CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4242, 30 September 1876, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Satubday, September 30. (Before K. Ramsay, Esq., and J. Griffon, Esq.., J.P.'s.)

Drunkenness. - Kate Farra, charged with this offence, was dismissed, bhe was then charged with assaulting John M'Laren on the previous day.—lnspector Mallard explained that the police took no action in this matter.—lnformant stated that a few minutes before the accused was arrested he was going along the street when she made a dive at him and assaulted him. She was incited by the crowd to assault him, and the more tLiey incited her the more outrageous her conduct oecame. He believed that her insulting him was the causo of her being locked up.—Mr Ramsay: Are you acquainted with her '—Witness : I don't know her from Eve. I never saw her before, it hurt my feelings very much, and to-day I am "paragraphed" in one of the papers. ■She also hurt a clock which I was carrying. It was worth 85s, but she had so damaged it that I had to sell it for a pound. Mr M'Lean and other respectable persons who were eye-witnesses to the affair can substantiate my statement.—lnspector Mallard said the woman had once borne a very bad character, but she was now trying her beet to reform.—The Bench considered the case proved, but it was not one calling for a very serious penalty. Defendant would be fined Is and costs, in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment.—Jane Delmore, for drunkennes?, was fined 20s, in default fortyeight hours' imprisonment; aud for having no lawful means of support she was sent to gaol for two months. Neglected Child.—Mary Turner was sent to the Industrial School for five years aa a neglected child. She had been left with one Robert Allan by her father, who promised to pay for her support, but he had rrone up tup coimtrv and to iulfil his i..ro:i:i.vc. that the polios would tncltavor to discover ! the father s whereabouts, and compel him to j pay for his child's maintenance. I