THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 4895, 8 November 1878, Page 2

THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before J. Bathgate, Esq., R M,)

_ Judgment was given for plaintiffs, by default, in the following cases, with costs :—M. and J. Meenan v. Andrew Grainger, L2 6s 3d ; Charles Oartier v. Eobert Steele, Lll; Kankin and Wheeler" v. James Holland, LI 10s : J. M'Lean v. Wm. Smith, LS 17s. Thos. Herron v. Honrich Oldrich.—ln this ca»e, heard last week, in which L 35 compensation w&3 claimed as damages occasioned by a collision, hiß Worship give judgment, assessing the damage at Llo. H. C. Taitersfield v. Joseph Hambcrton.— Claim, LlO, part payment under a contract. Tho evidence showed that there had been no agreement as to part payments, and plaintiff was non-suited. Hh* iCcmrt will not sit on Monday, but cases fixed for that day •srill bo taken on Tuesday.

CITY POLICE COURT.

(Before J. Sulton, Esq , H.M.) DbCniCenne3B.—John Swan and -Tohn Meiklejohn were fined sfl each s Ann White, 10s, in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment. Chakge of Imposition.—Gorrge Cook alias Pockhngton, was oharged with being a rogue and vagabond, in attempting to impose on 'l nomas "William Scott by representing himself to be ai Inspector of Weights and Measures with the object &f obtaining 10s.—Prosecutor expressed a desire to withdraw tho charge, as accused was the worse of drink at the time of the occurrence, and ho believed h n - Lad no intention of defrauding him. —The prisoner was discharged. Alleged Indecent Assault —John Everest and Hugh Aguew were chavgeh on suspicion with actuating with intent Mrs Rosebr at Glendefmid.—lnspector Mallard explained that on the arrival of the Port train last night prisoners were arrested in coUEequenoo of a statement made by the station-master at Dunedin that they had criminally assaulted a Mrs Rosoby. Sergeant M'Nally was despatched to make inquiries, and he found that a man named Anderson had hoard cric3 at lawyers Bay, ar d was told by the woman Roseby that she had been assaulted by the accused. The prisoners wore then followed to the railway station and from the'nCe to Dunedin, when they were given in custody. Mi'j iioaeby, however, had not turned up since the occurrence, find the Inspector could not accept the refponsibility of laying an information. —The husband of Mrs Ttoseby now appeared in court and stated that his wife left tho house of a Mrs Thomson at Port Chalmers yesterday, but had not reached home. He was not prepared to swear an information against the accused until ho saw her. —Qis Worship said that prisoners could not be detained under the circumstances, and they were accordingly discharged. Maintenance.—Edward Poole was charged, on remand, with leaving hir, wife and four children without reasonable means of support. —The prisoner said he had gone in quest of employment, and intended remitting to his wife as soon as he found work. —Complainant was severely admonished by tho Bench for having her husband arrested without caire, and he was discharged on handing over to his wife an order for LlO 9s and L2 10s cash.

Affiliation.—Samuel Taylor was charged with neglecting to maintain his illegitimate child, aged three years and five months. Mr Duncan appeared for the complainant Catherine Eliott, wao stated that, she had cohabited with Taylor for nine yca>-s, but he had lately deserted her. Ho was a carpenter, and was in receipt, of 1* 12 per week.—Tin; defendant expressed his unwilliogiiesH to provide icy the child, on tho ground of fts molltcr's misconduct.—Au order was made for the payment of 1.0.s per week for the child'* support A f-.w minutes later his Worship :::>,iil ho hud heard that defendant was going away. In that ease he would be required to find rei-Bonable surety to the exteut of L2O, or gotoguol.

AsspAVl/r.—Nathaniel Campbell was charged with hiving assaulted and beat Margaret llreunan. Mr J. A. Cook appeared for the complaii\ant; Mr M'Keay for the defendant. There was a cress-summons, in which Campbell oh"\rged Mrs Brennan with assault..-—Mrs Brennan deposed that t.ho lived in a right-of-way at the roar of au hotel in King street, :tnd that on the night of the loth ult. defendant committed a nuisance near her house. She theravpon discharged .some water from a kettle over lum, whereupon lie seized her and severely assaulted her.—Campbell's vert ion of the aifair was that tho contents of the kettle came unon him unawares. He was not misconducting himself, and he merely caught hold of the woman ta see who she wis.—Bis Worship confessed that if he wore in a. right-of-way winch w.is private property with a friend who was committing a nuisance he w.mld not be surprised at getting sime water thrown over him. The case against Mrs Brennan must break down ; the defendant Campbell would be fined 10s and costs (36s (id), in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment.

When Emerson recklessly wrote ' ' Every natural action is graceful,' 1 had he ever seen an angry woman throw a stone at a iow ? Some feraalo bathers have taken to wearing masks of wira net, or of r-ilk on wire frame, which conceal their' features from the impertinent stare of male loungers who watch their exit from the water.