CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3931, 30 September 1875, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Thursday, September 30. (Before E, tf. Ward, Esq., T. Birch, Fsq., and D. Rolfe, Esq., J.IVs) Drunkenness. —Patrick Miles, being still in his “cups,” was remanded until the following day. William Haines alias Piggy, a most repulsive fellow; Edward Still, an oki offender; and Win. Wilson, were all fined in the minimum penalty of ss, with the alternative of twenty-four hours’ imprisonment. Robert Walker, charged with being drunk at Saddle Hill while in charge of a horse, was fined 20s, with the option of forty-eight hours’ imprisonment. Society's Pests. Alice M'Namara and Mary M’Laughliu, were jointly charged wi’h making use of obscene language in the South Dunedin Ciiokot Ground at midnight on the 2l>th inst , and also with Inning no lawful means of support.—Constable Hinds staled that the two prisoners were in company with five or s ; x men shortly after midnight, and \yeio making use of most indecent expree sions. Sergeant - Major Bevan said prison; rs were prostitutes of the lowest (Loss, ami since they lauded by the Asia their conduct had b eu outrageous. The prisoner M'Numara was a most dangerous character, and when drunk would take up a bottle or any-

tbinc< handy and ’et.fly at anyone who offended her. Police wcrj required (o he continually fn the vicinity of the Cricket Ground, owing to their conduct, and respectable females could not pass through it at night.—M'Namara promised to leave the couutiy if discharged this time, telie would go to Melbourne or anywhere.—Mr Ward (to Inspector Mallard): Do you sec any chance of their cloning oat? — Inspector Mallar I : Well 1 should really beg of you not to let them go. r l hey only take advantage of your Worship's leniency.—Mr Ward ; And these are samples of the feminine gender imported to this place I—Mr Birch (to prisoners) : Who sent you out hero?— Prisoner M’Namara; Mrs Howard, sir.—Mr Waid sentenced accused to three months’ imprisonment on the charge of having no lawlul means of support, and would dismiss that of using obscene language.

Oustructing A Fui.ick Officer.— William Jacobs and George Fra: kliu Warren, seamen, were charged with obstructing Constable Hinds in the execution of his duty.—The constable said that after arresting the last two prisoners he was follo wed by accused in ibe dock, and when at the corner of Stafford and Princes streets he had to get the assis ar ce of one Joseph Crippa. 'Winn in the Arcade prisoner rushed on him, and had it not been for lire assistance of Constable Hartnett his pi issuers would have been rescued.—The prisoners were each lined 20s, in default forty-eight hours’ imprisonment.

Storage of Dangerous Goons.—George Hand, storekeeper, w s charged on the information of Revenue Officer Dumb, with having, on the ISth inst., kept seventy or eighty gallons of petroleum in a building in which stores were kep 1 ;, i.c not being licenser, to do so, contrary to the Dangerous Goods A«t.—lnformant on enteung the witness-box obtained the indulgence of the Bench to make a few remarks upon the powers vested,in him by the Act, aud then proceeded, after a few observations, to state that there were only two places in the Province of Ot go licensed to keep dangerous goads, and those places were the. Kerosene bonds. Witness visited defendant’s store on the IS Ji inst , and procured a sample from two tins said to contain kerosene, aud on the 2Dfc he informed defendant that they coutivnod pot oleum, and witness iutei wr.rcVr summcned him. —Dr. Black, Provincial Andyst. stated the result cf his tests.—Mr Aldrich (counsel for tic dereuoe) :Is that oil dangerous ;--W itness ; 1 should not like to answer that question.- In defence Mr Aldrich contended tint it was not a creditable thing to prosecute the retail deader. If the object of the Government w;.b to suppress the storing of in flammable materials, by going to the wholesale importers they would find large stocks in store. —The Bench did not think counsel need proceed any fur‘.her : there was no doubt the importeis were the parties to prosecute. The case would be dismissed. Air Dumb said there were 0,000 cases of kerosene in the bay, they went to the Custom House, were consigned to order, and witness, was unable to get at the importers.—A similar case against Diwid Connolly was withdrawn.