CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4181, 21 July 1876, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Friday, July 21. (Before K. Ramsay, Esq., J.P., and J. Griffen, Esq., J.P.) .

Drunkenness. --Thomas Francis, -Anne Rawdon, and John M ‘Donald weiis each fined ss, or in default of payment, twentyfoor hours’imprisonment. The latter offender was further charged with assaulting Constable Green while in his cell last night, for which he was fined 20s, or seven days’ imprisonment.

Child Maintenance.— Margaret Babbit v. John King was a claim for the support of an illegitimate child. Mr Dennis ton appeared for the defendant, and asked for a dismissal of the charge on the ground that it had been dismissed upon its merits: on a previous occasion. —Mr Barton, whb apSeared for the complainant, said that the case ad merely been dismissed on the ground that there had not been sufficient corroboration of the complainant’s evidence, which he was new in a position to adduce. The decision of the former magistrates was read, which stated that the case bad been dismissed without prejudice.—Their Worships thought the best eoune to adopt would be to withdraw the case, in order to let com* plainant apply to the magistrates who presided on its former hearing for a rehearing of the charge.

Eisonosrinnra Qvarml. Richard Naughton v. Wm. Thomas. This was a frivolous charge of assault, arising out of a quarrel at an election meeting at FoAofy, and a few blows, which were not of a serums nature, bad taken place. Their Worships thought the charge' a very trivial one, and imposed a'fine of 10s and costs; in default three days’ imprisonment.

(Before J. Logan, Esq., and A. Mercer, Esq., J.P.’s.) Rape.—On the Court resuming at one o’clock, their Worships gave their decision in the charge heard yesterday against Wm. Marshall, dairyman, for having committed an indecent assault upon a girl named Jane Anderson, eleven years of age. They committed prisoner for trial at the next sessions of. the' Supreme Court. Their Worships then proceeded to hear another charge of a similar , description against Marshall, committed upon one Susan Robertson, eight years of age, also residing in Russell street. Mr M*Eeay appeared for the accused.-~-After evidence had been given by Mr and Mrs Robertson, their daughter Susan, and two other little girls who were present at the time of the assault, Mr M'Keay reviewed the evidence adduced.—Their Worships were of opinion that the evidence was sumcient to justify them in committing accused f6r trial. Bail was allowed—in each charge accused in a surety of L2OO, and two suraties of LIOO each. [ln our report of yea ter- „ day; the evidence reported ae given by “Margaret Robertson, mother of Jane Robertson," should have been Sfy “ Margaret Andeipoo, mother of Jane Anderson."