CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4290, 25 November 1876, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Saturday, November 25. (Before T. Birch,' Esq., and C. Flexman, Esq., J.P.'s.) Drunkenness.—Robert Wignia, who was represented as a worthless fellowj addicted to unposing on the Good Templars by joining the Order and getting drunk on the money furnished by the members, was fined L 5, in default fourteen daya' imprisonment; Hugh M'Dermott, ss, or twenty-four hours'. Obscene Language. Malcolm Carmichael was charged with being drunk in Machin's right-of-way, and with using obscene language. Prisoner thought that the matter ought to be overlooked, seeing that he had got into queer quarters.—For being drunk he was lined ss, and was merely cautioned on the other charge. Illegally on the Premises.—Henry Vezey, fishmonger, was charged with being mega'ly on the premises of Mrs Kettle, at Royal Terrace, yeeteiday morning.—lnspector Mallard stated that the case had been adjourned from yesterday fori Mrs Kettle s appearance, but that lady was not present.—The Bench commented on Mrs Kettle's non-appearance, and further adjourned the charge till Monday, in accordance with an application by the police, in order that she might appear. Assault.—Harry Johnson was charged, on remand, with beating and wounding Joseph Edwards at Dunedin, thereby occasioning him grievous bodily barm. Mr F. R, Chapman defended.—lnspector Mallard stated that from inquiries he made from Dr. Yates at the Hospital yesterday it appeared that the man Edwards had never been in actual bodily harm, consequently an indictable offence would not he against the pri-"' soner. The police heard that the man had been violently thrashed and taken to the Hospital, and on making inquiries into the matter deemed it necessary to have the prisoner apprehended. It now appeared that the man had received a severe thrashing, but as he had not been in actual bodily fear he (the Inspector) asked that the present information be withdrawn, and the accused charged with common assault.—This was accordingly done, and prosecutor stated that on the 15th inst. he went to the house of a Mrs Durie, at Kensington, where Johnson lived. Johnsoncalled him into the house, and on his going inside said-thatihe had had it in for him for a long time. Witness said, " Surely you won't strike a man with only one arm." Johmon thereupsn severely assaulted him, occasioning him wounds which necessitated his detention in the Hospital for eight days.—Alice M'Beth, a little Sri, stated that she saw Edwards on the ensington road on the morning in question with his face covered with blood.—The de fendant's version of the affair was simply a refutation of the principal evidence given by the prosecutor, who, he alleged, had threatened "to gut Mm" with a knife.—The i3ench considered the assault could not be justified, and the defendant was ordered to pay a fine of L 5 or suffer one month's imprisonment. Toll Charges.—William O'Connell was summoned for a breach of the Tolls Ordinance in charging Thomas Fairley, carter, Is toll, instead of 6d, for a horse and dray, on the 18th inst. The evidence showed that the collector at the Hillside toll had received Is and refused to give back the change, being under the impression.that Fairley owed him 6d from the previous day. The Bench exonerated the collector from any intention to impose on the complainant, but held that the Act had been contravened, and ordered a fine of 10s, with costs, amounting altogether to L2 7s 6d to be paid.