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City P olice Court*
To-PAT.
[Boforo the Police Magistrate (Mr W.
Tarlfiton), and Mr E. T. Boyce.-J.P.]
Breach of U lalth Act.—Joseph Hawkes
^was charged by the Town Clerk with having
/committed a breach of the Health Act.
Mr U. JI. Crisp (Messrs Crisp and Crisp)
appeared for tho defendant, and applied
an adjournment ot tbo case in consequci
of his client having met with a sevaccident.
Mr Russell Young (Messrs
Young nnd Butler) appeared for th
CorjKDralion. Tho case was adjourned for
Stkalino Road M etal.—Arthur Barker
and James Smith wero charged with h
stolen a quantity of road metal on tho 2nd
November hist, tho property of the Corporation
of Hobart, from tho quarry ‘
<v>ueen’e Domain. The defendants elected
to 1x3 tried by tbe Bench, nnd both pleaded
not guilty. Mr D. H. Crisp apjiwired for
defendants, and Mr Pedder prosecuted.
Constable Smith stated that about 4
o'clock on the morning of tho day named
to tho information he saw accused in th
quarry. Barber was wheeling a burro’
load of broken metal from ono heap to
another, nnd Smith was squaring tho
heap of metal up from which Barker had
been taking tho stono. Witness, addressing
Barker, naked him what he was doing
removing the stone, nnd Smith replied that
the heap of metal from which the
been taken was measured. Tiio witness
then went for Constable Coates to assist
him iu taking the accused to the watchhouse.
Cross-examined: Barker was no1
shovelling up loose motel, but was taking
it from the heap that had been measured.
Constable W. Turbot gave corroborative
evidence, adding that Barker Qajd to
him, “ It won’t happen again, sir.”
Constable L. Coates, of the Territorial
Police, residing at Glebe Town,
stated that on tbe morning of the 2nd
inst., between 4 and 5 o'clock, Constable S.
Smith reported te him that somo men bad
been removing metal in the quarry in the
Queen’s Domain. Witness accompanied
Constable Smith to (he quurry, nnd there
foqnd tlio two defendants in tho company
of Constable Turbot. The latter said tbe
accused liad been stealing stone, aud askod
wituo66 to assist in taking them to ths
watchhouse. He described tbe conditiop
of the heap of mete) from which tbo stone
had been taken ns related by the twe
previous witnesses. George Loaronn, Corporation
overseer at tho quarry, said that
lie supplied the men employed there with
tools from 5 o’clock in tbo luorning until
o'clock in the evoning. It was hie duty
also to measure tho metal and brand it
afterwards. On the uorniu^ njeptjonod,
from iofonn&tiop rooi-lvcd, he looked at
heap of metal which had been broken by .
man named Bradley, measured and paid
for, and found that it had been tampered
with. Witness subsequently measured the
heap of metal and found about £yds
missing. I t was net p«ua) for men
to work ai, tits ‘ quarry before 6
o’clock Tii tho morning. For the defence
tho accused, Arthur Barker, gave evident
He stated that h? di<l pot steal the metal,
hut merely picked up same loose Ste&os.
Thj Police Magistrate 5 Row be very careful
what yon me saying. I will give you
the opportunity of considering what you
now say. Is tho evidence of tho constables
deliberately falHo that you took
tho metal from one heap and put it
on the other ? Accused: It is. The
other defendant, James Smith was then
placed in the hot. His reason forbeing
found on tbe quarry so early in the
morning was that tbo day being measuring
day ho wrb desirous of having some
extra metal br^ke^- The Bench sail there
u doubt of defeudantB’ guilt, and it
double fraud because the Corporation
had paid for the racial ouca. The accused
would be committed to the gaol for one
month with h v d lpbar. The Police
Magistrate, addressing Mr Fodder,said the
matter could not rest whoro it was, because
either the man Barker or tho constablna
hod committed rank perjury.
Breach op tux EnpcA-fiaN Aor.—John
Horlieri ^na fined’ & for noglocting to
Comply with tho Education Act. Similar
charges against Margaret Johnson, Thomas
Hewin, and Robert nytno wore adjourned
for a work. ' ^ ^ “
Laucrnc.—Gabriel Ariel, a hawker,
as charged with having stolen a lady's
»reoy, the 'property of Messrs Q. and
. Bailor^ of Collins street. Accused
leaded not guilty. Robert Williams, a
alesman in tbe employment of tbe ilrm,
tated th at defendant came to tho wareon
tbe 10th inst., and having made
purohuos waited until biq bill was t
made out. When witness returned with the
bill be was attracted by the appearance ot
defendant's trousers pocket, and ou beiig
requested to show what be had there,
defendant produced a lady’s jersey. A
coustable was then called, and deiendant
given in cUargo. Constable Lennon
deposed to being called into Solicre’ premises
to take the defendant in charge on
the day in question. The Bench sentenced
the accased to 24 days’ imprisonment.
Mainienance. — Thomas Weavers,
fisherman, was charged with failing to
support his family. Defendant announced
his willingness to co&tribnte £ 1 towards
tbo maintenance of his wife and family of
eix children. The offer of defendant was
accepted by the Court, and an order modi
accordingly.
The Court then rose.
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