CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4102, 20 April 1876, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Thursday, April 20.

(Before T. Bir-ch, Esq., and Dr Niven,

J.P.’s)

Drunkenness. Eliza Toogood, James Edwards, and Jane Dawson, were all fined ss, in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment ; Mary Ann Allen, an incorrigible, 40s, or fourteen days’. Theft. —lsabella Daly did not appear when called upon to answer to a charge of stealing a table-cloth of the value of 9s, the property of Isabella Dodds.—Detective Henderson skated that he arrested prisoner at 6.45 last night and took her to the police station, where complainant signed the charge-sheet. Prisoner was under the influence of liquor and had a young child with her. The inspector considered it better to let her out on hail on her own recognisance, fearLig she might do some harm to her child.—Tl‘\e Bench ordered a warrant to be issued for prisoner's apprehension.— Prisoner subsequently appeared, and the charge was proceeded with. Mrs Dodd said the table cloth pro duced was her property and had been stolen from her house. Evidence was given that it had been pawned with Messrs Isaacs and Marks by accused, who gave the name of Mrs Keogh, for 2s.—The Bench took a lenient view of the case, in consequence of prisoner having a child in arms, and dismissed the charge. Assault. Angus Shaw charged John Kedsley with assaulting and beating biiy at Halfway-Bush on the previous day. Mr E. Cook appeared for complainant, Mr Aldridge for defendant, who pleaded not guilty and justification.—There was a cross action, in which Kedsley charged Shaw with assaulting him.—Shaw said that he was a neighbor of defendant. Yesterday morning, when he got up, he saw his horses wandering on to defendant’s land. He went to drive them off, and Kedsley asked him if he knew he. was trespassing on his property. Witness; explained that he wished to drive his horses off the ground, whereupon defendant struck him violently about the face, causing the marks on his person, and put his hand in defendant’s mouth. Defendant bad previously threatened to do for him,—The cross action was then proceeded with. Kedsley said that when he told Shaw that his horses were trespassing on his land, Shaw rushed at him and struck him with a stick he had in his hand. He also knocked the tooth produced out of his head.—Mr Birch (looking at the tooth): It looks like a very antiquated tooth, at all events. Complainant : I swear that he knocked it out yesterday.— The Bench thought witness's mouth should be examined.—Dr Niven then left the Bench, and examined witness's mouth.—Mrs Kedsley, John Kedsley, and David Grey were also examined.—The Bench dismissed the cross-action, and considered the case Shaw v. Kedsley an extraordinary one. Kedsley had a civil remedy for any trespass, and must not take the law into his hands and maltreat any person. He was fined LlO and costs, in default two months' imprisonment. He wa also bound over to keep the peace for six months, in his own recognisance of LSO.