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POLICE COURT.
TUESDAY, MAY 28..
(Before W. Gunn, Esq., P.M , and Charles
Nichols, Esq., J.P.)
larceny.-Wm. Jones alias Johnson was
charged on warrant from Campbell Town on
the 24th August with having stolen a whip,
the property of Darby Whelan.' Remanded
to Campbell Town for one week.
Larceny.-1lfary Ann M'Neil pleaded
guilty to the charge of having stolen a metal
tray, on the 27th May, the property of Pat
rick Rico. Prisoner had two ohildren in her
charge. The presiding Magistrate, Mr.
Gunn, said he did not know what to do with
prisoner. She was one of those wanton
wretches who would sooner rot in the gaol
than earn an honest living outside. Her
children had been taken from her on a former
oa casion on her promising to go to work;
but instead of doing so she went cohabiting
and getting more. Sentence : To be impri
soned and kept to hard labor for six months.
Larceny.-Mary Ann Rawlings was
charged with having stolen a black silk
mantle, the property of Mary Ann Davis.
Prosecutor and prisoner were of the Dame
Quickly and Doll Tear Sheet fraternity, and
had been living together. Prosecutor posi-
tively swore to the cape as her property, and
said she had never authorised anyone to take
it away. Prisoner in defence said that prose-
cutor had given her the cape as compensation
to her for board and residence. But Sub-
Inspector Sullivan said that when he arrested
prisoner she denied that the cape had never
belonged to prosecutor. Sentence: To be im-
prisoned and kept to hard labor for one
month.
Unlawfully Threateninq.---Susannah Mar-
tha Taylor v. Catherine Howard, for unlaw-
fully threatening complainant on the 23rd.
Mr. Rocher appeared for defendant. There
was great contrariety of evidence in this case,
and the Benth dismissed it, cautioning de.
fendant. Costs to stand nas they are.
Assault.-Chas Morgan v. John Barry.
Complainant alleged most solemnly that on
the night of the 17th May "a load knocking
came to his door," and on opening it he saw
several boys standing outside. The defen
dnt threw a quantity of stuff in his face
which proved to be Epsom salts, and then ran
away. 'Ihe other boys complainant did not
re:ognise, but lie way positive as to dofen
dent's identity. Wm. Smith, however, a
p)articeps criminis, asserted with a smiling
fice that defendant had nothing to do with
the allair, but that he and three other boys
did the thing complained of for the sake of
"a lark." John Parr and Henry Curry also
deposed to defendant having been at the
gymnasium at the time when the assault was
alleged to have taken place. In the face of
this the Bench could do nothing but dismiss
the case; but Mr. Gunn warned the boys who
vere present thnt the Superintendent would
ratch some of them in the act, and then there
would be no proving an alibi.
Wilful Damage.-Henry Reading v. Mary
Ann Malcolm, for having on the 7th May
wilfully and maliciously broken a window
sash and two panes of glass in the house of
complainant. The case was proved and de
fendant ordered to pay a fine of 5s. and 5s.
damage. In default to be imprisoned for
seven days with hard labor.
Larceny.-Mary Edwin, an old woman,
was sentenced to six months' imprisonment,
to be kept to hard labor, for having stolen a
cloth cape the property of Thos. M'Enroe, on
the 25th May.
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