CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4152, 17 June 1876, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Saturday, June 17. (Before E. ff. Ward, Esq., and J. Paterson, Esq., J.P.'s.)

Drunkenness.—Robert Mahon and William Hamilton were each fined 10a, or, in default, forty-eight hours' imprisonment. Frederick Phillips, on bail, admitted being drunk, but denied that he was disorderly.— Mr Ward pointed out that the offences were conjoint; a man who was drunk could not be very orderly.—Prisoner: It is not for you to suggest, it is for the policeman to prove. Where is the policeman ?—The Bench were of opinion that prisoner showed a disrespect to the Court, and ordered him to be detained in the lock-up till Monday. Assaulting the Police.—John Matheson, alias William Anderson, was charged with assaulting Constable Porter, and destroying his uniform.- S. Moss, check-taker at the Princess's Theatre, said that accused was kicking up a row at the theatre last night, and when witness remonstrated with him he struck him. Witness then called the constable.—Constable Porter said that when he advised prisoner to go away, the latter struck him. Prisoner was very violent after he was arrested, and destroyed witness's uniform.—On the first charge he was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment, with hard labor, the Bench refusing to accept a fine. For destroying the constable's uniform he was ordered to make good the damage done. The Bench considered the fine an exceptionally light one, and stated their intention of protecting the police. Robbery from the Person. —Stephen Toomey was charged, on remaud,. with stealing on Jmie 13, from William Reed, a Socketbook containing L 7 Millar eposed that she was in a cab with prisoner and prosecutor ou the night in question. Prisoner put his hand into prosecutor's pocket and took something out, but sho could not see what it was.—Archibald Muirhead, cabman, stated that 'prisoner did not Btfeia to have any mcfoey on the night in

question. Prosecutor was spending all the money, Prlfldhef, Whd MiefVed his defenee, was committed for trial. HiftfidßlKe was charged with allowing prostitute* to meet and remain in the London Tavern on Jane 9. Mr Lewis defended."-Sergeant ' Anderson deposed that defendant WAS , licensee of the London Tavern, and had a , ten o'dl&ek license. Witness visited his house at 12.30 o'clock that night, and had to knock several times before being.admitted. . In A room he found three prostitutes, Mary' M'Lauohlltt, Antt§ Harder, and Anne Williams. The two first-named Were on A sofa in eompany with two Chwamen; the other woman wag concealed behind a door.—Anne Williams stated that she WAS repeatedly in defendant'* 'house. Inspector iMaUardt Do§s defendant know you ? - Witness : No ffltfftt than goifl* in and getting my glass of beer the same as Anyone ' else. They -were not in before the police came in.—By the Bench: She went into the hotel with the Other two girls and was refused drink by the barman. She did not see defendant in the hotel.— Constable Johnson stated that oil going itito the hotel with Sergeant Anderson he saw defendant in a room adjoining that in which the women were.—Defendant deposed that his hotel wab olosed at the ordinary hour on the night inqueßtion, and he retirMto his private room. Hedidnotknow that the women; examined that morning were in his house after he closed.—By the lnspeoter: Hedidndt know what the women were, fie only knew them by coming into his House for liquor, as he would know.the Inspector if he called and got a drink.—Mr Ward: ton w>nld know a policeman by his uniform, so. I suppose you would recognise these women by the uniform they wore.—George Burston, barman to defendant, said that the China men referred to were boarders at the hotel. —The Bench, after a few minutes'deliberation, stated that they considered the case proved. The Barman, according to his own showing,.had allowed the women to go into the house and to sit alongside two China* men—lodgers as they were termed instead lof turning them out. Insley also failed to turn them -out when he discovered them there. Defendant was fined L 3, and costs.