CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3913, 8 September 1875, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Wednesday, September 8, (Before A. Mercer, Esq., and T. Birch, Esq., J.P.’s.))

Dbunkennesb. —Robert Bolton was fined in the minimum penalty. Unlawfully Wounding.— Richard Beatie was charged with unlawfully and maliciously wounding William Pilkington with a knife at the York Hotel, George street, on the 30 th ult. —Prosecutor said he was in the bar of the York Hotel, under the influence of liquor, on the afternoon of the day in question. He had a dispute with prisoner about some drinks. Accused called witness a liar, adding that he would like to have a slap at him, and also asking him to go into the back yard, which they both did. Witness threw off his coat and held up his arm, and prisoner stood with his hand clenched behind him. He then lifted it up, when witness felt giddy, and could remember nothing further. He had since been confined to his bed, suffering from the injury received, and was still'attended by Ur Niven. No provocation was given.—J. R. Porter, groom, deposed to seeing prisoner and prosecutor together in the yard of tho York Hotel on the afternoon of the 30th ult. Seeing they had been quarrelling, witness said to Beatie ; “ Don’t strike him, Dick; he is too drunk.” Prisoner turned round and forced him away. The two then stood up together in the yard, and witness saw prisoner lift his arm and strike prosecutor a blow on the head. The latter reeled over and fell on his face.—Dr Niven staged that prosecutor was brought to his consulting rooms in George street on the 30th ult. Witness found an incised wound cutting from the crown of his head to the bone. The wouua must have beeu inflicted by some sharp instrument, and could not have been produced by a fall ou the ground or a stone. I ■ nless a relapse took place it would not prove dangerous.—Sergeant Hanlon apprehended accused at the York Hotel on the day after the assault. After hearing the charge read, prisoner said he know nothing about it.—Prisoner was committed to take his trial at the next criminal sessions of the Supreme Court. L’heft.— Elizabeth Mowberry was charged with stealing a pair of trousers, valued at 15s, the property of James Griffin, and with stealing a cloth jacket from the Female Refuge.— Prisoner admitted taking and pawning the articles, and was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment. Insulting Language.— Elizabeth Rhodes was fined 20s for using insulting and obscene language towards R. Warnington, at the Glen.