THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 7343, 15 October 1887, Page 3

THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

CITY POLICE COURT. (Before Messrs G. Fenwick and General Fulton, J P.s.) Drunkenness.— William Di&kmn (who was similarly chwved yesterday) and William Barker were each fined 10s, or forty-eight hours' irapilsonineri-. Breach of tub Harbor Regulations —ft ilham Henry and Edward Horton were charged with having, on the 9th inst, injured a harbor buoy, value L 24. Mr Solomon appeared for the acoused, and Hittotive Henderson proseouted.—Captain M'Farlane deposed thit hearing the buoy near Harrington Point was sinking, be asked Pilot Mine to have a look at It, with the remit that four bullet-holes were found In it, the boles oaused by these bullets being the eize of one's fingers -Pilot. Milne and A> ohibald Fullarton gave similar evldenoe. They s.id that the buoy was 10ft hltrh. The bullets (produced) had gone right through It —David Marr reported finding the bullet-hole*, and estimated the amount of thi damage at LlO. New Staves would require to be put In, the bu'leta having gone through the Joints —James Webster remembered going In the boat Go'dseeket on Saturday last, with seven other lads, and when in the loWj-r ehannel on Bundav hearo shots fired lrom the bo»t. He did not know who fired them, but, on being pressed, said he saw Horton fire two shots at a pawing shsir. When about ISO yards off he Oould see the bullet marks on the buoy— Deteotlve Henderson here Interposed, saying that the evldenoe betas? given was opposed to his written statement, and the Bench oiutloned hlra.—Andrew Crawford remembered going In the yacht last Saturday. They had guns belonging to Henry on board. He did not 3ee the shots strike anything after Haughton fired, b«t suspected that the shots had struck the buoy.— Deteotive Madden taid that, on serving Henry With the summons, he said he did not think there was any harm In having a shot at the buoy.— Both the defendants denied firing purposely at the buoy ; they had merely fired at passing birds.Mr Solomon oontended that no case had been made out The boys had gone out on a shooting exoursion, and had porhaps been a little oireless.—The Bench said that the evidence undoubtedly showed that the damage had been done by the defendants, but not wilfully, as laid down in the information. It was caused through negligence The case was therefore dismissed; but on the charge cf unlawfully discharging firearms within the harbor, George Horton, E lward Horton, and William Henry were eaeh fined L2 and costs.