CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4084, 29 March 1876, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Wednesday, Mabcb 29. ' (Before H. S. Pish, Esq., J.P.)

Drunkenness . —John Smith was fined ss, in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment; Thomas Evans, John M‘Lauchlin,‘and Charles Fraser were all fined 10s, in default forty-eight hours* imprisonment; John A. Edwards, not appearing, forfeited his bail (40s). Sake Old Deunk.— George Hunter, for drunkenness, was fined 55,, in default twenty-four hours* imprisonment. There was a second charge of a like nature against toe defendant—His Worship: He was let out on Jjail at 7.20 p.m. and ro-Arrfested at 8.40. The probability is that he was drunk when he got out.—lt elector Mallard: Oh, pardem me, he was not. I can prove he was perfectly sober when be got out.—His Worship: Thru be got*drunk within an hour. Well, that is not impossible, but——lnspector Mallard: Well, I admit it is a somewhat unusual thing for a man to get drank so quick, -Sergeant-Major Sevan stated that toe man hod spent 8a while ne was out. Defendant: But it was the some old affair—the same old drank.—His Worship: Just so.' The second charge is dismissed.Stealing Feom a Dwelling-house. .William Bankin was charged by Detective Bain with stealing from the Waveney Boarding House, on or about February 16, a quantity of goods, or the value of LlB, the property of JobnM’Quinn, of Christchurch. —John M’Quinn, laborer, at prerout residing in Dunedin, but whose permanent residence is in Christchurch, [deposed that in November last he was staying at M’Luskey’u Wavorley Boarding House. Moray place, in November last. Ho did - not know the accused, and- never saw him before. He left Dunedin for Christchurch in November, leaving behind him in the boarding house one suit of tweed clothes, of toe value of LB,• one white vest, of toe value of ss; one green silk scarf, of toe value of 2s 6d; four linen shirts, of the value of 8s each.; three undershirts, of toe value2s fid each: one black felt hat, of the value of 2s fid; one hair brush, of the value of 15s, and one gold Albert guar*.' and locket of the value of Lslss. The property now produced was that to which bereforreo. He leit it all in a box in the bedroom which be occupied. Ho left toe property in Mr M’Clusky’s charge, and had not seen it since then till yesterday, when he was shown it by the police -detective. — Mary M'Clusfcey, wife of John M’Cluakey, of the Waverly* hoarding house, deposed that last wttnegs was boarding .with them in November last. He left for Christchurch, leaving a box containing clothing in the bedroom which he occupied. Prisoner lodged with her in February last. He was oneof four who occupied the same room M’Qulnn's box was in.— John M'Qulnn, recalled; Thebox waslocked and well lashed when Ileft it at the boarding-house.—Abto-bam Solomon, licensed pawnbroker, carrying on business in George street, stated toatprisoney came to his shop on February Ifith last offering toe clothing produced in pawn. He said it was his own, and that it was necessary for him to pledge it in order to pay bis wife’s passage-money from Melbourne to Dimediu. He gave the faameof Bankin, sfiA drooribed himself as a dealer. Witness lent him £l' 10a, Abraham Myers, pawnbroker, said that prisoner pledged with him an Albert chain and locket on February 18th. Witness subsequently pdrehosed toe locket produced from him hi 18s. The locket produced was toe same.—Geo, Latimer, in toe employ of Isaacs and Marks, pawnbrokers, deEcsed that prisoner, on February 26, pawned withim a box of clothing, amongst which webs toe shirts now produced and identified by M’Qhinna* his property.-iluspeotor Mallard hera explained ■ that there was a second charge against prisoner. M’Quiunand another were mates, and had.puta potaouof took toe

splitting up of the charge.—Prisoner said that n* believed the goods were his, and that he pawned t>igtn with some other things belonging to him.— Prisoner was committed for trial. Another Charge.— Wm. Konkin was further charged with stealing a quantity of goods of the value of HO, the property of Wm.' Masterman, of Oamarn. —The Bench explained to prisoner, that if he voluntarily confessed to the charge they would be enabled to deal with it summarily, the goods being under the value of Llo.—Prisoner: Then I do voluntarily say that I took the clothes out of the box; I plead guilty to it. But it is the same charge as the other.—The simple facts of the case were these: M’Quinn. and Masterman, who Were mates, stopped at the Waverley Boardinghouse at the same time. When they left they each put thwir clothes in the same box, and left them in the bedroom.—The Bench said that the two charges were really practically one, the*clothes having been stolen from the same box, although the police were compelled to separate the charges, the owners being different parties; they were therefore of opinion that a light sentence would meet the latter case. Prisoner was sentenced to a month’s imprisonment. —Prist ner: Willi be free'then? —Mr Pish: That'depends on the jury. Assault Case. —Elisha Thomas and Wm. Robinson were charged by Honorea Sheehan with having, on March 22, assaulted and beat her.—The charge was a trivial one, and the Bench dismissed it, allowing costs. ■