CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4101, 19 April 1876, Page 3

CITY POLICE COURT.

WunESJMr, Annie IP. Before H. S. Fish, and It. Pafcnon, Esqa., J.P.’s]

Moy l -®’ 9 Cask. —Mr a Kellett, in her evidence, said Movile promised when he vot to Melbourne to send her Lid if th hoys were not the right heirs, as he did not think they v/oie, for the trouble she had gone to. Ho told her i o keep her own counsel, and not let anyone know v. hut had transpired between them, air Barton hero requested that the letter in answer to the advertisement in the Dunedin papers should he inserted in evidence. —Inspector Mallard objected to that, as tl.e lett3r was not written by witness, but by a friend of hers, and she had never Mentlielete before. '1 lie letter was written by a ftlr Hardy.—lt was eventually agreed to allow Detective Henderson ho swear to the Jotter being found on the person of accused.-Witness conto—. * .t jeensed subsequently offered her .Ti2-> aoivn if she would say nothing more of iho matter. She replied “It is in the hands of the police; I cannot." Ho then said ho could punish the boy.—Ctoas-CBumaed s Witaws# did not think

her son hod knowingly committed forgery. Accused told him he required the signatures of the boys as one of them might be the heir of 1 homas (deceased). —George Mas grove, manufacturer of rubber stamps, recognised his signature ou the document produced. He saw the boys Thomas and Edward Kellett attach their signatures to the documents. Witnessed the signatures at the request of the accused.—Eobert John Gardiner, bookseller, George street, was standing in the passage of the Police station when accused and Mrs Kellett were together. Prisoner offered L 25 to Mrs Kellett, on the plea that this was ignorance and not wilfulnoss, to stop proceedings. This closed the evidence of the prosecution, and MrJ Barton proceeded to address the Bench for the defence, contending that no primd facie case had been made out. He characterised the prosecution as a perfect fiasco. Their Worships retired, and on returning Mr Pyke s?id they had taken the whole circnmstrnces into consideration, and had come to the conclusian that accused must be committed tor trial. —Mr Barton asked] for bail, Prisoner was allowed bail! himself in L2OO, and two sureties each of Lloo. Mr Barton also requested that the depositions might be forwarded to the Judge as soon as possible, that he might save application in regard to them.—lnspector Mallard said there was a similar charge to be preferred with regard to Thomas.—Mr Pyke thought that both of them might have been taken together.—lnspector Mallard remarked that, being indictable offences, they could not both be taken together.

(Before Messrs A. Mercer and Dr Niven, J.P.’s.)

Drunkenness. —Peter Fohey was'fined 40s, or fonrteeu days* imprisonment. An Old Offender. —Mary Ann Heffernan, for using obscene language, was fined 40s, or fourteen days imprisonment; nnd for conducting herself in a riotous manner in Walker street was sent to gaol for three months.