CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4237, 25 September 1876, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Monday, September 23. (Before K. Ramsay, Esq., and J. Griffen, Esq., J.P.'b.)

Drunkenness.-Henry Plummer, Thos. George Wilts, Benjamin Farra, and Morris Mahoney, having been locked up since Saturday night, were all discharged; Joseph Edwards and James Phillip Dunne were each fined 53, or, in default, twenty-four hours' imprisonment; Wm. M'Millan, not appearing in answer to his bail, was fined 20n, or, iu default, twenty-four hours' imprisonment. Disorderly Conduct.- Patrick Frances was charged with having conducted himself, in Macbin's right-of-way, at 1.30 o'clock yesterday morning, in a manner calculated to provoke a breach of the peace. • Prisoner said that he was drunk, and knew nothing of the matter.— Constable Johnston said that prisoner was creating a disturbance at the door of a brothel, and challenging persons inside to fight.—He was fined 10s, or, in default, forty-eight hours' imprisonment. Stealing Iron.—Parker West, a man of color, was charged, on remand, with having on August 25 stolen a quantity of iron castings, of the value of L 3, the property of Martin Chesney. Robt. S. Sparrow, of the firm of Sparrow and Co., said he remembered the Bteamer Lioness being here some time ago undergoing repairs. Witness's firm took some castings from the steamer, and replaced them by new ones. The old castings were left with other materials alongside the jetty. The oa&tinga produced were a portion of the same.—Edwin Booth, moulder in the employment of Davidson and Co., Cumberland street,- said that ho bought the castings produced from accused iu the latter part of last month. Detective Bain aferwarda obtained possession of the iron.—lnspector Mallard stated that the prisoner was arrested at Tjmaru by Detective Walker, of the Can-

terbuiy police.—The Bench le&ieDMd prisoner to three months' imprisonment, with hard labor.

Stealing TOom a CLOTm»-iJNE.-~Emily Zeirk was charged by Elizabeth Christie, widow, with stealing two petticoats of the value of LI, her property. The clothing had been hung on a clothes-line on May 10 last. Prisoner was apprehended at Timara on the 14th inst. by Detective Walker. In her box, amongst other goods, were found the petticoats produced, and on being asked to account for them she said she had brought them from Home. The petticoats were particularly identified by Mrs Christie, the bordering work thereon being done by her. —Prisoner, who had previously served two months for larceny, was sent to gaol for two months.

Fraudulent Pretences.—Emily Zeirk was then charged, on the information of Ann Sherry, with obtaining from Jane Monson, on June 22, by means of false pretences, a quantity of goods of the value of L2O, her property.—lnspector Mallard said that this was a heartless robbery. Prosecutrix and prisoner were in gaol together, and the latter being the first liberated took advantage of the other's incarceration, went to her house, and obtained possession of her goods.—Prosecutrix said that she went into the gaol a few days before prisoner came out. While in the gaol she had no conversation with prisoner, and never authorised her to go to her (witness's) house and get any of her clothing. The blue silk dress, black velvet jacket, and piece of flannel produced were her property. They were worth about L2 10s, aud were found in prisoner's possession when she was arrested —lnspector Mallard said that the remainder of the goods had not been recovered.—The Bench were of opinion that the case might well be dealt summarily with, astuepropertyrecovered was only worth L3.—lnspector Mallard said that it was quite in the discretion of their Worships whether they would deal with the case summarily or send it for trial. Part of the stolen goods having been found with the prisoner, inferentially the whole were taken by her. - Jane Monson said that in the latter part of June prisoner came to her house and isked for Anne Sherry's goods. She said she had no order for them because the prisoners did not like to ask for writing material in the gaol, but said that she h«d just been discharged from the gaol, and that Sherry had asked her to get her things for her. On the strength cf that representation she gave prisoner a black velvet costume, a black cloth jacket, and a piece of blue dressing.— The Bench decided to deal with the case summarily, and ordered the information to be amended.—Prisoner, who called no witnesses, told a very long story as to her acquaintance with Mrs Monson (which the latter stoutly denied), but as her version was a decidedly doubtful one, the Bench did not regard it. She concluded by saying that she bought the goods produced from Mrs Monson for 17s, and that Mrs Monson's daughter went for some drink in order to change a note.—Jessie Monson, ten years old, said that she was present during the time prisoner was present at her mother's house, and corroborated the latter's story as to what had passed between them.—The Bench considered the case proved, and sentenced prisoner to four months' imprisonment with hard labor, to take effect on the expiry of the former sentence.

Another Charge. -Prisoner was further charged with "stealing a black cloth jacket of the value of L2, the property of Jane Anne Blackie.—The jacket was in the possession of Mrs Monsoa while prosecutrix was in gaol. It was obtained from Mrs Monsoa with Sherry's goods.—She was sentenced to an additional term of four month's imprisonment.