CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3855, 2 July 1875, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Friday, July 2. (Before E. ff. Ward, Esq., and O. Flexman, Esq., J.P.’s.) Drunkenness. Robert Wilson, an old offender, was fined L 5, or in default fourteen days’ imprisonment; George Halliday, ss, or 21 hours’; Duncan M'Kenzie was discharged with a caution. Soliciting Prostitution. Anne Harper alias Mahoney, a young woman who was dressed in a flame-colored opera cloak and a Eousby hat with a large green leather, and bore evidence in the shape of a couple of wellblackened eyes, of a fight in which she hud lately taken part, was charged with importuning persona in Walker street.—Prisoner promised to go away to her husband at Manuka Creek next day if the Bench gave her an opportunity.—Their Worships were willing to do so, and adjourned the charge till Tuesday to enable her to go away. A second charge, of vagrancy, was similarly dealt with.—lnspector Mallard mentioned that several women of accused’s class bad promised to “ clear out ” of the town under similar circumstances, but had only shifted their quarters by going to Kensington or somewheie else. YaQBANOT. —Bridget Shean was charged with having no lawful means of support. It was proved that accused was washer-woman to several abandoned characters living in a right-of-way between Walker and Stafford streets, and that she was found by the police drinking with them in their houses. She was discharged with a caution.—Mary Connolly and Mary M’Lauchlin were each • charged with vagrancy. The accused are prostitutes, living in the rigbt-of way referred to, and it was stated, by Inspector Mallard that when

M‘Lauchlin met any of her shipmates she in • duced them to go t‘> her house, and, by giving them drink, got them to stop there, and ultimately made them as bad as herself. Thus it was that Connolly was inveigled.—Mr Ward : It is a pity that the owners of these houses cannot be got at. This right-of-way is a most abominable place. It will have to be rooted out.—lnspector Mallard : Only the one side—that owned by Mr Bird. The other side his been entirely cleared. —Mr Ward :It will have to be rooted out. You had better give notice to Mr Bird that it will be rather expensive for him if he does not have it done. —Each of the accused was sentenced to fourteen days’ imprisonment, with bar) labor.