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Evening Post, Volume XXII, Issue 122, 22 November 1881, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT.

*. This' Dat. rii<Be£ore 'Messrs. E. Hardoastle, 8.M., and at* . X Baker, J.P.) •"■'"'' ' •' DBTTNKENNEBS. * 1 John M'Carfchy, for thiß offonce, waß fined 'ss, with the usual alternative. ~t ALLEGED CBCELIT TO 6HEEP. James Gear, for whom Mr. Buckley appeared, was charged with causing certain ■ > sheep to be conveyed in snoh a manner as to subject them to unnecessary suffering. James Burns, custodian of the Star Boating Club, deposed that on the morning of the 11th instant, while at the Wellington railway - .station, he saw three tracks containing sheep. Zach truck contained between 40 and 50 sheep, which "appeared to have been thrown in any way — the dead among the living." ■ Some were lyincr on their books ; some with their legs over tho side. Chief Detective Browne — And the strong ones trampling on the weak P Mr. Burns— Well, in this par- - tionlar truck there were none trampling ; i there were nene strong enough to stand up • Detective Browne — Did you consider the treatment cruel ? Witness— l certain y did sir. Three sheep dying and a dead one * lying at the top does not look very nice. - Mr. Sdward Fielder, Constable Kirton, and Mr. Arthur Holmes were also examined for .'the prosecution. Mr. Phillip Pain, station- ••■ 'master, said there was nothing unusual or \ 'improper in the manner in which they were . placed in the trucks. There were 160 sheep, which had just arrived by ship, and these were divided among four trucks. If he had seen «ny .[cruelty he would have stopped it. For the defence, Mr. Joseph Beale (Mr. Gear's partner) stated that the sheep oame ■ from Wanganui in the s.s Stormbird ; they " arrived in a very bad condition. Twenty or thirty were dead, and about the same number were nearly bo. He thought it would be oruel to drive them down to Petoni, their destination; ro he packed them in trucks, 1 the dead ones being at the bottom. It was to his interest to get the sheep down in as sound a condition as possible. No cruelty was displayed in the pactfng. Mr. A. G.. Johnson, Inspector of Nuisances, deposed that every, care was shown in putting the. sheep into the trucks, and Captain Diokqr .stated that the voyage had been an ua-f->f -> usually. eevare one. The Bench dismissed t 'the information, stating that the Buffering had evidently arisen from what happened _4*riox-to-lhe--sheep coming into the hands of HEBBEItT-STBEET. John Brazil and Mary Anne M'Gregor, oharged with using indecent language in Herbert-street, were each fined .£5, in default a month's imprisonment. j '^ . . BT-LAW CASES. ' ' ' For allowing their animals to wander, several offenders ware fined as follows:— Eobert Sutoliffe, 5s and 143 costs ; Terence Gormley, 15s and 93 costs. .„' On a charge of neglecting to keep a light - after sunset on a certain boarding at the .corner of lambton Quay and Grey-street, B. Haughton was fined 10s and 7s costs. £. Biddiford, for driving round a street ..corner at more than a walking paoe, was . and 7s costs. AH UNHAPPY COUPIJB. Louisa Daniels appeared against her hus- ■ band, Edward Daniels, with a view to obtain a protection order and the exclusive custody - 'of her three children. The order was granted, and the defendant ordered to contribute 103 - per week towards his family's support. THE JANS ANDEESON. Edward Bishop, an articled seaman belonging to the Jane Anderson, was oharged oh two separate informations with assaulting the captain, Jacob Eckaoff, on Sunday night, and disobeying his lawful commands. He was sentenced to 17 days' hard labour— l 4 for the aseault, and 3 for disobedience.