CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4053, 22 February 1876, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Tuesday, Fbbbuaby 22. (Before Y. Pyke, R.M., and W. J. M, Lernach, Esq., J.P.)

Drunkenness. Margaret M‘Quaid and George Ruffl-s were each fin d ss, in defau’t twenty-four hears’ impiisonment. Soliciting ‘ Prostitution. Ann Sherry, an o'd offender, was charged with this offence in Ma-laggan street last night. MrE. Cook def.-nded.—Coesta'da Hanshaw stated that about 9.30 p.m. yesterday he observed prisoner leave *a k ho use in Maclaggan stre t, c os over the footpath, ac o-t a man, and endeavored to get him into t.e house. Ashe hesitated she a.ain urged Ldm to go into the Louse, saying it was only an old cavern.—lnspector Mafia d a ked whether the Bei.ch would require evidence as to the prisoner's antecedents.—Mr Pyke : The things nee ss ry to be proved under the Act are first that the pr so'er is a common prostitute, and secondly that she did importune. Evidence had only been given as to the solic ta-tion.—Sergeant-Major Sevan stated that he had known priso er for twelve years. She was the notorious Ann Sherry, and sometimes lived with a man known as Pet r Bher y. She was a notorious pros itut-, and as soon as she was out of gaol the was in again She was a most < xptrt thie f , and 01 oue occasion some m ney she had stolen was fou d secreted in her hair after she came out of gaol—Sergt. Hanlon had known prisoner th rteoen or fourt en years, during which time he had always known her as a pro-titute. She h\d k pt .brothels and for some ye rs w.iß the prepritor of a brothel in St. Andrew street. She was in gaol nine pr ten months out of the year.—Mr Cook having commented ©n the evidence, the Cou't he’d that common repute was sufficient proof of the character of the woman, and sentenced th* pri-omr to one month’s ment, wi hj haid labor—the utmost penalty which could bo imposed under the clause of the Act un hj r which p isoner was charged. Stealing a Beer Cask.— William Kennedy the > ounger, a little fellow about four years old w.iß charged with stealing a hogshead of the vain s of 265, the property of James MaTahall and 4-totber.—|pa lector Mallard stated

tiat there was another charge against the lad’s Waa ieall V the aggressor, and asked ttiat both cases might be oak n together.— s“* Kannedy, “ the elder,» was then * lth receiving, on February 10, . i MQre-ment'oned cask, km wing that it .unlawfully ben come by. Pri-oner , , e not know where the cask was got oiL* on . ed his sen some time after. Inspector Man.rd stated tint Messrs Marshall - L were continually losing casks b ? mg roUed off the jet" yby lads m!^!^ 00 +v tb n m h°me.—Prosecutor said the c.*sk is w K tbe Cl urfc was the property of the firm. frem the jetty without ms permission.—Joha Simpson, clerk to last ‘ ed the cask in question was reS?'*?? 8 a n c mpty from Timatu, whither witWf to* ll ® Maori on the 18th of last month.—Jams Stapleton, carter, saw the SaJ^w-* the Court rolling the cask off the fcSSlmi ques.t-.oned him, and he said it be onged to his father, who worked in a beer she* -Detective-Bain stated that the robbery was reported to hun, and he found the cask in pns7n r rs house a t_Keoßingtph secreted in a bed-roam. The Bench retired for a few minute * to consider the evidence, and on their returning into comt Mr Marshall said the circumstances were such that he wished to with"ss ■■ ™. °harge against both prisoners. —Mr Pyke (to Mr Marshall); Wrll, it shows a very geod spirit on your part, and one for which Kennedy c.nnot be too grateful to you. The charge was cleaily* proved, and there is no doubt’ that if you had not withdrawn it the Bench would have bad ho option send the boy to prison; and ifthe cWh against the father had been made an inct'ctable offence, he would have deen liable to a term of imprisonment of sixteen years, or if the Bench itself had dealt with it, to six months on Bell Hil, wlfch might have ruined him for life. (To Kennedy, senr.): This will be a lesson to yon to teach the boy not to steal, or he will be a thief for life. Horsewhip the lad, and do not on any account allow him to bring anything into the home which has not been honestly °ometo.-K«inedy: I thank your Woiship; and u the rod will be of'any 'use I will certainly use it.