CITY POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 4171, 10 July 1876, Page 3

CITY POLICE COURT

Monday, July 10. (Before K. Kamsay, Esq., and J. Griffen, Esq., J.P.’s)

Drunkenness. —Joseph Scofield, John Turner, Geo. Batten, Peter M'Kenzie, Frederick Thomas, and John M'Lean were each fined ss, or twenty-four hours’ imprisonment; Henry Nelson, not appearing to answer to his bail, 10s, or forty-eight hours’; Jeremiah Doring, for being drunk on two separate occasions, was fined ss, or twentyfour hours’, on the first offence, and 10s, or forty-eight hours’, on the second. Assault.— James Trelver was charged with having, on the 9th July, assaulted a woman named Mary Ann Taylor.—Sergt. Hanlon stated that, owing to information he received, he went to the house of Taylor, whom he found confined to bed from the effects of a blow inflicted by the accused with a pair of tongs. In consequence of what Dr Sorley said respecting the injuries he arrested the accused, who was in an intoxicated state at the time, in his house in a nght-of-way off Filleul street.— ‘lnspctor Mallard produced a medical certificate from Dr Sorley, in which was stated the inability of Taylor to appear at the Court at present, and accordingly a remand was granted till Friday. Accused was allowed bail, himself in a surety of L 25, and another of L2O.

Larceny. —Michael Murphy was charged with retaining possession of a horse, saddle, and bridle, the property of Alex. M‘Donald, livery stable keeper, with intent to defraud him of the same.—lnspector Mallard said that accused had been apprehended on warrant, and the police had not sufficient evidence at present to make out a primd facie case. Ho believed that accused had committed some offence at Balcluiha, for which he was amenable by criminal law, and asked that a remand be granted for a week in order to enable him to get further acquainted with the above charge, as the accused had been go wary in his movements as to make it somewhat difficult to find out his guilt.— Their Worships asked for some evidence to justify them in granting aremand.—lnspector Mallard put Mr M ‘Donald in the witness-box, who stated that accused had hired the horse, along with other necessary articles, from him (jn the 2nd instant for the purpose of going out to the West Taieri. Accused did not return in two days, as he stated, and after a w?ek bad elapsed and he did not make his a pp eai -auee ho gave information. Since he became re of the horse it had died. —Their Worships granted a remand for a week.