CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4087, 1 April 1876, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT .

Satdbdat,‘Apsh. 1. (Before H, 8. Fish, jEsq., aai A. Mercer, Esq.,

Deunkekness!— William Tibbs, hot' appearing, forfeited his bail (40s). Chaege op Eape.—James Prescott wascharged by Constable Henderson with carnally abasing Eliza Ann Prescott, seven years old, at Kaikorai Valley, on March 25,—Inspector Mallard stated that Accused Was only apprehended Ikst night. Before proceedings wefe taken veiy careful' ■ and cautious inquiries were made, wniohi;justified the police in their action.;. Dr. Murphy 'wonldprove the state the little girl was in. The girl was not fit to appear before the Court, a£d therefore-he would ask for a remand.—-Dr. MurpKy stated- thatthe girl would be unable to appeal before the Court for hf least four days. The wounds were inflicted hy intercourse.—lnspector Mallard asked .for a remand for seven, days, promising to bring oh . the . cape earlier if the girl was fit to appears So far as the police knewat present the case was averybad'one.' The remand was granted. , - , . Gambling in an" Hbikti—Aim Diamond was charged with permitting gambling In her licensed hohse, the Globe Hotel, Princes Street south', on March 19.—Defendant pleaded she was not aware of the offence.—Sergeant Anderson visited defendant’s hoflse on March 19, at five minutes after midnight. In;oue roomie found two.men throwing dice out of a box. Before each of the' menthfcrewas money—a florin and a shilling. They said they were lodgers and belonged to the circus.‘J hS house was orderly as a rule.—The Bench said the case didhot appear to; be a very serious one, and it whs quite .poanbla the men might have been throwing dice without the knowledge of Mrs Diamond, therefore a small fine would be snffloieiit. Defendant was fined 10s and costs.

Shop-uftikg.— Francis Wm, Fordei* was charged by James Hardie, clothier, with stealing from his gremises, on March 31. one sealskin cap and one lack bat, of the value of L2 8s 6a.—Robert M'Bkim, waggoner, said that while-coning along Princes street at about 5.20 yesterday afternoon be noticed witness taken bat from outside prosecutor's shop-door, at the 5 corner of Princeis and High streets, and place it another article. Witness. asked Hardie's Rbr>pm ftTl if he missed anything from the door, and, on looking, the shopman said there were a hat and a cap short.' Witness saw prisoner this morning, and pointed him Out to tbC pblioe. By the'BehbhV He 1 could positively swear that prisoner was the man whpip he saw lift the goods.—lnspector Mallard 1 stated.that the hats bad not beep recovered.—Prisoner said that - 'be was at,, the Adelaide > Hotel at 5.35 last night.—The, chaige was adjourned till Monday at 2 p.m. to enable him to prove Ms state- ! meat.

A Nice Famiw.—Patrick Collins, ialittlb fellow,' was charged by William Smith with Conduct calculated to provoke a breach of. the peace, at Green Island.—Prosecutor stated that ho vaa employed by Mrs Jones, of Green Island, in whose ebaploy prisoner and his father-also were/ Prisoner, without any provocation, aimed a blow at him with on axe, but witness stepping oh' one side, the blow missed him.' r~ Timothy ■Collins, the father, was then charged by Henry Lane with nsing threatening language towards him, whereby he was afraid he would do him some grievous bodily barm.—Mr G. Gook.whorer presented Mrs Jones, said that prisoner bad been employed by Mrs JoneS, hilt bad been bebabing in a most violent manner, and flourishing a revolver about the place. The police had been obdsed to interfere to protect her property.—Prosecutor proved the charge. Defendant bod threatened to smash bis brains out and to paint the walls with them.—Defendant said Mrs -Jones owed him LSO, and would not pay him. He had served her with ’ a summons for the amouut.-rr-Mr Cook said that the claim was on exorbitant onp, and defendant refused to leave the promises till he got the money. Mrs Jones bad no wish to press the charges, if defen'■dant’s family would only leave the premises.—' Collins promised to do so, and the -charges weVe adjourned till Monday, to give him rau opportunity? of so doing. . ... .■ ,