Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Tuesday 3 November 1896, page 2


ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES,

An old man named Philip Muirhead was charged in the Central Police Court yesterday with an unusual kind of larceny. It appeared that, in consequence of a complaint made at the Criminal Investigation Office, Sergeant Johnston went to a house at Enoggera occupied by a Mrs. Finnemore, and in a room used by the accused found a bag of lump soap, used for scouring purposes, and weighing about 50lb., also a piece of leather, belonging to Mr. Peate. Accused was found by the sergeant in a paddock, and admitted his guilt. He asked permission to cut his throat with a razor, which was promptly taken from him, and the request refused. The policeman was even impervious to Ivy excuse that the leather had been taken to make a wedding present of a pair of tan shoes for a young lady. The poor old man, who looked more a subject for [Dunwich than prison, was remanded till Friday.

In the Central Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Pinnock, P.M., and Mr. J. T. Ball, J.P., seven persons, charged with drunkenness, were discharged. For the same offence Michael Cronin was fined 10s., or twelve hours, James O'Neill and James Boyle, 5s., or imprisonment till the rising of the court, and John Brand 5s., or six hours. Charles Anderson, for using obscene language, was fined £2, or one month. William Taylor, for being drunk while in charge of a horse and cab, was fined £1, or seven days. Teresa Wren, charged with disorderly conduct, was fined £2, or fortyeight hours, and, for obscene language, £2, or fourteen days. For disorderly conductWilliam Moran was fined 5s., or six hours, and Charles Swinson, pleading guilty to obscene language, was fined £2, or seven days.

At the South Brisbane Police Court yesterday, before Mr. W. Harris, J.P., Walter O'Hara, charged with breaking and ent tering a house at Oxley, and stealing a portmanteau, containing clothing the property

of Neal Woods, was remanded till Thurs-' day, after evidence of arrest had been heard. Samuel Griffith, charged with the larceny of a clock, the property of Margaret Sepich, was remanded till next day.