CITY POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 4172, 11 July 1876, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT

Tuesday, July 11. (Before K. Ramsay, Esq., and J. Logan, Esq., J.P.'s)

Drunkenness.—William Bird and William Glozier were each charged with this offence add fined ss, in default of payment twenty-four hours' imprisonment; Mary Croat did not appear to answer to her bail, and was fined 30s, or three days'. Thefts.—John Gal way was charged with stealing half-a-crown, the property of John Jenkins, from the till of the iioae, Thistle, and Shamrock Hotel, Green Island.—Charles L Russell, telegraphist at Abbotsford, who resided at the abo?e hotel, said he was walking up and down the verandah on the evening of the theft. The movements of accused attracted his attention, and he saw him go behind the counter and take .something from the till. Witness went into the hotel and accused him of taking some money, and called out for Mr Jenkins. On Mr Jenkins coming in, accused denied having taken any money, but told Mr Jenkins to take the half-a-crown whish he had in his hand if Mr Jenkins thought it was his. -Mr Jenkins also gave evidence as to what took place when he came into the room.—setters as to accused's character were produced by his wife.—The Bench were satisfied that the case had been fully proved; but took into coiisideration accused's previous character, and were inclined to deal leniently with him, sentencing him to fourteen days' imprisonment.—Jessie Kirkpatrick, a young woman of respectable appearance, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a quantity of wearing apparel, valued LlO, the property of Janet Gebbie, waitress at the Shamrock Hotel.—Miss Gebbie stated that after ascertaining her loss she gave information to the police.—lnspector Mallard said that accused had been arrested by Detective Henderson at the railway station, wearing some of the property of last witness, A search warrant were obtained, and in her possession was found several stolen articles.—Margaret Hickey, Catherine Cain, Ellen Pine, and Jane Little were the owners of the other stolen articles, and upon the charges being read over, the accused pleaded guilty to them all.—lnspector Mallard stated that she had undergone a sentence on a previous occasion for theft. Accused was the mother of an illegitimate child, about six or seven weeks' old, which would also have to

go to gaol with her. The mother of the accused seemed to be very careless about what would become of her daughter, and he (the Inspector) ordered her to appear at the Court.- The mother was called, and stated that she could not take charge of the child as she had not the means.—The Bench found accused guilty by her own confession, and were sorry to know that one so young had been before a court of justice before. They sympathised with her, but had no alternative than to inflict such punishment as the law directed. She would be imprisoned for twelve months upon all the charges, the baby to be taken with her.