RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXII, Issue 1676, 6 August 1892, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Akaroa : Thursday, Aug. 5, 1892. Before Captain Pbeece, Esq., R,M. CIVIL CASE. M. G. Daly v. Jno. Woodill ; claim,, £24 19s 3d. Judgment by default for amount claimed and costs. DISTURBING A CONGREGATION. William Lelievre was charged with creating a Disturbance at the Sulfation Army Barracks on Sunday, 10th July. Mr Clarke appeared for defendant. Joseph Huston deposed that on the evening in question the Salvation Army meeting was disturbed by whistling and kicking tho boards outside the building, caused, he believed, by defendant. William Collett remembered Sunday, 10th of last month. Was a member of the Salvation Array, and wae at church that night. Heard a peculiar noise outside the Barracks whilst service was going on, like a whistle and kicking against the boards. The whistling drew away the attention of the congregation. Have been disturbed by youths of defendant's age pretty frequently, more some time ago than at present. By Mr Cleike— Only heard one whistle distinctly. Patrick Scolly, police constable, deposed that on the evenJDg in question he heard whistling at the Salvation Army Barracks as he was going towards the wharf. At the gate mot some one like defendant, running. A few days after oalled at police station, and offered to pay fine. Said I could not take it, as lie would probably be sued. He said he had whistled with an empty cartridge case. I By Mr Clarke—Could not ewear it was defendant I met running, bat it wae a boy like him.

The Magistrate eeid the case would be dismissed. Defendant had had a narrow escape, and might have been fined £5.