From The Cork Examiner, 14 April 1881 - POLICE OFFICE--YESTERDAY. ------------ (Before Messrs. C. J. Dunn and A. Mitchell, R.M.) Two countrymen named John and Thomas Ahern, father and son, were put forward charged with having been drunk on the public street. It appears that the prisoners were found lying helplessly drunk on the public street, and the younger had in his possession at the time the sum of £37 0s 3d. It being the prisoners' first offence, they were fined 5s each. A young man named James Hammel was put forward by Detective Sub-constable Bulmer, charged with being a deserter from the Royal Navy. The prisoner was ordered to be sent down to her Majesty's ship Revenge. Denis Hegarty, Bowling Green-street, was summoned by Head-constable Cantillon for having bought and received into his possession 28 pounds weight of lead, being a less [sic] quantity and weight than as a dealer in old metals he was authorised by law to purchase or receive. The defendant was also summoned for having failed to keep and make an entry in his books of same as to the person from whom same was purchased. Head-constable Cantillon said he proceeded under the 13th section of the Prevention of Crimes Act. He deposed that acting upon information he received of a quantity of lead that was stolen from the warehouse of Messrs. Scott, Patrick's-quay, he went with Mr., Scott to Mr. Hegarty's marine store, Bowling Green-street, and discovered there 28lbs of lead, when the servant said she had purchased it from a woman in the country whose name she said she did not know. The greater part of the lead, which was in four parts, appeared to be newly cut. Mr. Blake, who appeared for the defendant, said he was satisfied to plead guilty to one of the summonses if the other was withdrawn. Head-constable Cantillon refused to adopt this course, as he said he was sure this was the lead that had been stolen from Mr. Scott, and he (the head-constable) said that it was a man had sold the lead instead of a woman as the servant pretended. For the defence Mr. Blake submitted that the lead was bought by the servant in the absence of the defendant. The lead was bought with a quantity of rags, a penny per pound being allowed for them. Mr. Hegarty, who was a respectable man, thought it better to plead guilty to the offence trusting that his good character would have its weight with their worships. Their worships under these circumstances imposed the lightest penalty they could, 10s in each case. ARMS LICENSES FOR THE CITY. Mr. Mitchell announced that the arms licenses for the city would be granted at the County Grand Jury Room at 11 o'clock to-day. Adjourned. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dennis Ahern | Ireland Newspaper Abstracts Acton, Massachusetts | http://www.IrelandOldNews.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -