POLICE COURT.-Friday. (Before A. W. Bast, Esq, J.P, and J.c. Buckland. Esq. J.P)

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 3887, 5 February 1870, Page 6

POLICE COURT.-Friday. (Before A. W. Bast, Esq , J. P , and J.c. Buckland. Esq. J.P)

Drunkenness. — The following persons were fined the usual amount for the abovementioned offerice :— R. Sullivan, G. Jackson, John Mason, E. McGlone, W, Parker, Caroline Williams, .Annie White, and M. Beattison. Eliza Lestrange, it being her second offence, W39 fined 10s.; and Michael Lynott, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 20a. and costs. Threatening Language and Assault. — Annie Southwell oharged her hushand with putting her in bodily fear and assaulting her, and he was order* d to find two sureties of £25 each to kee^ the peace for ohree months, or be imprisoned for three months. Assault. — George Rowley waa charged by A. Fernandez with this offence. There being no appearance of either party, the case wtw dismissed. Violent Assault. — John and Thomaa Lupton were brought up on this charge. The case is no doubt familiar to our reader* from its having been postponed in consequence of the inability of the prosecutor to attend from severe illness. — Mr. Commissioner Naughton watched the prosecutor's case, and Mr. Hesketh appeared for the defendants. — W. Brunkhard, the prosecutor, deposed that he knew the prisoners, and that on the day in question John Lupton (one of the prisoners) went to the Eden Vine Hotel, and, after aggravating him very much, he (the prosecutor) was forced to push him out of the house. A short time afterwards he returned with others and violently assaulted witness, knocking him down and kicking him till he waa insensible. Witness had been confined to his bed for some time, and was still far from recovered. He had been attended by I Jr. Marshall. — The prosecutor was very severely cross-examined by Mr, Hesketh ; but, however, his evidence, was very clear and straightforward, a,nd could not be shaken. Galbraith, $he proprietor of the Eden Vine Hotel, corroborate^ fco,e prosecutor's statementinallthema^erial points.~ Jqseph ll^vis 1 a.lap gave' ajmilar evidence. — Dr. Marshall was 'also' examined a3 to the injuries inflicted, which he stated were, severe. — Joseph Harris swore to seeing the, assault committed, defendant John Lupton. having kicked complainant severely whilst "he was lying on the ground. — For the defence, Mr. Hesketh called Henry Eaton and — • Ferguson, who endeavoured to show that complainant wa8 the party in fault. He then addressed the Bench, with a view to discrediting the evidence for the prosecution, and contending that complainant was really thfl person in fault. — The Bench held the charge to have been fairly proved, and ordered John Lupton to pay a fine of £10, including coata, or to be imprisoned for two months with h$rd labour, and Thomas Lugton tQ pay a fine p.f £5, including costs,' or to be imprisoned fo^ one month with' hard labour. — The Court rose at 4.30 p.m.

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