CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4054, 23 February 1876, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Wednesday, Fkbruabt 23. (Before V, Pjrke, Esq., R.M.)

Dbunkknniss.—George Innes, charged with being drunk while in charge of two horses, was fined rs; Marion M‘Donald, a very old offender, who urged her old plea that she had partaken of stimulants slightly, medic'nally, 40s, or fourteen days’ imprisonment. Yaghavoy.—Maggie Ferrier was charged with drunkenness and wi hj having no lawful means of support.—Prisoner pleaded that it was only a fortnight ago since she left service s »l the hj id been unable to get another place.— S- rge.int Anderson stated that prisoner arrived hero in the Invercarg'U about five mouths ago, and had been a prostitute nearly ever since. There wan no neces'ty for her to go on the streets.—His Worship :Oh dear no. there is plenty of work if she will only do it honestly —Prisoner (who had a few days since been charged with vagrancy and was then dismissed) was sent to gaol for twenty-four hours for being drunk, and to one month s imprisonment for vagrancy. Alleged Assault,—Cum Chin charged James Miles, a young man, with assaulting and beat ng him on February 20. Defendant pleaded not guilty.—Complainant— whose evid nee was given rather indistinctly through an interpreter—was understood to say that on last Sunday afternoon, as he was coming towards the Custom-house with an empty trap, having just delivered some rice at the' railway station, defendant caught hold of h ; s trap and bit him on the leg with it. —A cabman named Elliso-i called by the complainant slated that Miles put bis hand on the Chinaman’s trap, whereupon the complainant kcked at him. He did not defendant strike the complainant - His Worship held that the case was not sufficiently proved, and in dismissing it remarked that if the case had been proved he would have made an example of the defendant. We could not have San Francesco hoodlums here, for the Chinese must be protected as well as Europe ms. Assault and Battery.- Thomas Ennis was charged by Christopher Ennis, bis broth*-, with assaulting and beating him. He also naked that defendant be hound over to keep the peace.—The Bench, after hearing a quantity of evidence, considered that both of the parties should be bound over to keep the peace towards each other and aT H-r Majesty's subjects, each in bis own recognisance of L 25 for six mouths. For the assault defendant was fund 10s, and costs. —Thomas Collie v. James Darrac was likewise a case of assault and battery. Complainant also asked that defendant be bound over to keep the peace. —The charge was clearly proved, and defendant was fined 2Qs, and costs, in default, seven days’ imprisonment. The application to hr<4fe d fe daat bound over the Court deemed to be unnecessary. Detaining Goods. Walter Devlin was charged by Elizabeth Miller with detaining a quantity of goods, her property, of the value of Lls.—The Court held that the complaint should be heard in the Resident Magistrate’s Court, and dismissed the charge for want of jurisdiction.

Wipe Desertion.— Catheiine Tighe charged her husband, John Tighe, with deserting her. Defendant did not appear, and the case had to be adjourned to enable complainant to procure her marriage certificate.