CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3847, 23 June 1875, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Wednesday, June 23. (Before E. M‘Glashan. Esq., and W. Fraser Esq,, J.P.’s.)

Drunkenness. William Johnstone was fined 10s, in default forty-eight hours’ imprisonment.

Illegally Trespassing. —Heaxy Helsham was charged with being illeagally on the premises of George. Henry Barnes, London street, at oneo’clock yesterday morning, —Mr Stamper, junr., who defended, said that accused pleaded guilty to being on the premises, hut not with an improper intention. —He was sentenced to •even days’ imprisonment with hard labor. ASSAULT.—-J ames Corse was charged by JameS' P, Simon with assaulting him on the 16th inst. Mr E, Cook defended, and ; Mr Adams prosecuted.—Defendant was fined 20s and costs.

Keeping a Disorderly House. —Flora Carter was charged with being the keeper of a house off Clarke street, frequented by persons of bad character. Sergeant-Major Beyan stated that accused was the keeper of a brothel frequented by persons of bad character, and by prostitutes. Prostitutes were there last evening.—Mr Cook, who defended, asked that judgment might be suspended for a fortnight, as accused was about to leave the Province.— The case was dismissed on the strength of accused’s promise to “ clear out.”

Vagrancy. —Charlotte Fredrick, being too drunk to stand in the dock when a charge of this nature preferred against her was called on, was committed into custody, and the case adjourned till next day. • Horse Stealing. —John Kiley was charged, on remand, by John Paisley, carrier, of Mosgiel, with stealing a horse, saddle, and bridle, his property, of the value of L3O, on June 19. that he had been told that accused was not in his proper state of mind. He had that morning conversed for some time with accused, but could see nothing wrong with Mm. He merely mentioned the fact, so that if the Bench thought fit accused might be medically examined. The BenoU decided to hear the evidence. Prosecutor deposed that he owned a dark bay mare branded “S ” on the near shoulder. It was last in his possession on Saturday morning, and from something he was told by his servaut he communicated with the police on that day. (Prisoner Here left the dock and attempted to make off unobserved by means of a ride door.) He also had a saddle and bridle in use on Saturday.—Mr M'Glashan said that he noticed prisoner had over Ll4 on him when arrested. With this he might procure professional assistance.—lnspector Mallard was quite convinced that a priim facie case must be made out. The money might be devoted to obtaining legal assistance for after-proceedings.—Mr M‘Glashan ; If his state of mind is wrong, probably it would be as well that the physicians should certify.—lnspector Mallard : That is entirely a . ( l ue3 tion for your Worships to consider. The Bench decided to hear the evidence first, and then, if necessary, they might order an examination. Wm. M‘Donald, farm-servant in the employ of last witness, said that on "Saturday morning at about 6.30, he was riding a bay mare, the property of his employer, and leading a grey mare. a^? n f’ ® ast Taieri road, when'the horse shied at seeing a man whom he recognised .as prisoner. The latter then ran some distance along the road and threw down his swag, and then caught the saddle of the horse which witness was on, saying, “If yon don’t get off and give him to me, I will kill you.” After some tussling, prisoner threw witness off the horse, jumped on it Mmself. and rode off.—Patrick Meer, groom at the Shamrock stables, deposed that on Saturday afternoon prisoner rode into the stable and left a horse, saddle, and bridle. These were afterwards claimed by Paisley as his property. —Sergeant Anderson proved the arrest.—All that could be got out of prisoner was that the police had robbed him of Ms money, and that he knew nothing about the horse. -The Bench said that a prinut facie case had been made out, but they were of opinion that prisoner was more fit for a lunatic asylum than anytMng else, -they thought it would be better that a medical examination should be made before a committal. The case was adjourned till next day for that purpose.