MAYOR’S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3083, 6 January 1873, Page 2

MAYOR’S COURT.

This Day. (Before his Worship the Mayor.)

DRUNKENNESS. Edward Williams was fined 10s, or forty : eight hours’ imprisonment. Elizabeth Edwards, who was charged with conducting herself in a disorderly manner in Bond street, on Saturday night, denied the soft impeachment, and said she was looking for the steamer Samson, having been engaged by Captain Edie as stewardess. It was unkind, she said, of the policeman to walk her off. In answer to the Bench, the police said she had been several times before the Court. Prisoner: But then I came on bu-iness. She was fined 40?, or a week’s imprisonment. A STRANGE VISITOR. Eugene De Berg, who was found in snug occupation of a bedroom at Government House, on New Year’s Eve, was charged with being illegally on the premises. When asked to give an account of himself, he said he was in the “horrors” on the night in question; that he fancied Government House was attacked, and ran there fur his bare life ; that he did not go there with any felonious intent, and was sorry for what had happened. He was discharged with a caution. THE MO KAY PLACE SHOOTING CASEThomas Ryan, ex-sergeant of police, was charged with having at Dunedin, on the 4th inst.. shot one James Farrell with intent to kill and murder him. The accused was undefended.

Nub-Inspector Mallard mentioned that Farrell was unable to attend in consequence of his wound ; but he (the Inspector) would produce sufficient evidence to justify him in asking for a remand. He called Thomas Humphries, w r ho said : I am a miner, and reside at pr<sent at the Auld Scotland Hotel, Stuarts reet. Shortly after eleven o’clock — I should say at about a quarter or twenty minutes past—ou Saturday night 1 was going towards my home, and was walking on the Octagon Hotel side of Stuart street, and when near Moray Place heard what I took to be a pistol shot. I heard the shot very distinctly ; jt came from the direction of the new First ; Church.' ' \ crossed over to the opposite corner of the st>eet, to where some timber is stacked in Brodrick's timber yard, and stood there for a moment—for two or three seconds perhaps —then a second shot came from the same direction, and I saw the flash of it distinctly, I stood still, and two more shots followed in close succession. I then ran up to where the shots came from, and heard cries of “murder. ” On reaching tho spot, I saw Detective Farrell, m hom I had known previously. He was then inside of the right-of-way leading to the house at which he lives. He wa& a good bit inside the right-of way when 1 catae up. I asked him what was the matter ; and he sa’d, “ Ryan, at the European, has shot me.” Tho.-e are his words, as near as I call recollect A man, who came out of the house at the corner of Moray place and StuaH street (it’s a restaurant, I think), then came up. I saw no other person. I took Farrell into the house ; and in doing so, was assisted by the man I have referred to. When I observed the flash of the second shot, I saw no one. I was then about thirty or forty yards from the r ght of-way, I have seen the accused before. I did not see him on the night in question.—By the accused; I don’t recollect seeing you at all that night. The night was very dark. I knew Farrell’s voice the moment I heard it. Had I not known it, I must have gone quite close up to him to recognise him. It was very dark in the rightof way—darker than outside, because of the tives in the right-of-way. 1 think I should have had to go as close to Farrell outside as inside the rightmf.way in order to - recognise his feature?, had I not known his voioe. I should have known him from among a thousand men without going right up to him. Farrell mentioned your name repeatedly in his house, where he said it was “ex-Sergeant Ryan ” who shot him. I heard him say 3 r ou came up with the pistol and put it close to his face; and that he turned round ami hove his stick at you. When I heard the shots, I did not see anyone either coining from or going in the direction of them. Of course, when the shots went I looked in that dire ction, but I could not see anyone, as it was too dark. I did not notice anything unusual about Farrell. I did not notice auy sign of drink upon him, and he seemed to talk quite rationally.—The police applied fey

a remand for e ghfc days, which was granted, Ris Wo rsVp deceiving, in view of the serious nature o' the offence, to admit the accused to bail.

O'OSCENi? LANCUAOE. Thomas was lined 40s, or seven days’ buprisoitv'pnt..