CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3966, 10 November 1875, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

"WEDNESDAY, N'OVEMBIR 10. (i'.efoio V. Pyke, l<>q , and A. Merc r, Ksq. J.IVh.) pRUKKENNESS. \ i;hu ■ M< xatider was lined 2h 61; -ames Ki;i-, ' o'oeit Klliott, and fames'ower were-ach tit,edTn w.th tin- alternative of 2-1 hours' impri"oiune:.t; J"hn Allen lOj or 48 hours'; and Ellen Parry was seat to gaol for three days. Assaulting a Constable.—John Mf.Ewen was charged with assaulting ■'ons'ohle Bamlordonthe pr- vious day. 'ihe constable was bringing a prisoner from St. Leonard* in a train, when accused struck him a \iolent ! low iu the face wi'h his closed hand, lie was ordered to jay a p--i..v'iy oi 20.-?, or, in de f ault, iliU'u days' imprisonment. James King, for resisting Constable Gilbert in the ey.ecutiou of hi* duty, was Hoed 20-, with the alternative of one weeks' imprisonment. übscene Language. ■■- John M'Ready, charged with u>ing profane language, was fined 20*. Breach of the Peace.—John }?. Webb, charged with fudnin , was dmiiioßed, aR it appealed he had only acted in his wife's defenc". Wife Desertion.—Duncan M'Gregor was charged with deserting hist wife, Margaret M'Gregor, »nd leaving her without mean* .of Miiiport. The patties ;>g;eed to live with each other, and defendant iv. s discharged a'ter paying a tine, of Is and c< sts fi the desertion.— Pojle v. i'oole, adjourned from Saturday, wub stmck out, there beiu.. no a pea ranee of either paity. (Bcfoie A. Mercer, i- sq., an i T. Birch, »)., J P.'s. Uncsv as a Hailek—■■Mnicl M'Mill n, :i.t,".1l voini- man, wv.scii.irgedon ihe information of A.Vx >l l i>onaid, livery-arable keeper, wit!- having on July •'i, last he then being the holder of , ho se. saddle, and bridle (his property) corner ed it to his own use. Prosecutor depo.+.-d that on Sunday, July 4, prisoner called •ui him, •ayteg he v.-aut d a |,.-.rse to lio to Mosgiel, and wouid ivturn üb-uifc -ne o'clock. Witness hired lilin a cl)'_vt>m--. mare l»ai.ded R reversed- Fem: inform iti-n r. eeived, wiineaß proceeded to Green Isiami on the Monday following and fou"d his hor.-e there. It was in Mr v\ alkce's et; ble M, Wallace claimed the horse Wimem re-tu,rjed <o Duneiiin and laid i oi • in.d iiif mmtion au titi.s; the prisoner. Mr Wallace snb- que).t] v jr nV UM tho hoise to witness. With thi horse witness ob-.ained a •addle and bridle and hi>usl-..iate. H never authorised the accused to dit?)uise of he horse or other thii gs Wiener never saw the prisoner _? rum .Iny 4 until t'le OMi ii,-.st, when he saw him on his arrival f.-otn Vel bourne s , whither he o-caped on July 5 by ihe Ihnmbra.— William Willnce, butch-r, at Green Island, deposed tha- pri.sone- cilled .. . him on Monday, July otb, ;:nd otf- red ln'm a chestnut mate for s;ile U>- sai be hid tried to sell it in the City Sa'-Yar.'s ri-= the ])-ewousSaturdiiv, that he had brought i,. feo.u Oama,u tvith him, and that h- >»as dv.s-vn.w of nod-iif/ ii as hj« wanted to goto T>«-1 nur:,e. u. KaV e the name of Duncan MTailain; Witness in conjunction with Thomas Fariev purchased the mare together, with the sa-f.He, btidie, and hrea'-t-oia'.e for Ll2. Witn s.s atterwards gave up the horse to Mv onald. TVi-oner was comaiitted for trial.