CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4269, 1 November 1876, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Wednesday, November l. (Before A. Mercer, Esq,, and T. Birch. Esq.,J.P.’s.)

Charlotte Frederick, rah old offender, was fined L 3, or fourteen days’ imprisonment. * Vagrancy.— lsabella Wbite was charged, on her own admission with being a vagrant. Little or nothing was known against' prisoner, and the case was adjourned for One week. *

A Caiusmss Cabman.—The case against William Carey, adjourned from yesterday was heard, and the evidence of Stafford another cabman, was taken. He stated Carey caused the obstruction in King street, but he could not remember the language used. Carey was fined 10s and costs for blocking the road, and tho charge of pro* yoking language was dismissed. Theft. Robert Edmonds was charged mthhavmg stolen a bottle of whisky, value vr , the Gl °be Hotel on the 20th ult Mr Cook appeared for accused—Ann: Diamond, proprietress of the Globe Hotel deposed that accused was a boarder in the house, and bore a good character. Did not sell prisoner any Dunville’s whisky that bfr Cook: Served accused that night with about a dozen drinks. He was with two others—James MTlroy mid a boarder—and they were all drinking ginger beer, peppermint, &o. Tin y were perfectly sober, and had only ono glass of spirits in the house. They went away, but returned about one o clock. Saw them in the bar and sent a man named Higgins to see what they wanted.—John Doule deposed that he and a boarder at the blobe. Went into the bar at twelve o’clock on the night m question with accused and “If (MTlroy), and saw accused take a bottle hke the one produced from the shelf and hide it under his coat,—By Mr Cook • Afterwards saw the bottle and accused in my betooom.—By Sub-inspector Mallard: Edmonds made one attempt to take the bottle, but Higgins interrupted him: the second attempt was successful. I did not remonstrate. James MTlroy saw accused take the whisky and “plant” the bottle in the kitchen. By Mr Cook: Identiry the bottle as the one he handed to the police; but cannot swear it was the one took from the shelf.-John Higgins saw Dome, 'MTlroy, and accused in the bar that night.—Detective Henderson deposed to having arrested the accused, and found part 01 a capsule of a Whisky bottle on him.— Mr Cook addressed the Bench on behalf of Edmonds, arguing that he was not guilty of theft, but the whole affair was evidently the result of a bit of a “lark.” Others were vnth accused, and all were equally to blame. He called Joseph Baxter, of the Pier Hotel to give evidence as to Edmonds’s character • but he (witness) knew nothing particularly good of him.—John Hayden gave accused a good character.—The.Bench took a lenient view of the’case, and discharged the prisoner with a reprimand.