CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3950, 22 October 1875, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Friday, October 22. (Before J. Brown, Esq., and F. Fulton, Esq., J.P.’s.) Drunkenness —John AV hite, Robert Simpson, and Thomas Bennan were each fined os, Fanny Miller was fined 20s, with the option of seven days’ imprisonment; and James Oliver, charged with being drunk while iu cnarge of a horse, w.s or.iered to pay a penalty of 40a, in deiault seven days’ imprisonment. C.itheiiue Fargill ".as mule e in a simi ar penalty. ■■LLEGED ItoBBEUY FROM THE FeRSON.— Isabella Lyle was charged with stealing two 1.5 notes iroin Hans Wilson Prosecutor Stated that he was in a brothel with accused, and felt, her hand in his pocket On her saying that it was only done in a lark, he took no further notice of the ma ter until a short, time afterwards, when he missed the money.— Detective Bain stated tnat prisoner denied having any money, but he pulled a purse from her pocket cont lining four i,l notes and some change. —Their Worships, not consider.ng c.nclusi .e, dismissed the case. Vagrancy.—lsabella Lyle was ciim-gt-d with having no lawful means of support —Detertive Baiu had known prisoner two or three yeaig, duiing which time she had been a prostitute of the lowest class iu Dunedin. A rdiort time ago she was sentenced to six months’ im p 'imminent for robbry from the pe, son. So <v her release from god sins had led a di-sipa ed ufo, living on prostitution. The Bench"; She has money.— v:r Acting-Commissioner Ala),lard remarked that every woman of her class in ; Dimer iiu could prod ice ten times as much as I that, it nothing further was require* I. lie respectfully submitted that, the mere fact of a person living on prostitution brought her within the meaning of the Vagrant Act. Accused was sentenced to Tin- • up'diis’ impriMinineiit, with ii.u- ( lab>>r.— : 17, ibelli .‘iar.-iiali was also emugea wi 1, vagrancy. The pol.ee gave her a very b.-u; e»i.i. ac...e>, auiung ih.l., her pla.cn ot abuue was '■he most netoii ius right-of way m Gone in. Hi had ne n imprisoned for .dealing from tin p -rsou. Blie w.;s sentenced to three moutli imprisonment. ■ I-NDAV Liqro!! Vi; u rp'. ---Patrick Cottci. I'onneior of tn Gale. lonia. Hotel, , v old,U Bun ■'lm, v; s cun ■ giM c mum „mg a In i.,. • ib« Licensing ordinance, by tehmga Umt or oa« Albeit Deudjwjj oa Sunday, the

lOth init., other than than a bond ddt traveller. —Mr E. Cook defended, —Sergeant Deane re peated the evidence already given by him, an after a statement by Mr Deudney the caie wa dismissed.