CITY POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 4233, 20 September 1876, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT

Wednesday, September 20. (Before His Worship the Mayor aud R, Patterson, Esq., J.P.)

D»ukken>'ZS2.—For this offence, Francis tJolloran and Hugh Williams were each fined 10s, or forty-eight hours' imprisonment, and Catherine Carr, 40s, or fourteen days'. Alleged Theft.-Henry Croucher was charged, on the information of John Sween, of Green Island, with having, on the 15th inst, stolen one pair of boots, valued at Li. After hearing the evidence of prosecutor and Detective Henderson, their Worships gave accused the benefit of the doubt which rested upon the case and dismissed him. Alleged Fraud. - George Sinclair was charged with having, on the 18th inßt., knowingly cashed a valueless cheque for the sum of Ls.—Mr Denniston appeared for the accused, and stated that the prosecutor (William Gawn), after having neard an explanation of the affair, wished to have the charge withdrawn.—lnspector Mallard thought the ends of justice would not be served by having the case withdrawn, and wisbed their Worships to hear the evidence, for there was something at the back which he did not like.—Wm. Gawn, manager for Mr Braithwaite's business, stated that on the evening of the 18th inst. accused came into the hotel and asked to have a cheque cashed. Witness had cashed cheques for him previously and did so on Jthis occasion. On the cheque being produced at the bank next day it was found that there was no account to accused's credit. From something he heard lie went in quest of accused to South Dunedin, but failed to find him, and either lost the cheque while returning from there or it was stole* by someone in

the cab—there being two gentlemen and two females in the cab, one of whom passed herself off as Mrs Sinclair. He then laid information with the police.— Edward Holmes stated that accused was in receipt of occasional sums of money from Home, and he had often lent him large sums. He sometimes had accounts to his Oredit,_ and believed that it was accused's intention to place money in the bank yesterday morning.—Mr Denniston did net think it was necessary to proceed any further into the evidence.—The Bench were of opinion that the accused had no intention of fraud, and dismissed him, telling him to be more careful for the imture about cashing cheques when he had no account in the bank.