MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 43, 19 August 1884, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

* This Dat (Boforo Mr. H. S. Wardoll, R.M.) DISORDERLY CONDOCT. Thomas Ferrittor, a well-known oharaoter, was bronght up on a oharge of having conducted himsolf in a disorderly manner in the Post Office Hotel yosturday afternoon. James Smith, liconsee-of tho hotol, and Constable Roach proved the case, and the j defondant, who was only released from gaol yostorday, was fined ss, or ordered to undergo 24 hours' imprisonment. j DRUNKENNESS. Ellon M'Cann, alias Boylo, was fined 20s for this offence. Thomas Ferritter was mulotod in a penalty of ss. FOUL CHIMNETS. Eobort Paintor, steward of tho Hospital, was charged with having permitted one of the ohimnoys of that institution to tako firo. Tho dofendant admitted that suoh an occurronco had takon place, bnt denied that he was the person responsible. His Worship, after loot : ng at the regulations under which the Hospital is oondnoted, hold that tho defondant was responsible, and fined him 10s and costs. John Ltuio, of Thorndon Quay, was mnloted in a penalty of 20s and costs "or a similar broach of tho city by-laws. ILL-TBEATING DUMB ANIMALS. John Norman was ohargod with having illtreated a horse on tho 11th instant. Sergt. Price proved that on the day in question the animal was employ 1 by the defendant to cart timber, although it was suffering from an oil wound under the saddle. A fino of 30s aud coats was inflicted. Patriok Daloy plraded Not Guilty to a similar ohargo. He wjs defended by Mr. Shaw. The evidence called by tho polioe showed that the acoused had hit tho animal over the head with tlw butt ond of a whip booause it was unable to pull a heavy load over somo olayoy ground. Tho dofenco sot up was that the horse had been merely Btruolc a few tirao3 with a very light whip. His Worship infliotod a fine of Is and coßt3. BAD LANGUAGE. Louisa Williams pleaded Not Guilty to a chargo of having made use of obscene language in Cambridge-road, on the 11th. She was defended by Mr. Gordon Allan. Horace Baker, of Baker Bros., deposed to having heard the aooused apply vile epithets to him, booause he asked her not to quarrel with a neighbour. A fino of 10s and costs was imposed. Williams was farther oharged with the committal of a similar offence on the 12th. instant. Sho pleaded Not Guilty. Evidence having been taken, his Worship dismissed tho caso. Charles Sewell, the reputed husband of the defendant in the two previous cases, was also oharge 1 with having used obscene language on tho 12th. Tho oase was proved, and the dofendant was fined 10a and costs. Frederick Arnold pleaded not guilty to a oharge of having made use of obscene language within the hearing of passer«-by in a lane off Tory-street on the loth instant. Mr. Shaw appcarod for the aocused. George Bowrmg and John Winter gavo evidence to tho effect that they had heard the defendant striking his wife in bis own bouse, and calling her a b . His Worship dismissed the information. The hoaring of a similar ohargo preferred against Ar-nie Btown was adjourned until to-morrow* BREACHES OJ 1 THE CITT BT-LAWS. For having allowed horses to wander at large, Soo Low and Joseph Lowry were eaoh fined 5s and costs. Wm. Adams was charged with having allowed a horse to remain unattonded in Willis-street on tho 13th. Ho pleaded Not -Guilty. The oase was dismissod, the evidence showing that the boy who had released tho animal from the publio pound had givon the name of Wm. Adams instoad of that of the real owner. A BOW IN COUBTENAT PLACK. Jamos Smith and Frederick Arnold denied having oonduoted themselves in Conrtenay Place on Tuesday evening last in a manner calculated to oreate a breach of the peace. Mr. Shaw appeared for Arnold. J. R. Gibbons, a roportor on the staff of tho Evening Post, and John Lovell, a hairdresser, gave ovidence absolving defendant Smith, and he was discharged. Smith's evidenoe was then givon against Arnold, who was fined 20s and costs.