RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Press, Volume XII, Issue 1583, 3 December 1867, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Chbistchubch —December 2. [Before C. C. Bowen, Esq., R.M.] William Halewood was charged with being drunk and disorderly. The constable said the prisoner was making a disturbance at five o'clock in the morning. Prisoner, who had been recently discharged from the Lunatic Asylum, was remanded till Tuesday, to be examined by a medical man as to hia state of mind.

■ ■ ■ ■' ■* Maurice Ford was fined 20s for being drunk and disorderly. Archibald Robinson was charged with beino drunk and ineapuhle. Prisoner, who ',„.„ _._« several times before the Court for drunken, ness, was lined 20*, with 1. warning that if brought up nguin ho would bo severely rl. n H with. ' au

John Johnson was brought up ch.irged with attempting to stab the prosecutor.

Francis Hooper said he was a shopman living in Madras street north. Between on* and two o'clock on tho previous morning h° was in bed, when one of his boarders cam home, and knocked at the door. Ho not of to let him in, and heard _omo one talking _„ the garden. He asked who was there, L. received no answer. Seeing a m an there hi ordered ■•him off, and -on his refusing t 0 co put his hands on him to push him out. IT' resisted, but he (witness) succeeded in piiahinp him into the road. Prisoner put his hand into his pocket and took a knife out. Witness _a tho knife shining, and prisoner was in the act of striking him with it when one of }_ boarders struck him on the hand with a slicf The knife produced was the one. Witn. ' threw him down, and took the knife frorq liitn' After taking the knife from prisoner ha succeeded with assistance in getting'hi'm * the station. He struggled very hard to m away from them. He had had sorao drink but was not drunk. On the way to th* station prisoner threatened to do for him if}. 0 got hold of him agnin. ° By Prisoner—When I saw you in the garden I told you to go away, and you no reply. I let loose a dog, which cataa out and ran down the street.

By tho Bench—Prisoner had the i n tf open before the dog came out. . ... '

H. Everest said ho was a clerk at the Union Bank. He lived at Mr Hooper's. At _- o clock on auntiay morning he was in be--' He heard Hooper challenge a .man in th' garden several times. Hooper asked j_jm what he wantedthere, and he made rtorenlr Hooper then dressed himself, saying h. Ko soon put him out of that. Prisoner and Hooper were struggling together; p.j }oae _ had a knifo in his hand. He heard p.is_n_ t cay to Hooper, that he would do for himand he (witness) struck the prisoner over th. hand with a stick. When we got him down he made two thrusts with tho knifo at hi. (witness's) legs. The knife produced was tlio one they tpok from him. Prisoner struggle^ 3 great deal. He did not appear to 00 drunl and what violence was used to him waa used in self-defence. ■ ■

By prisoner—l did not hear Hooper .ettine the dog on. I did not hear you say that if ha did not take the dog off you would 1180 a knife to it. I should have heard it if you had (aid 80. By the Bench—Prisoner said that whatever was the result of this affair he would do for m another time. . ■. - G. H. Markham , corroborated the last witness's testimony. Sergeant Beattie deposed to being called to arrest prisoner. A knife was handed to him that had been taken from prisoner. At the watch-house prisoner threatened to do for Hooper when he got out. He had the appearance of having been recently drinking, but was not drunk. . * ■ •■ 1 ~-,-.,..-_ The evidence having been read over, prisoner made a statement, in whioh hodftnied having attempted to stab prosecutor. ■■-■.■« He was committed .to the Sqpremo Court for trial.