CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4175, 14 July 1876, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Friday, July 14. (Before K. Ramsay, Esq., and J. Griffen, Esq., J.F.'s) Assault. —James Trelver, on remand, was charged by the police with assaulting, with a poker, May Jane Taylor. Mr M'Keay appeared for the accused, and contended that the police, in arresting the accused in his own house without having .witnessed the assault, had exceeded their duty, and quoted from Judge Johnson as his authority.— Inspector Mallard produced the Town and and Country Police Ordinance, in which it was stated that it was lawful for a constable to arrest any person who had committed an assault. He wished to show their Worships that the police were fully justified in arresting the accused, and called upon Sergeant Hanlon to state the circumstances under which he made the arrest.—Sergt. Hanlon deposed that, from information he received, he went to house in Filleul street about seven o’clock on last Sunday evening, and asked him what he had been up to. Witness did not receive a satisfactory answer from him, and went to Mrs Taylor’s, next door, from whom he ascertained the nature of the offence. She desired that accused should be taken into custody, and accompanied him to Dr Soriey’s, who said that the nose was broken, and it was doubtful whether erysipelas would not supervene.—The Bench thought that the police had acted correctly in arresting accused. Inspector Mallard stated that he was satisfied. He would now ask to withdraw the charge, but if the woman wished to continue the case he would conduct it for her, or she might sue for damages in another Court. The complainant preferred the latter, and the case was withdrawn.

Maintenance and Assault. -William White was charged, on the information of his wife, Ellen White, with not contributing to the support of his six children, under the ages of fourteen. Complainant said that he had not contributed anything since March, while defendant gave evidence to show that ho ha-l frequently given her money since then. The case was dismissed. —She further charged h T m with assaulting her on the 11th of July. The Bench, thought it necessary to have defendant bound over to keep the peace towards bis wife for six mouths, in big. own recognizance of L2O.