CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3971, 16 November 1875, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Tuesday, November 16. (Before E. M‘Glashan, Esq., and A, C. Begg, Esq., J.P.’s) Drunkenness. —David Tuppin was fined 20s, or, in default, three days’ imprisonment. Dis jrd RLT Conduct. -Benjamin Thatcher wis fined 20s, or, in default, three days’ imprisonment.

Vagrancy. Lizzie Knight, charged with having no lawful means of support, was remanded for three days, to give her an opportunity of becoming an inmaie of the Female Refuge. Burglary. —Henry Vesey, fishmonger, was charged with burglariously entering the d welling-house of Henry Howorth, solicitor, on November 14, with intent to steal therefrom,--Euphemia Moir, domestic servant in the employ of Mr Ho worth, of Upper Walker street, deposed that she retired to bed about 11.30 p.m. on Saturday, the 13th inst. Some time before she had gone over the house to see that it was properly secured. The scullery door was then fastened, and the scullery window shut down. Witness, with a fellow-servant, slept in a room adjoining the kitchen. About twenty minutes to six on Sunday morning, while lying awake in her bed, she heard a noise as if some one was trying the scullery door. At this time she did not get up, but afterwards heard the window going down, and this caused her to get up. On going into the kitchen she saw the prisoner walking round the table, and said to him, “ What on earth do you want here at this hour of the morning?” Without making any reply he unbolted the scullery-door and went away. Witness opened the front door, and watched him go out of the fionc ga'e and walk down the street. She called out, “ I know who you are and will tell Mr Howorth.” On the kitchen-table there was some silver, some forks and spoons. Nothing was missed from the house. Before calling Miss Howorth she looked at the clock. It was then a qmrter to six. Prisoner did not seem at all intoxicated. Witness described the prisoner to detective Henderson, and she next saw him at Urn Police Station, and picked him out from four or five other men and at once identified him. She had seen the prisoner once before at the house : he came to the kitchen door with fish.—Henry Howorth, solicitor, living in upper Walker street, deposed that on Sunday morning he was disturbed by hearing the front door opened. He also heard the last witness speak to someone, A few minutes after his daughter caine into the room and said a man had been in the kitchen. He subsequently saw the la t witness, and in consequence of what she told him, he yesterday morning gave information to the police.—Detective Henderson deposed that he ai rested prisoner yesterday on a charge or burglary amd informed him of the charge. He sa>d “ That’s wrong, it was not me. It was a home on Sunday till the afternoon, and then • was at the Leith in the gardens walking about.”— Segeaut O’Neill deposed that ho saw tie prisoner prowling about the City on the morning of the 14th inst. at about five minutes to five. He was in Maclaggau street. It would then have taken him about ten or fifteen minutes to have gone to Mr Howorth’s house,

Prisoner was perfectly sober.—Prisoner being cautioned, said ; All 1 have to say is that it was through drink.—He was committed for trial. -Reckless Driving.—' Thomas Hughes, licensid cabman, was charged with being guilty of careless driving, in Princes street, on the 4'h mst.—Constable M‘Cat thy deposed tbit at 9 10 p.m. on the 4th inst prisoner drove his horse and cab into another cabman’s vehicle, killing the lat er’s horse. Defendant was the worse for drink.—Detective Bain deposed that he was a passenger in defendant’s cab on the night in question. Defendant, when in Princes street, swerved from the Bank of New South Wales directly across the street, and ran into another man’s cab. 'I he other cabman had tried all in his power to prevent the collision. Defendant, who was drunk, had driven recklessly the whole distance. He was fined 40s, and costs.