MAGISTERIAL.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7253, 8 March 1889, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday, March 7. [Before C. Whitefoord, R.M., and R. Westenra, J. P., Esqs.] Drunkenness.—John Phillpot Curran was charged with being drunk and disorderly at Christchurch Railway Station, with resisting Constable Kelly, and with assaulting the station master. At about 4 p.m. on Wednesday the accused came on the railway platform. He was drunk, was not going In the train, and behaving himself in a noisy manner was removed by Constable Kelly. He returned in a few minutes more disorderly than before. Mr Pilkington, the stationmaster, requested him to leave, but he refused. Mr Pilkington then put his hands on him to remove him, when accused grappled with him and both fell, the stationmaster receiving an abrasion of the skin on his forehead, either by striking the coping or from a kick by the accused. A porter then came up with Constable 'Kelly, who took accused in charge, and in doing so received a severe bite in the thumb. Accused, who had also bitten a constable while being searched at the lockup, no* said that he did not remember anything about the affair. He was fined 5s for being drunk, i>l for resisting the police, and £2 for the assault on the station master, or, in default, fourteen days' imprisonment. Mary Ann Douglas and another woman, a first offender, were fined each os, or in default the usual alternative. Crra, Cases. —Judgments went for plaintiffs ty default with costs in Linwood Town Board v Reid, £2 3s 10d ; Bridges v Ryan, £13 4s; and Walters and Co. v Davis, £8 18s 7d. Bridge v Hamill and Bowick v Baldwin were adjourned till March 14th. Blackburn v Gillard, claim £2 17s on judgment summons. The defendant agreed to pay 10s within fortyeight hours, balance at 5s per week; in default fourteen days imprisonment.

ASHBURTON. Thursday, March 7. [Before C. A. Wray, Esq., R.M.] Neglected Children. — Three girls named Moore, aged respectively four, eight, and twelve years, were brought up as neglected children. It was shown that the mother was ill and in a destitute state, and the father did not earn sufficient to keep the family. An order was made committing the unfortunate children to Burnham. Assaulting a Bailiff. —Thomas Dwyer was charged with assaulting A. M. Pearson, Bailiff of the Court, while in the execution of his duty; also with using threatening language. Mr Caygill appeared for the complainant, Mr Wilding for the defendant. Mr Wilding said that he had advised his client to plead guilty, and thought a severe reprimand from the Bench, and the infliction of a nominal penalty, would meet the case. The case had arisen out of a dispute oyer some horses, no less than three different parties having claimed the animale. No violence had been used, and Dwyer having been locked up for some time had already been punished. Mr Caygill said his client had no desire to be vindictive. The civil proceedings out of which the matter rose had been settled, and he had no wish to press the case. At the same time he wished it to be understood that the bailiff of the Court must be protected in the execution of his duty. The Magistrate said he would like it to be known that the bailiff could not be assaulted with impunity, and any one interfering with the bailiff while in the execution of his duty was liable to a heavy fine. A nominal penalty of os was imposed. Civil Cases.— J. Russell v J. Stewart, claim £3 3s sd. Mr Cuthbertson for plaintiff, Mr Crisp for defendant. The case was partly heard at a previous sitting of the Court, and was now further adjourned for a week. Creighton v Taylor, claim £115s. Judgment by default. AMBERLLY. Thursday, March 7. [Before J. Innes and J. S. Woodhouse, Esqa.j Trespass.—W. Lake was fined 5s and costs for allowing a horse to wander at large. Civil Case.—M. Morris v J. Pilcher, claim £9 5s ; judgment by default. Slaughtering Licenses. —Slaughtering licenses were granted to A. McLean, of Sefton, and J. Cameron, Balcairn.