Magistrate's Court.

Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 103, 29 October 1888, Page 3

Magistrate's Court.

♦ This Day. (Before Mr. H. W. Robinson, R.M.) DBUNKKNNEBB. Henry Duncan was fined 10s. with the alternative of 24 hours' imprisonment for drunkenness, and was allowed a week in which to pay the fine. ItiMtOiXLY OK PREMISES. Thomas Gardner, who was at 12.30 on Saturday arrested for being illegally npon the premises of Arthur W»lker, in Turnbullstreet, appeared to answer to the oharge. The aoonied admitted the offence, bat, as the matter was not pressed, his Worship dismissed him with a caution. MAINTBNANCB ORDERS. Stephen Maskery, against whom a complaint had been made by Elizabeth Hart that he had refused to maintain his illegitimate child, did not appear to answor the charge, and his Worship therefore adjourned the hearing of the case until to-morrow, to •How of further evidence being obtained. In the case preferred by Elizabeth Clark against William Alexander Clark, who was charged with having failed to comply with a maintenance order made some time by the Court, an adjournment was granted by the Court until to-morrow, the defendant wishto oonsult a solioitor. MARRIED WOMAN'S PROTECTION ORDER. His Worship made an order against William Chapman that he should contribute a sum of 15s per week towards the support of' his family, the first payment to be made on the sth November. A married woman's property protection order with the exclusive custody of the children, which was applied for by defendant's wife, was also granted by the Court. A neighbours' quarrel. An existing difference between two residents of Wadestown was ventilated in a aoriea of oases. The first was in the shape of a oomplaint made by Stewart Morton against three small lads named John, Alfred, and Frederiok Larkin, who he accused of having assaulted him on the 18th October last. The assault was said to have arisen oat of » dispute as to the right to graze cows upon certain property, and Morton aooused the boys of having thrown stones, &c, at him and struck him with etioks. The defendants denied the oharge in toto, and His Worship, after hearing the evidence, dismissed the case, ordciing the complainant to pay the costs. Stewart Morton , the complainant in the former aotion , was then charged with having, on the 28th of October, made use of inanltwg and abusive language towards Sarah Larkin. The case was proved, and the defendant was ordered £0 keep the peace for one month, on his own

rccognizanco in a sum of £10. A fnrther ohargo against tho defendant of having assaulted John Larkin of the 25th October was withdrawn. Mr. Skerrptt appeared for Mr. Larkin, and Mr. Cathro for Mr. Morton. ALLEGED ASSAULT. A char'go of assault preferred by William Short against Henry Sullivan, licensee of tho National Hotel, was dismissed.