CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4061, 2 March 1876, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Thursday, Mabch 2 (Before E. ff Ward, Esq,, and C. Flexmar, Esq., J.P.’s)

Drunkenness.— John Hutchinson and Alex. Johnston were each 6ned s<, with the alternative of twenty four hours’ imprisonment ; Margaret Lewis 10.s, <>r forty-eight hours Jame< Burke 20a, or forty-eight boars’, ai d f r Urung ob. cene language 40s, or three days’, •umulatlvo; James Monton (who bad L‘J7 on him wl eu a rented), 40s. Theft.— George Na charged with stealing 2s 6d, the prope;ty of John Snow, hotelkeeper, Mosgiel, was remanded till Monday. ’ Alleged Larceny as a Bailee.— John Lidd!e was charged, on remand, with having, at Mount Li a, on Jumary 13 last,-converted to his own use a cheque- for L9l7s 6cl, the pr> per'y »f Thomas De-d. of which be was th<* bailee.,—lnspector Mallard siat-dhis intention of ab. - nd iiing the pio-eo-ition, and explained the reason why the inf-urn lion was laid to justify the conduct of the pol c • ?in the m<tt r» a m nb:oke his leg at the Mount Ida station, and a subscription of t 9 17s 6d was raised for his wi f e, Bri oner was entreated with the cheque to hr ng it to Dunedin, he voluntarily offt-r n ? to bring it to town; On his way. do vn he d d, rs s a ion-hmds often do, got into the ha d- of some women and spent the cheque : but he never came to I unedin. The police haa since ascertained that the had be'h cashed and came to Dunedin. After the (■ form-tkm was laid prisoner ten 'ered the amount, and if the pj Rey v fts j a : d over the police would abandon tte peoßecu'len.-rMr Pf WfMT Mallard; No,

but he bad disposed of the cheque.— wan : If he prefers to pay in cash instead of tno piece of paper which was the cheque he w inspector Mallard: Certainly; P lain that if we h*,d not V ai *d initiated proceedings a we did e .should not have heard of him to soon. xTisoaer promised to pay over the amount of Stes&rts j: si ism &S2& We "’ l ** —«•

redorick Hobcraft was charged Inspector Kimon. £r&S wf 5? 0 J“ t ?P «“ warrant, and informant Kid Mr Ald/>!I? rt w keuhe pnt in an appearance V^n^rri»j ge ’ defended, said that Mr defendant^^ greed accept an apology, which Si w f willing to make -Mr Ward cent^anof o^ll^ 6 P olice officw conWac Sfi- w ap sPß* ?sfw»t r the charge could offiL^ff aWi by omcer. The cuae was remanded for a week. ST‘ t °> lib »™ ta * »» tS owa.Tof