Magistrate's Court.

Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 2, 2 July 1885, Page 2

Magistrate's Court.

-' ' + JHIS DAT. (Before Mr. H. S. Wardell, 8.M.) DBUNK AND DIBOBDBELT. Goorge Taylor was charged with haviug ' been drank, and disorderly in ibo Panama Hotel. -The accused pleaded Guilty to being drunk, but Not Guilty to the disorderly conduct, whioh appeared to havo consisted of his being held down on the floor by two mon. , A fine of 203, or 4 i hoars' imprisonment, wm inflicted. ALLEGED A6BAULT. — -|fi - Eioh&rd Wiokham, a young man, pleaded . NotGoilty to baring aesanlted Eliza Walters yostorday. # Mr? Browa appeared for the« prosecution, and Mr. Gully for the prisoner. Dr. Chilton, Medical Superintendent of the < Hospital, stated that he yestorday examined the complainant, who had sustained a frsc-. ture of two bones above the wrist of the loft*** aim. ThoiDJurieaooaldonlyhavebeen caused by the woman falling on the palm of hor opened hand. Mr. Gnlly applied for a remand fot a week, ai ho had not had time to obtain tho attendance of witnesses for the defence The application was granted, the prison* bern? remanded to Wednesday next bill being allowed in one sur«ty of .£5O. '* r . ALLEGED THBFT. ' 4 Johii B. Jfitob. on «-A.C, waa charged wUi stealing aiu^ercoat and several otfor articles <« rearing apparel, valnsd »t M, 5° Pr°pe/fP r °pe/f of William Eiley, a m.mtor - •*■ p« ? <£«& F^ C9> at P rcS6nt BtationTd r a - -Tho l^" 611 v — tor 4^

prisoner a pair of trousors and a vobt on tho 26th nit., whioh he got hook ; but ho did not subsequently lend tho acouaed any articles of clothing. Maurico Cohen, pawnbrokor, stated that tho prisonor pledged an overcoat with him oa tho 29th June last for o's, and on' tho samo ovouing ho returned and sold the plodge tiokot for 2a. Deteotivo Campboll piovod tho arront of the prisonor, who at that tirao wns woaring tho stolon vest and trousers. Prisouor told the detective that ho bad boirowod tho clothes from Ei'ey. i The accu.-od, in hid defence, said that he had 'no idoa ot stealing tbo clothes ; ho had morely pawned tho coat becauso ho was short of moiioy. Ho expaotod to havo lfeceivod JSS that day from Christchuroh, when )io intended tt have released the coat. Tho Bench sent tho prisoner to gaol fer ouo month with hard labour. CIVIL CABKB. Judgment for plaiiriff was given in tho followiug : - Januw Jtoid v. Wi'longhby Bransoy, £18 Is. in tho oaso of S. E. Dransfield v. John Fullor, M 10 i, a. verdict waa givou for tho defendant.