CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4153, 19 June 1876, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Monday, Jvke 19.

(Before Captain Baldwin, R.M., and T. Birch, Esq., J.P.)

Drunkenness. -Peter Donagher, Jameß O'ConnelL and Frederick Philips were all fined ss, in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment ; Mary Forbes, 40s, or three days\ Double Offences.—Hugh M'Dougall was fined 5s for drunkenness, and 40s, in default three days'impriso*nent, for assaulti ing Constable Kearnie. Ellen Crawley was fined 40sj with the alternative of three days' imprisonment for drunkenness ; and to three months' imprisonment for having no lawful means of support. A Narrow Squeak.—Francis Moulding, a respectably-dressed man, was charged with being drunk on the railway station on Saturday.— Railway-Constable Connel deposed that Moulding was so drunk that befell over the platform on to the railway line. A train had passed two minutes before, and had he fallen over a few minutes sooner he would most certainly have been killed.— Defendant stated that when at Home he was a student at a medical school.—The Bench expressed their determination of putting a stop to such serious conduct, and fined defendant 40s, in default seven days' imprisonment. Fighting.—Charles Sands and Heriot Bayliss, for fighting in Maclaggan street at 40 minutes past 10 on Saturday, were each fined 408, in default, 3 days' imprisonment. —John M Gibson, a cabman, was charged with conducting himself in Eattray street last night in a manner calculated to provoke a breach of the peace.—lnspector Mallard stated that a number of young men were in the habit of congregating at the cab stand on Sunday evenings, and using langurge insulting to females.— The Bench were determined to put down conduct of the kind complained of, and fined defendant 40s, in default, 3 days' imprisonment. Vagrancy.—Jane Delmore, described by Inspector Mallard as a very low creature in the habit of sleeping in sheds, was sent to gaol for three months for having no lawful means of support. übscene Language.—Robert Brown was charged with using obscene language in Walker street on Saturday night.—Prisoner complained that the constable had assaulted him. —Constable Walker having proved the charge, Patrick Sheedy and P. Grillam were called, and deposed that the constable in no way assaulted the prisoner, but took him to the lock-up as quietly as possible.—lnspector Mallard said that the Commissioner of Police had requested him in all cases where a prisoner retaliated on the constable and complained that the constable had assaulted him, and where the Bench were of opinion that a prima facie case had been made out, to ask the Court to issue a summons against the constable for assaulting the prisoner, and then to adjourn the matter in order that both parties might have an opportunity of calling evidence. The Commissioner was desirous that the conduct of every member of the force should be fully investigated.—The Bench concurred in the Inspector's remarks, and stated, that, as recently several complaints had been made against the police, it was desirable that full inquiry should be made.—Prisoner said that, if liberated, he could bring witnesses.—lnspector Mallard said that so anxious was he that the matter should be fully investigated that he would consent to prisoner's liberation on his own recognisance. The charge was remanded till to-morrow, prisoner to do admitted to bail on his own recognisance of L 5.

An Outcast. —Ah Wong, an outcast from his Celestial acquaintances, made his periodical bow to the Bench, and was re-com-mitted to his old quarters for three monthß. Alleged Fraud.—Edward Beasley was charged, on remand, with obtaining from Isaac Dexter, tailor, a one pound note by false pretences.—Prosecutor stated that he advanced prisoner a pound and made him a Buit of clothes on the strength of his representation that he had Ll4 due to him from the steamer Comerang.-Felix Pyrke, steward of the Comerang, deposed that prisoner had been cook on the steamer. There was a difference between them as to money, prisonermaking ontthathehadmoney to receive, while witness held that he had money to get from prisoner, who had overdrawn his wages. There was a second charge of obtaining the clothes. Prisoner was acquitted, the. Bench holding that the dispute was *a matter of debt. If a man liked to trust another on mere hearsay he ought to bear the consequences. Neighbors' Quarrels.— Mary Freeman was charged by Mary Ann M'Lauchlan, of North-east Valley, with assaulting her. Mr Daunietou defended.—-The case was dismissed, i