CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4307, 15 December 1876, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Friday, December 15. x (Before A. Mercer, Esq.,. and A. Mollison. Esq., J.P.'s.) J Drtjnk and Disorderly. William Thompson, Charles Kennedy," Donald M'faityre, and John Larkin were each con \ victed of this offence and fined'ss, with the option of a day's imprisonment; John Sini clair, who did not appear when called on j 10s, or forty-eight hours' in' gaol; A|inie Vaughau and Mary O'Leary, LJ), .or-fourteen days' imprisonment.—The latter prisoner was further charged with being a. habitual drunkard. Inspector Mallard said that the practice of the Court hitherto had been to sentence persons convicted of this offence tp three-months' imprisonment, a_nd then, allow them to "commence de novo with their past delinquencies 1 wiped out; but he thought that was not the intention of the Act, whicli empowered Justifies to , convict on each case independently of any previous sentence! This prisoner had previously served a term in gaol for the same offence with which she was now charged, and his opinion was that the law should be held in (errorem oversuch characters.—Miss O'Leary pleaded veher mently for mercy, and said she, was unable to-bear,-more punishment; but the Bench thought'differently, and sent her to h* old thr(§e"mdnthsr ' ~AT third charge against her, .of damaging, .property in the prison cell of the value of 3s was dismissed; Insulting Language. —,James Smith pleaded not guilty" to a Cb'arge of using tbusive language to a railway officer on the sth'November last. Mr StoutrftppeareS for the railway authorities, and stated that if the Bench thought ib would "be better he would-amend the information, and: make it under the YagrairiV Act instead of the railway bye-laws..—The .Bench agreed with Mj* Stout, and the information was amended.— Thomas Mitchell, station-master at Dunedin, testified to the foul language used by accused, and he was Sued 20j ; in default three days'imprißonmeat.

Theft.—Andrew M"~' ■ mRogers wc-" •' . : —wrrnon and Thomas '"- * «««from Sun HWriLfour tumblers mi one otoeki ftine prisoners denied the chaige|||§frs uid wfeMH«ohthat Rogers compajarin of the most notorious proslfeWSKjand his companion Morrison was not much, if any, better. They were both very bad characters, and had been frequently cautioned by tho their lives. —lnspector Mallard e Bench, if they were satisfied as to the guilt of the prisoners, to make an exto three months hara labor. . ANOTHiHi' G*s& rian named-John Young pleaded guilty~to« a, charge of'stealing bttot'i uppers of the vaW of LI 17s, the property of Henry Heath, Georg* street. -He .was] sentenced; to-three menthfl'imprisQumsnt. .*... ; ;, . j