MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2542, 26 February 1869, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

♦ CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday, Feb, 25, (Before C. C. Bowen, Esq.. R.M., and Chas J. Harper, Esq,) Drunkenness.—John Taylor, in custody, was cliarg. d with having been drunk and incapable iiist night. He admitted the offence, and being In's flr<t appearance, he was discharged «ith a caution. Breach of the I'eacb.—Dennis Ryan was bn tight up for this offence From the evtfenn- piven, it appeared that prisoner was the thin! person concerned in the disturbance which originated in the Golden Fleece Hotel on Saturday evening last The fight between bimsell and the man named Cranes was proved, hut it wits also shown that, like the latter, he had been urged on to it by Montgoyin. The bench, regarding the offence in jMs light, hut reprimanding prisoner for wing kept out of the way, so that a warrant for hiii apprehension had to be issued, only unpoEed a fine of 20s, and witnesses expenses. Violent Assault Robert Henry Kobin•on, in custody, was charged with having violently assaulted a woman named Boyet, *itli whom he had been cohabiting some time tack. The evidence given in support of the esse went to show that complainant, who J IT « on the Lincoln Road, whs sitting in a "lemi's house latt night, wnui primmer went in and wanted her to go to her own house, Jiut she decline" I, and told him to go back to the Halswell Mill where he bad been wnrk,n fv He refused, and said he would make "w do so, or carry her across, He then seized Iter, and when she wou'd not go, struck *OQ kicked tier severely. He afterwards took * Pin in his hand, and complainant, when Prisoner was arreted by Sergt. Jeffrey, told we latter that he threatened to shoot her *"h it. _ She also (old him that prisoner had o«n livini; upon her some time bnck, and the disturbance originated from his wanting to *j so again, which she would not accede to. "hen -ergt. Jeffrey went to the house he l0 "nd complainant's face bleeding, and prij°»n at first held the door and refused to let ] I in. Prisoner admitted the offence, butdeJ 1 ™ wanting to live on complainant again, «je was in f u il work at the Halswell Flux u "i »nd had no necessity to do so. In exRation ot his conduct tie pleaded intoxicn'°?i »nd hoped the Bench would deal enientiy with him, under a promise not to be °™|y." f sui'h conduct again. He was in a |"°l situation, and might lose it. if he were ."g absent from work. His Worship said 'Ration could not for a moment beadkind U8 an exi ' use for an aßßault of thftt <•■ A long sentence would, under ordinary 'Mnwiancts, be passed in such a case, but prisoner had evidently been steady at i!'.™ Rnme t'nie past and promised to 4 , d ' " e would only be committed to seven j, 8 "nprisonment at hard labour. 5 S j ArtLE ' REsPASB.-John Love was fined lata ' ,trn " ttil| g a cow and calf to wander at t&°\ ttlß S '' u,h town belt, and 10s for a ac °of the Railway Offences Ordinance,

by permitting the,"same cattle to stray on to the railway liiiea:'' !l0 " R «'' : '^ ,i

RBEACBEB OF THE POLICE ORDINANCE.— John Wright was fine I lbs for permitting eight head of cattle to wander "at large on the Lincoln road. James Rosser was charged with having used abusive and threatening language towards James Crowley. Accused' admitted having used the word " swindler" in talking to complainant, but pleaded that he waß slightly in liquor, and urged that he had no ill will against the complainant, The Bench, taking this view ol the case, only imposed a penalty of 10s. Assault.—H. B. Huddlestone was summoned for having violently assaulted a boy named David Patten, about ten years of auc, The charge whb admitted, but great and frequent provocation was pleaded in defence. Complainant was stated to have continuously annoyed accused and his family, both personally and by driving away and harassing sume ducks belonging to them. The Bench dtemed that, even admitting provocation, accused had no right to tike the law into his own hands, but ought to have laid an information with the police. He would be fined 10s, and if he was subject to any sucb treatment again as that he had complained of, he would certainly be justified in bringing complainant before the Bench. Transfkk of License.—The license of the Rising Sun Hotel, Caledonian Road, was transferred from C. F. Hal'am, bankrupt, to James Stevenson. Civil Cases, Judgment for full amount and costs was given in the following cases ;—Spreydon Koad Board v. James Todd, 18s 9d; Lawfon Crowther v. Edwin Bennett, £3 lis lOd; James Hoper v. Harold Palmer, £2 6s; Hobhs and Sons v. the same, £4 8s 6d, In the case cf the Spreydon Road Board v. James Thompson, claim of £2 lfis 6d for rates, judgment was given for £2 7s 6d, the plaintiff to pay costs.