CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3865, 14 July 1875, Page 3

CITY POLICE COURT.

■Wednesday, July 14.

(Before H. S. Fish, Esq., and J. S. Hickson, Esq., J.P.'s.)

DRUNKENNESS.—Thoma3 Campbell was discharged with a caution ; James Taylor was fined 10s, with the alternative of twenty-four hours' imprisonment; and Charles Martin 20s, in default forty-eight hours' imprisonment. Alleged Theft.—George Grant Smith, an elderly man, who has long been a respectable resident in the city, was charred with stealing a pair of blankets, a pair of trousers, shirt, towel, hat and soeks.fof the value of L2, from the Queen's Arms Hotel.- After hearing the evidence Mr Fish, in dismissing the oharge, said accused left the dock without a stain upon his character.

Illegal YON Pbe IBE3. —George Chapman was charged, on remand, with beinij unlawfully on the premises of Messrs A. and T. Inglis on the evening of the 12th inst. had been remanded in order that witness's might be called as to his character.—Mr Thos. Inglis stated that prisoner was employed a short time by him, when he arrived in the country. The apprehending constable and Inspector Mallard informed the Bench that prisoner had denied to them having been near Inglis's on the day mentioned, whereas be now said that he was therein themorning, John Blair, A. Bert Barnes aal John and Jas. M'intyre gave prisoner an exceptionally good character. One of th* m held him up as a pattern for society.—Mr Fish remarked that there were some very singular features in the care, but it was evident that the after conduct of accused had not been that of an innocent man. This sort of crime was becoming too common, and was of a serious nature. Prisoner was liable to twelve months' imprisonment; but as such an excellent character had been given him, he would only be sentenced to one mouth's imprisonment, with hard labor.