CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4077, 21 March 1876, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Tuesday'- March 21. (Before H. S. Fish, Keq, itfid A. Mollison, Esq.,; J.P.’a.) _. Drunkenness. Wm. Buchanan were each fined sb, in default, twenty-four Ihoure’ imprisonment;' Samuel PqiHVhi, for being drunk while in charge of a. horse, 10a; Maty Duffus, 2Qs, or three days* imprisonment ; James Maloney, 40s, or fourteen days’ imprisonment. A Peculiar Case. —Mary P van was charged with neglecting her male child.—lnspector Mallard stated that the charge was a very serious one. Constable Porter, on duty lit Walker street, s»w prisoner early in the morning carrying a dead child in her arms. ( Had it not been for the constable’s observation there* might have been another case of concealment * f-birth. In order that the case might be fully, investigated, he applied for a for a week.—Prisoner said that she was taking the child to Dr Yat s at the Hospital to get a cert ificate of death.—She was further charged with having, on the 20th inst, killed her male child aged ten months. -Both charges were remanded till Monday. , Vagrancy. —a lice Macuamara was charged with being a prostitute, and with behavingher•elf in a disorderly manner iu a right-of-way off Walker street. —Sergeant Auderson stated that prisoner had behaved in a most disorderly manner. A man had complained to witness that she had pulled half bis whiskers out. —• Prisoner was discharged on her promise to leave for Melbourne by the first simmer. ' Obscene Language -John Gallagher waa charged by Constable Henshaw With usingcb* scene lan gunge in Princes street south. ' Mr EL Cook defended. The case was dismissed.—' James Moore for this offence in Bt. Andrew s(rett, was fined 20s and cos’s. Cruelty to Animals —John Wattleson; charged with ill-treating a her e by working it with a sore shoulder, was fined 20s and costs. Breach of the Licensing Ordinance. Thomas M'Credie, of the Peacock Hotel, was rha-gedwith keeping open his licona d house f ter 10. p.m.—Sergeant Auderson stated that a side door was.open leading into the bar, .although the front door was dosed. Witness found defendant behind the counter, and some mei at the Lout of it.—By defendant: He uever saw defendant serving any of the men with drinks. Defendant raid the men wre hj orders. He had previously qau’ioned him.-* The Bench held that it was not necessary that there should be any actual Belling, and fined defendant 40* and costs.