TOWN EDITION.

Evening Star, Issue 3814, 15 May 1875, Page 3

TOWN EDITION.

CITY POLICE COURT. Saturday, May 15. (Before E. ff. Ward and G. M'Lean, Esqs., J.P.’s) Drunkenness. —James Burns was fined ss, or, in default, twenty-four hours’ imprisonment. Alleged Indecent Assault.— Wm. Booton was charged with attempting to commit an indecent assault on Anne Giles, widow, in George street, at 12.30 a.m. on May 15,—Prisoner pleaded that he was drunk at the time.—ln answer to the Bench, as to how it was that no charge of drunkenness had been preferred, Inspector Mallard replied that the arresting constable stated that prisoner, although not perfectly sober, was not drunk—hence only the graver charge.—Complainant was then exammed, and she deposed that she was in charge of the cloak-room at the theatre. Accused, in whose company she had previously been, saw her part of the way home last night, and when they got to the north end of George street he asked to be allowed to take indecent liberties with her, and on her resisting he seized ber by the throat ,and' attempted to raise her clothe?'.- bhe screamed for help ; nd the police sergeant came to her rescue. Had accused not been very tipsy she was perfectly saTMed he would never have committed himself in the manner in which he had done.—Strgt. Morkane who arrested accused, said that the latter was not drunk, although he was the worse for liquor.-The Bench agreed that the case was not sufficiently strong to be sent to the oupreme Court, though they were as anxious as the police to see persons committing such offerees severely punished. The accused was discharged with a strong caution. The Bench expressed an opinion that there was sufficient evidence that the -man was drunk to warrant a charge of drunkenness being laid, and this having been done, piisoner pleaded guilty. Tho Bench fined him in the maximum penalty, 40s, or three day’s imprisonment, saying that he had misbehaved himself in a cross manne *,

Unprotected Footpaths.— Mr Ward called the attention of the police to the footpath at the front of Messrs Barron, Grant, and Co.’s building, Rattray street, saying that ha considered it perfectly dangerous. The way in which carters were allowed to leave their bricks was disgraceful.