CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4261, 23 October 1876, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Monday, October 23. v I (Before J. Hislop, Esq., and A. Mollison, ....';, Esq!, £Bfc) ■■::£, / Drunkenness. Robert M'Dongall was fined ss; John Walker," Charles "M'Arthur, and Michael Aitken, 10s each, in default, forty-eight hours' imprisonment; Mary Kerr, 20s; Richard Evans and Peter Johnston, 40s each, in default, three days* imprisonment; James Sinclair, r ßos, days imprisonment; Anna Maria Jlorley* L 5, or fourteen days' imprisonment. Precocious Youths.—Frederick Hoare and Hugh Marshall, twe youths,- t?W» : jointly charged on the information of Benjamin Meteher, with having, on the 20th inst., stolen four fowls, of the value of 10s, his property. The accused pleaded guilty.— Inspector Mallard asked to be allowed to show what facilities were offered children to dispose of fowls.—Sergeant JSantegan catd that after tracing the stolen fowls to Mi M'Qaaid'sgreen-groceryshoplnjGeprge street he met with a check. Mr M'Quaid refusedlo afford the police information required, and in fact accosted him in such ar manner that witness stated his intention of informing the Bench-wHen the case came on, of his conduct.—lnspector Mallard submitted that it was not proper m citizens to thwart the police in their endeavors to trace crime. When.boys could «teal and dispose'of their ill-gotten gams covertly, ,it was a strong inducement for them to steal.—Robert M'Quaid denied Sergeant Pinnegan's statement, and added that from his thwarting the police he had assisted .them in everyway.—Sergeant Dean cqfto- . borated the statement of Sergeant Finnegah. M'Quaid did not show the willingness ehe would expect from a respectable citizen' in bringing offenders to justice.—The Beiifis considered the police had acted properly, in . mentioning the matter.—lnspector MaUard said that the boy Hoare was eleven years old, and rather wild. His mother, was ;» 1 hard-working, respectable woman, but having to go ont to nurse, could not controlhim. Marshall had never been before the Court on any former occasion.—Hoare was com? nutted to the Industrial School for twelve months; Marshall was discharged with a caution. Matrimonial Jars. Mary Fairbaak summoned her husband Henry Fairbanks settler, Peninsula, for having violently assaulted her on the 19th inst. Mr Hay apr peared for complainant; Mr Aldrich de- - fended.—A mutual arrangement was come to between the parties before the case was entered upon. V Workshop Squabbles.—Thos. J. Foote, an apprentice in Sargood, Son, and Ewen's boot factory, summoned Peter Reynolds, journeyman bootmaker," for assaulting him on tiie 18th inst. Mr E. Cook was for complainant ; Mr Kettle for defendant. Prtn secutor's evidence was to the effect that defendant peremptorily ordered him out of a room, for speaking to a fellow apprentice. Witness asked "who was Defendant thereupon knocked him down and struck him with his fist. He also threw a strap at him. Witness returned the compliment by letting fly a last at Reynolds. Other witnesses gave corroborative evidence far the prosecution. For the defence it ms contended that defendant held the position of overseer over all the boys, and that complainant was notoriously lazy, and Reynolds had only reprimanded him in a reasonable manner for insubordination. He spent a deal of his time in playing pitoh-and-toss, and only earned 12s or 14s a-week, whereas if he was diligent he could earn 40s or 45s.—Defendant, who was allowed' to make a statement, denfed that he had struck complainant, though complainant had struck him.—The Bench could not agree in its decision, and the case was therefore dismissed without prejudice.