THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 4953, 17 January 1879, Page 2

THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, (Before J. Bathgate, Esq., E.M. j d ft m^r? ltt^ k V ', Kobert BelL-Olalm; IBs, damages for the unlawful detention of a Spanish x\ g,reat deal of contradictory evidence as to the ownership of the bird had been given, hw Worship nonsuited plaintiff. ..fj? fiichardson v. Thomas Hall.-Claim, Ll2 10b, for goods supplied;^Judgment was given for.plaintiff for. the amouut claimed, with

John Cahill v. James Mabon.—Claim, L2O, damages sustained by plaintiff through* defendants failing to carry but ah agreement to employ plaintiff as gardener for the term of six months. Sir Stewart appeared for plaintiff, Mr Macgrogor for defendant.-Judgment was given f °r plaintiff for L 814», with costs tiro tU 7 a f. d Co- ▼• John Patter.<on.-Claim, Lib 2s, for timber supplied. Mr J. H. Harris appeared for plaintiff, Mr Mount for defendant. —Judgment was given for plaintiffs for the amount claimed, with costs. [Left sitting.] CITY POLICE COURT. (Before K. Ramsay, Esq., J.P., and J. Robin, Esq., J.P.) Stealing Boots.—William Raven alias Bell was charged with stealing a pair of boots of the value of 10s, tho property of E. V. Godso. Accused denied the charge.—Prosecutor deposed that the boots produced belonged to him. With other boots they were in an unoccupied cottage m Melville street on the 23rd ult.—Emma Godso said that she visited the cottage in question on the 14th inst: and found that the place had been forcibly entered.—lsaac Isaacs, manager of the Bendigo Pawn Office, gave evidence to the effect that prisoner pawned the bluchers produced with him in the name of Bell.—Detective Henderson arrested the accused yesterday afternoon. On reading the warrant accused denied all knowledge of the charge, but subsequently admitted finding the boots in the crioket ground.—Prisoner now said that he found the boots, and as they were old-fashioned he pawned them. —The Bench, in view of this being the prisoner's first offence, sentenced him to only seven days' imprisonment.

(Before K. Ramsay, Esq., J.jy and J. L Gillies, Esq., J.P.) Assault.—James Galland and Henry Galland were charged with assaulting William Burnett. —Mr Duncan, on behalf of the complainant, asked for a farther adjournment, as one of the defendants, for whose appearance a warrant had been issued, could not'be found.—Mr J. H. Harris, on behalf of James Galland, protested against an adjournment, the case having been twice previously adjourned. The case could not be gone on with under the present information against James Galland, as the two defendants were joined together. He submitted that the proper course to be pursued would be to withdraw the present information and to lay a fresh information against the defendant, which might be gone on with at once.—Mr Duncan protested against this-course, as complainant, knowing that one of the defendants would not be present, had not brought his witnesses. Defendant, by committing the asaauU, had rendered himself-liable te the inconvenience of repeated appearances.—Mr Harfiß said that such remarks were very unfair. He denied that any assault had been committed by the defendant, James Galland, and challenged the other side to prove it.— The Bench decided to further adjourn the case for a fortnight—in the meantime a fresh information to be- laid against James Galland, as suggested by counsel for the defence.

Females' Squabbles.—Mts Lackie, an ablebodied Scotchwoman, was charged with assaulting. Anne Gunning on the 13th inst. Complainant also asked that defendant be bound over to keep the peace. Defendant admitted the assault. Complainant, a sickly-looking woman, who presented a highly-colored pair of black eyes as "exhibits" in support of her case, deposed that as she was going home on the day in question, defendant assaulted her near the Middle District School, by striking and kicking her, and pulling hair out of her head. She could not account for Mrs Lackie's behaviour, as witness had always been a civil and nice neighbor towards her. —Richard Pearson, neighbor, deposed that he had never seen a woman, get a more unmerciful " pounding" in his life than that inflicted by the defendant on the complainant.—The Bench were of opinion that a most aggravates! assault had been committed by the defendant, and fined her L 5, in default one month's imprisonment with haid labor. Hhe was also bound over in her husband's recognisance for L2O to keep the peace for six months, and to pay costs of the case.—-De-fendant's husband produced his pocket book at this stage of the proceedings in order to pay the fine, but the Bench told him that he must pay the money, and he left the Court in order to satisfy the judgment.—The Bench said that in view of the fact of Mr Lackie, who was known to them as a hard-working man, being the sufferer in this case, they had, on lcconsideration, decided to reduce the fine to 40s and costs.