CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3837, 11 June 1875, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

■ : t , . —i i J ! »' JbN* 1L ‘ (Bfifarel E. ff. Vard, Em., arid Bi H. lieai4. - ' Esq., J. P.’s), a \v ' / Drunkenness. — J ohn. jOochrSne, John M‘Leod, and Wrii: each fined ss, with the option of 24 hours’ imprisonment. Strange Charge of Theft.— David Lanam was charge! with stealing from the Waitati Hotel a whip, the property of William Mor-lonTßluesTam-TrStbriacr lie wish to press the charge.r-flpßgfct or Mallard explained that prosecutor c hah' Vepofted the the theft of the whip to the police, a whip was immethaFelyloffixTln aefflsCffrpoSßEMn'&V prosecutor idhiStifißll)tt charge. —The Bench were doubtful if they could allow . be ;lmsh®dynp tnade. —Prosecutor here refused to swear taji| that heopuld not idootirVlT the whip m the hands of the police 'asms property,though.' St* wa?’ very like,thißone he 0041 lost.-The. Bench thought the police had Been misled '"in the matter,—lnspector r Mallard/ thought strongprdanguage might be used.—Mr' Ward : Stronger' Uhghage should l bViaW.* Prosecutor is. deserving of a very groat amount of .censufe.irlnspector Mallard: Will you ask him if before comihg'lnto'Xldurt hT evSTSSISr this whip (produced) was his property ? If ha ever made such a statement to the constable?— Air E. Cook (who defended); I object; it is a Very improper ones biou. - Mr Mallard: Nothing of the kina. lam not going to have feloniear bqmpounded in that way.—Mr Cook complained that he never-saw cases. conducted os in this Court If the police did not. come off tfStA flying colors—if they were not victorious in, every case—up jumps the Inspector and want# 1 the Bench to . ask alb kinds of questions. Jit/, Was time to put a stop to that sort of nonseAsd and waste of time.—lnspector Mallard deified the imputation made. He asked that the case * should be heanl, so that the action of the police might be vindicated.—Mr .Ward (t.o prosecutor) ; You don’t look well in the position you. are occupying at this moment. —MfLeat-yt 1 ' It looks very , much .as if an explanation - s ll^ )een nmde by the defence.—lnspeoM) Mallard: The constable 'shall lay a fresh information.—Theßench pointed out that thiswouldf be useless, prosecutor having stated he couldnet positively identify the whip as hit pDbportjff’ , Mr Ward; I Consider the police have aMfla with very great alacrity. They cannot üba> b.amed.butpitiei rather for being worked .upon, by a man of that stamp. lam varj Btttifytmir we must dismiss the case Without having it prf!perly hoard.—lnspector Then I pre-. siunei fhe whip belongs to, the prisoner ? —Tha Bench: Certainly. Prosecutor does not ideal* 1 tify it as his property.