CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4178, 18 July 1876, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Tuesday, July 18. (Before T. Birch, Esq., and J. Griffen, Eaq., J.P.’s) Drunkenness. James Stoke was fined ss, or, in default, 24 hours’ imprisonment, and Wm. Brown and Wm. Grey each 10s or 24 hours’ for the above offence. Petty Theft. —George Riggs and Chas. de Yere were charged by John Hutchinson with stealing a pair of trousers, his proproperty, of the value of 3s. The informant was drunk at the time of the theft, and could not inform them Worships of the manner in,which the accused had became possessed of his property; but Inspector Mallard made out a clear case of theft, and their Worships sentenced each of the r prisoners to three days’ imprisonment. Angus Edmonds and James Edmonds, aged a respectively eleven and nine years, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a whip, the property of Jaines Muir,, Caversham. It appeared that ene had stolen the whip, while the other had sold it. The boys’_pareuts were respectable people, and their Worships dismissed the accused on condition that they should receive a severe whipping at home.

A Suspicious Case.— Robert Bolton, a cabman, was charged, oh suspicion, Tvitlf stealing a pocket-book containing a cheque for L 25 and four LI notes.—Hugh Barnett, the informant, engaged accused to drive him to the Water of Leith on the evening of the Bth July. He took from his pocket-book a pound to pay his fare with, replacing the book in his inside coat pocket, and put the change which he received out of the pound in his vest pccket. He had seen neith< r the pocket-book nor its contents since.—Donald McDonald, aged about thirteen, who on being asked if he the meaning of an oath, replied “the truth,” gave evidence to the effect that the car stopped nearly opposite his father’s place of busmess. He was the only one about, and Burnett asked him to carry a parcel which was in the cab a short distance. Witness consented, and he saw the accused, who put the bundle upon his head, give a purse which was lyin<g on the ground a kick.—Mr Cook, who appeared for the accused, contended that the evidence adduced was not sufficient to convict; and as their Worships were of the same opinion* the charge against accused was dismissed.