CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3962, 5 November 1875, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Friday, November 5. (Before V. Pyke, Feq,, and A. Mercer, Esq., J.IVs.) Theft from a Dwelling-house.— Lenora Delamare, a well known character, charged ,wi;h stealing from the dwelling of one Caroline Pearce, at Oaversham, on November 4, the sum of 4s 6d, was sentenced to three months’imprisonment. On a further charge ol drunkenu“ss she was fined 20s, with the option of three days’ impiisonment. A notorious character. Mary Jane G ibbs, ■■ very old offender, charged wi hj drunkenness, was fined 40s, in default fourteen days’ im prisonment; for using obscene language, 4(K or fourteen days; and for habitu d druukenuei-s to three months’ imprisonment with hard labm —the sentences t> be emu lative. On a further charge of damaging Government property in the police cell, she was dismissed with n caution.

Stealing Blankets John Tierney, a young man, pleaded guilty to stealing from the Temperance Hotel Maclaggau street, on October 30, two blankets, of the value of . 1 10s, the property of Thomas Burgess, and was sentenced to three mouths' imprisonment, with hard labor. Keeping a Disorderly House.— Richard Mills, described as a donkey drmr, was charges with being the occupier of a house in Stafford street frequented by persons having no law n 1 means ol support.—Mr Hay defended.—Sergi. \nderson said that, in consequence of co n•laints made to him'- he visited accused's house on the night of the 2nd inst.. and found ther two prostitutes—it lien Barry and Maigaiet Toomey, both convicted vagrants. Corrobora ive evidence was given by several witnesses.— ( he Bench pointed out that ovide. ee of such characters having been in the boose o.i one instance only did not prove that the place w; s “frequented” by bad character' 3, aud discharged accused with a severe caul ion. Abusive Language. —Charles Gofliu, charged by Win. Hooper with using insu'tinp and abusive language at Kensington, was fined 10s and co-ts, or, in default, one week’s imprisonment., with hard labor.

Wife Desertion. Edward Poole was charged by his wife Margaret Pooie with tie serting her and her children at LluesHn, on September 21st, andleaving them without lawful means of suppoit. The charge was adjourned till Wednesday, to enable an arrange meut to be come to.