CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3993, 11 December 1875, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Saturday, koember-11. (Before H. S. Fish, Esq , and A. Mercer, Esq., J.P.’s.)

Friits Threatening Mary M'Keuzie Crawi’ora charged her husband, Dr James Robert ( 'rawford, urh using violent and threatening language towards her, and applied that he might be bound ove- to k-ep the peace —Mr Harris, who appeared for plaintiff, said the parties to the action h.d been living apart for fur years, during which time plaintiff was in England. Sh-. return- d h-re a few days ago, and accused then called at her lodgings and committed the offence with which be was charged. The action was not brought out of spite or ill-will, but merely to protect plaintiff from molestation and even as late as this morning she had offered to withdraw it if accused would promise to keep away from her. Phis the latter, however, refused to do unless "ho gave him 1.300 to leave the place.—The Bench, to a<cused: You can hove this case withdrawn now jf you like to make the required promise —Accused : I don’t wish it; this is going to be a Supreme Court case.— Plaintiff said she was lodging at Mrs Mayne’s, in upper York Place, and on the afternoon of the Bth inst. accused went there, Witness had been to a friend’s house, and found him at Mrs Mayu ’a on returning. She asked him to retire, but he refused and became very violent and abusive, threatening to kill her before the week was out. He then had to be turned ouc by a constable. From the language and the threats accused used witness had reason to fear him. and she wished to have him hound over to keep the peace.—Arthur D. Tuck, who also lodges at Mrs Mayne’s, said he was present when ae-

cusel was behaving as stated He was very very violent, and appeared a little inebriated. Plaintiff ordered accused to leave the house, but he refused, continually asking her to give him some letter. At last, he said, “By , if she does not give it me I’ll have her life and afterwards exclaimed that he’d “ be strung up for her,” A polioeman was sent for and accused was thrown out of the house —Mr Mayne give similar evidence. Accused made a rambling statement to the effect that the whole thread of his case rested on the policeman, who was not in Court. The case was a private scandal, and he wished to keep it quiet. If he could only cross-examine the policeman he would soon show what was the matter. He had fought by the side of Brannigan in the Crimea, but the police now must be rotten at the core. However, hewas evidently going to be a victim and going to suffer—he did not care what the result was. —The Bench said there was no doubt that plaintiff was in fear of suffering bodily barm, and the behaviour of the accused in Court was sufficient to show that he was of an excitable disposition. An order would be made to have him bound over to keep the peace for sit months, himself in LSO, and two sureties in L 25 each.

ASSAULT AND USING A.BDSIVK La.NGUA.GB, —Frederick Hoberoft was charged by inspector Nimon with assaulting him on the Bth instant, and with using abusive language towards him on the 9th,—Accused did not appear, and a warrant was issued for his apprehension on the first charge.—On the second charge complainant stated that he was in the Royal Hotel talking to the landlord on the 9 hj inst., when, without cause, accused used the language complained of. Accused was a man who does no wo k but goes about from hotel to hotel all over the town abusing everybody.—Thomas Cornish, landlord of the Koyal Hotel, corroborated last witness’s evidence. - Accused was fined for the aecoud offence 40s, or three days’ imprisonment wuh hard labor. Theft — Alexander M'Donald was changed with stealing a waterproof coat of th value of 30s. William Poole, waiter at the Scandinavian Hotel, said that he had a waterproof coat, with hia name and address written on it, hanging in the billiard-room Last night accused was the last person in that room. The coat produced was witness’s,—A witness stated that he met accused at Wain’s Hotel this morning, who asked him to oblige by pawning a coat for him. That was the coat produced, and wi - nes* pointed out to accused the name and address, and asked if it was his. Accused replied, “That's ail right; give the name of Poole.” Witness then took i. to Messrs Isaac and Marks’* shop. ’.eorge Latimer, employed at Messrs Isaac and Mark’s, said last witness brought the coat produced to the shop this morning to pawn. No money was advanced on it as Poole i-nd tne police had told dim about tin* theft. —Sergt. - Major llev.m said • -M 't •■■ ■'■,; ,He l.v'd, li I a io hj, !■ »U;W h.i Mli U; I about the coat. —Aooumu oUted wiat ho know J , nothing tbout tb« affair, aad had Barer baftfe 1

aesu the man wha pawned the coat. He ha»i been ten years in the Colony, and was known to every respectable persen, so wae it lively he would taka to stealing?— Poole { recalled, state i that he saw accused this morning in tlda company of the witness who pawned tha eoafc—Accused was sentenced to fourteen days’" hard labor. alteration ih a Maintenance Order. — John Daly applied to have an alteration ma la in a maintenance order, given lust week, so that it should order him to pay 10s a week towards the support of his wife, and 10s a week towards the support of his child, irstead of twenty shillings a week to his wife only As it was at present be win being an* d separately for the child’s maintenance. —The Bench said the order was intended to cover tho cost of both mother and child, and it would he hard for Daly to bp field liable for the support of the latter in addition t« the 20s a week. The wif- win in good heahh, and that sum should ho sufficient for her and the child, and therefore the order would lie varied as applicant now desired