CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3853, 30 June 1875, Page 3

CITY POLICE COURT.

Wednesday, June 30. ' (Before B. ff. Ward, Esq., and C. Flexman, Esq., J.P.’s.) .Drunkenness,—James M‘Govan for this offence was fined ss, or 24 hours. VAGRANCY.— I< dward Baker, for having no lawful means of support, was sentenced to one months imprisonment.—Marian Harris dnd ;AhCe. Ruth was also charged with this offence wit did not appear. Warrants were ordered to 'be issued for their apprehension. ‘v Thomas Mays, Frank Gawn, and Hubert Fergnsson were charged with having assaulted Constable Campbell while in the exe--355?* his duty. After hearing the evidence, which shpwed that the constable had been the of “mch ill-treatment, the Bench said W P ? hce e m ? Bfc b ® Protected, and senJStaSLf? °O bem to on e month’s imwithout having the option Vnmk- Gawn was further % 2 V th u valuc of tlle coat, and ® r ’*° be . imprisoned for ““ WWH to be W, aQuarters— James Neil was chawed, on the information of Sergt Hanlon with being the occupier of a brothel sergt!

Hanlon said that the accused was the owner of a v .house]in St. Andrew street, which was a common brothel, and was visited by a pack of well-known and convicted prostitutes. The accused, witness said, did not do any work, but lived on the moans he derived from these women. He visited the house one morning about three o’clock, infeompany with Constable Gilbert, and found its occupants in a drunken state. —Constable Gilbert gave corroborative evidence.—lnspector Mallard, at the Bench’s desire, informed them that the accused was an old thief, who had undergone a term of five years’ imprisonment for sheep-stealing,—The Bench said there were too many of this kind of places about town. Accused would be sentenced to the full term of imprisonment, three months, and they hoped that others would take warning by his fate.