CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4183, 24 July 1876, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Monday, July 24. (Before E. ff. Ward, Esq., and J. Paterson, Esq,, J.P.’s.)

Drunkenness.— Alex. Johnstone, Robert Bell, Richard Fox, and Emily Hildreth were charged with drunkenness, and fined ss, or, in default of payment, twenty-four hours’ imprisonment; Wm. Liggs, 10s or forty-eight hours; Henry Sainsbury, 20s or forty-eight hours. Vagrancy. —Wm. Gregg was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment for soliciting alms in Princes street on Sunday. Prostitution.— Mary Ann Tuppeu was charged with being drunk and disorderly, and with being a common prostitute. The accused had received one month's imprisonment about eighteen months aga for the latter offence, at the completion of which term she was received into the Female Refuge, and had recently left there.—On the evidence of Anderson and Constable Kenny, the accused was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment. —Jane M'Leod, charged r with being a habitual drunkard and an associate of the last prisoner, was also sentenced to two months’ imprisonment. Larceny as a .Bailee. - William George Sale was charged with having on the 18th May last sold a siver watch for L 5, the pro oerty of Alfred Taylor. Mr Hay appeared for the accused, and said that the prosecutor wished to withdraw the charge.—lnspector Mallard objected to snch a course being taken. The Government had been to the expense of bringing accused down from Web

lington, and now prosecutor coolly *skod to * withdraw the charge.—Mr Ward thought t that some law should he made tb I provide for such a case. Mallard did not know what object proseentor had in withdrawing the charge. —Alfred Taylor, prosecutor, said his reason for asking to withdraw the case was that accused had promised to .pay him the value of the watch. He lent the watch accused to, enable him to know the time In the morning before going to’ his work, but when he(prosecntor)got work the watch was to be retained. He had never authorised accused to sell the watch.—James Stansfield had lent accused L 5, L2 of which he returned, and in place of the other L 3 received the watch.—Mr Hay asked for a remand, which was granted until to-morrow. ■