recommendation to clear out as rapidly as possible.—Gabriel Aarons, charged with vagrancy, was discharged with a strong caution. Sly-sboo Selling. John French was charged by Revenue-Officer Lnmb with selling 2s worth of brandy and a bottle of porter, at Eensinp .. n , on May 6, he being a person not duly licensed. Mr Barton defended.—lnformant deposed that on the day in question he saw a woman go into defendant’s shop with a bottle. He waited till she came out, and then found she had two bottles. These he obtained and now produced. [The porter bottle was here opened, and its contents poured into a glass and handed to the Bench.]—Mr Barton : Will you swear that you are not taking these proceedings in conjunction with Mr Hayes, of the Kensington Hotel.— Witness : I am merely taking action iu this matter with a view of carrying out my duties. There is not the slightest collusion with “Tim” Hayes so as to stop defendant getting the license for which he has applied; nor with my witness Kate Sullivan.— Mr Barton: What is she ?—Witness: A man’s wife.—After the laughter caused by this answer had subsided, witness was told to stand down.—Catherine Sullivan said that ®n May 6 she purchased from defendant a washing-board, for which shegavela 6d; a bottle of porter, for which she paid lOd; and some brandy, for which she paid 2s. She tendered to the defendant ss, and received 8d change. When she went oat of the store she met Lamb, who took the bottlej from her.—Mr Barton said that the case was tramped up between Hayes and Lumb, and was entirely groundless. He would call a witness who was in the store at the time that Sullivan was there to prove that she had purchased nothing but the washing-board. He called Sarah Anne Bryant, who described herself as a teetotaller, and used her “h’s” very freely. -The Bench de«ded that the case was proved, and fined French L2O and costs.—Mr Barton intimated his intention of moving for leave to quash the conviction, and asked that execution be stayed i da 7 s - The proceedings were clearly brought by a rival publican, with a view of preventing defendant getting his license.— Mr Ward: I don’t see anything of that sort put before the Court—Mr Barton; I gave evidence that defendant was applying for a license. —The Bench had merely recorded their decision. They would not make any order as to staying execution.—Mr Barton said he would take pretty hot steps if Lumb interfered, and the latter replied that he would do his duty without fear or favor.

Neglected Child.—Anne Dickison (nine) was sent to the Industrial School for six years as a child, and was ordered to be brought up in the Presbyterian form of religion.

Assault.—-Alexander Crossan was charged on remand, on the information of William Jeffrey, husband of Jessie Jeffrey, with assaulting the latter on- April 21.—1t will be recollected from what transpired at the Coroner’s inquiry on Mrs Jeffrey’s body that the deceased and her husband died within a few days of each other, the latter from delirium tremens, occasioned by heavy drinking, and the wife~as the jury found—from “ injuries caused by some pereon, but by whom there was not sufficient' evidence' to show,” Prisoner was this time in custody on the charge of murdering Mrs Jeffrey (the injuries having been sustained during a drunken row at Jeffrey’s house when there were only himself, his wife, and prisoner present; and she having in her depositions, taken before she died, said that Crossman had assaulted her.) After the verdict was returned prisoner was retained in custody and the charge of assault preferred against him,—The Bench suggested that the charge be withdrawn, as informant being dead could not be examined, and a fresh information laid by the police.-—This course was accordingly adopted, Inspector Mallard admitting that the case was most peculiar and that he had never heard of a parallel one,—Evidence similar to that given at the inquest, and which was already been published by us, was then given,—Prisoner was committed for trial