CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4203, 16 August 1876, Page 3

CITY POLICE COURT.

Wednesday, August 16. (Before C. 8. Reeves, Esq., T. Birch, Esq., and J. Hislop, Esq., J.P.’s).

Drunkenness.-— George Alexander, for this offence, was fined ss, or the usual alternative ; and James M‘Nab was discharged. A Series of Burglaries.— Robert Butler, on remand, was charged with having, on the 2nd August, burglariously entered the house of one Bishop Moran (Rockmount House), Rattray street, and stolen therefrom one umbrella, one pair of binocular operaglasses, and one gold pencil-case, valued respectively at 355, L 5, and 30a. Mr Finn appeared for the accused.—Patrick Moran, Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunedin, deposed that he left his study, which is on the ground floor, about nine o’clock on the night of the Ist August, and to the best of his belief the windows leading on to the balcony were closed at that hour. He was in his study again for a moment about eleven o’clock on that night, and locked the door on retiring, leaving the key in the door. The whole of the doors in the house wire locked at that hour. On the following morning about seven o'clock he missed his umbrella; and on returning from mass about eight, from something he heard he made au examination of his study. He found the front window open, foot-prints on the window-sill, and tho remama of lighted matches lying about the room; and, in addition to tho umbrella, missed a binocular opera-glass and a gold pencil case. [The opera;glasa and gold pencil case were pro duced, which witness swore to as being bis property.]-—Catherine Keenan, seivant in last witness’s house, deposed to having •entered the study about eleven. l o’clock on the night of the Ist August, every thing then being all’right; and on entering the room the following morning found the

room as already described. Samuel Goldstein, pawnbroker, George street, stated that the prisoner came to his place on the 2nd August and pledged the opera-glass and pencil-case produced, which accused said were his own property.—Detective Henderson deposed that he apprehended accused on warrant on the Bth inat. at the Princess Theatre.—On accused being asked if he had anything to say, he pleaded guilty. Accused was next charged with having, on the evening of the 6tn inst., entered the house of Anna Isabella Tnrt'n, in Constitution street, and stolen a gold watch, chain, and pendant, the whole valued at L4o.—The evidence in this case was given by Mrs Turton, her servant, Detective Henderson, and John May. The latter stated that accused, on the 31st July, rented a room from him, and continued with him until the Bth August. In the carpet bag belonging to accused were found some er the missing articles, the rest being found upon his person when arrested by Detective Henderson.—Accused was still further charged with having entered the house of Chas. S. Graham, of the firm of Bing, Harris, and Co,, op the Bth inst., and stolen a quantity of jewels, of the value of L7O, and L 8 in money. The evidence in this case was similar to that in the other. Accused had made his way into the house without attracting the attention of any of the inmates. —There were five other cases to be heard against accused —three of which required committal for trial, and two to he dealt with summarily. Inspector Mallard applied that they should he heard to-morrow, which their Worships agreed to.