THE COURTS—YESTERDAY.

Evening Star, Issue 6480, 22 December 1883, Page 2 (Supplement)

THE COURTS—YESTERDAY.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE S COURT.

(Before E. H. Carew, Esq., R.M.)

In the following cases judgment was given for the plaintiffs, with costs:—J. Marshall v. J. Keliiher, claim Ll9 4s, on a judgment summons (to be paid forthwith, in default fourteen days' imprisonment); M. Backley v. R. Wallace, LI 18s; J. Stewart v. C. Jennings, Is ; Sargood and Co. v. J. and W. Booth and Co., LG 15s 9d ; G. 0. Lanaze v. J, Orbell, LU ; A. Thomson v. A. Cairney, Ll 10s 9d; same v. W. Thomas, LIS 15s lid ; C. Sutherland v. F. Braines, Bs. A. M'Kenzie v, W. Clark el uxor, —Claim, Ll 10.1 damages for the alleged illegal detention of a box. Mr M'Keay appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Wilkinson for defendant.—After evid.'iicfi, His Worship ordered the defendant to deliver up possession of tho box, which he (Mr Carew) valued at Ll, and also to pay costs. J. Giirnour v, R. Davi3.—Claim, L 3 19s 7d, timber supplied.—Judgment was given for the amount claimed, with costs. J. Henderson v. J. Robertson.—Claim, Ll2, for wages due. Mr Solomon appeared for plaintiff, for whom judgment was given for L 9 5a and costs.

CITY POLICE COURT. (Before J. Logan, Esq., J.P., andß. Chisholm, Esq., J.P.) Drunkenness.— Charles Bentley was fined ss, with the usual alternative. Robbery by a Servant.— AlJred Hod(jelts, a lad, was charged with having on the 16fch inst., while employed as assistant shopman to George Heath, bootmaker, stolen the gum of 6s, and with having, on the 21st inst., stolen a like amount. —The evidence showed that the accused had sold boots on two occasions and pocketed the money.— The Bench were unwilling to send a lad to gaol for a first offence. The accused would be convicted and discharged on the understanding that he would come up for sentence when called on.

Trespass.— James Gordon, charged with trespassing on the premises of Elizabeth Smith, Castlo street, and with refusing to loave when requested so to do, was discharged. Obscene Language. Timothy Greed, charged with using obscene language on the 16th inst., pleaded guilty.—Sergeant Bevin said that the defendant and a number of other offenders, who had been summoned for today, lived in a right-of-way off Walker street. The place was a regular den of infamy, and it was a nightly occurrence for filthy language to be used there.—A fine of 40s, in default ten days' imprisonment, was imposed. The following defendants were fined in a like amount:— Theresa Creed (two charges) and Jessie Woods (two charges). Annie Tweedale was fined 20s, or five clays'. Sarah Moorhouse, charged with using obscene language in Mornington, was fined 20*, in default four days' imprisonment. Vagrancy.— Bridyet Diyys was charged with being a destitute person.—Sergeant Bevin said that accused lived in a brothel kept by Chinese. She induced men to go home with her, and while in the den in question visitors invariably underwent the process of being robbed.—She was sentenced to throe months' imprisonment.

Keeping a Disorderly House,— Ah Yin was charged with being the keeper of a house frequented by reputed thieves and vagrants. —lt was stated by tho police that defendant hawked fish, but in reality he had kept a brothel for two years, and lived on the proceeds of prostitution.—He was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, with hard labor.

Juvenile Thieves.— Arthur Bevin (aged 12), IK. Wilson (12), Ihnnj Bevin (8), and James Lloyd (8), were charged with stealing a quantity of articles of the value of L2, the property of William D.ivis, of Halfway Bush.—Arthur Bevin was discharged; the other three were all convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called on, (Before E. H. Carew, Esq., R.M.) Neglected Child.- - -Edward Dvjgs, aged two years, was committed to the Industrial School. The lad's mother had just previously been convicted for vagrancy. FORT CHALMERS POLICE COURT. (Before Messrs W. Elder and A. Thomson, J. P. a.)

Assault.—James Lynch, fireman belonging to the Tongariro, who was charged with assaulting John St. John, midshipman of the same vef?s??, on the 29th inst., pleaded guilty.—John St. John stated that between six and soveu o'clock yesterday evening, while standing at the gangway talking to Mr Scott, the refrieo.nvtmg engineer, a little: girl came on board to sell milk, and t,hr> prisoner r.vlend her off. Witness told prisoner to !en, r e the gangway, whereupon he turned round and struck Scott. Witness then went to the engineer's assistance, when prisoner turned round, struck him, and tore his clothes. Prisoner seemed to havo been drinking.—John Bone, chief oilicer, corroborated the last witness's evidence, and added that it was the most ruffianly assault he had ever ee,en committed. Prisoner behaved like a demon, and it took four or five men to take him away. The same prisoner was also charged with assaulting John Scott, to which charge he

pleaded guilty.—The evidence wae similar' to that in the last case.—Prisoner, in defence, stated that he was vexed when the girl would not give him some milk for his cat and ordered her to leave the ship. There was an old grudge between him and the engineer, and when lui was ordered away from the #a"n]gway he struck the engineer. It wa«j some time afterwards when the engineer spoke to him again that be Btruck him a second time.—The Benoh pointed out that the prisoner had rendered himself liable to six months' imprisonment for assaulting an t.fii.cfer. of the. ship, but would be lenient with hin>, and fin<>d him '203, or three days' for thb assault on St. John. They had not th'v; option of inflicting a fine in the second case, and sentenced him to three months' imprisonment, with hard labor,