R. v. Mary ALperr.
Obstructing the French Police in the execution of their duty.
Worship suid that on felday of the week be-Before going into the present charge, his fore last, accused was before the Court and was fined §I'and ordered to pay the costs of summons, Had she conformed to that sentence?
AccusED said she had not the means to d His Worsmr then said that on last Fri she was fined $10, and was allowed three days to pay it in, What lind she done about that cause had done nothing. How could shi do anything? Where was she to get the means of paying the fine?
His Wonsmzr said that he found her before the Court again.
She appeared to him to be either unfortunate, or in lined to give the Police as much trouble as she could.
Acousep applied for a remand, with regard to the present case, in order to enable her to secure the attendance of a man on board the Troquois, who was a material witness.
Worsutr would like first to have some idea of the charge.
Josern Metiicn, sworn, stated—I am a police constable. Yesterday at 9.30 p.m., I received instructions to arrest an American sailor, who was, I was informed, in the accused's hous I knocked at the door of the house, and accused, from a window upstairs, said if I wanted anything to come in, I opened the door, went in and walked upstairs, I found accused sitting down. TI asked if Keefe(theman I wanted) was inthe house. She said, No." Isaid he must be in the and looked: under: the bed and found there, I pulled him out, He was undress He asked for my authority and I showed. to him—the warrant and description, The master-at-arms who accompanied me, but who remained downstairs, was able to identify him. He was quiet, merely remarking that he hadn't yet broken his leave, and began to dress. The accused here interfered, and said I shouldn't take him out of her house. The man was a little the worse
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