THE COURTS—TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 8115, 15 January 1890, Page 2

THE COURTS—TO-DAY.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before E. H. Carew, Esq., E.M.j

Nfiill and Co. v. A. !!. Aitkcn (Riversdale).—Claim, L 33 lis lOrl, goods supplied. —Judgment by default. Edmund Dwyer v. Alfred Brown.—This was an interpleader summons. Brown hecanu: indebted to Dwyer; Dwycr obtained judgment, and in execution thereof put iu the bailiff; the bailiff was met bv a bill of sale held by Michael Meenan ; the bailiff now 3'?t the law in motion by way of interpleader to ar.k the Court to decide as to which of the partie? was entitled to the property.—Mr Callaway, appearing for Meenan. said that he claimed under a bill of sale dated the 16Mi DECOinbcr, ISS7, from Brown to Henry Benjamin (in consideration of a loan of L-18 14s), and assigned or. the 29th May, ISSS, from Benj-unic to Brown.—Mr Sim, counsel fur D.vyor, the execution creditor, said that the question was whether the bill of s-aie complied with the requirements of the Chattels Securities Amendment Act of ISS3. —The points involved, purely legal questions, were argued fit length by counsel on both tides, after which His Worship reserved judgment.

CITY POLICE COURT

(Before Mes.-rs K. Ramsay, J. H. Morrison, rim J. Elmer, J.P.s.) DiUiNK'/.SNtKs.— A first offender was dealt with in tiie uvuj.l manner.

DisoK!>r.K r.Y Cont-pct. Maria Conway and iVt//»V' Luna ,vere charged with behaving in a iioio:i3 manner, Mr J. Hayes defended.—Constable Rams-ay r-aid that ueeu&ed uo:o walking down Pnuccs and George srereots, and were singing at the top of their voice:-. He cautioned them, but they persisted in continuing their disorderly conduct.—Convictions having been already recorded against them, they were sentenced to two months,' imprisonment, with hard iu.ii o»-.

V",u;i;/,N7;v, — James Freeman and Jane Jiu:k were charged »;ith having insufficient lawful means of support. Mr J. P. Hayes defeuded. The case against the womau was proceedf.«l v. ith first.—Constable Waugh did that she avid a coiorcd man kept a io.v brothel near the Hanover 3treet Baptist Chitfel;. Complaint--: had been made by several members of the congregation of the church on account of disturbances which frequently occurred in the right-of-way where accused lived. She was the principal offender, and was the source of much annoyance to the police and herneighbors,— Corroborative evidence was given by Constables Ramsay and Latimer, after which Mr llayca submitted that the police had not proved that the woman had not sufficient means of snppnrt. Rebutting evidence was given by accused and James Freeman, and the Bench deferred sentence until the case against Freeman wasi concluded.—Accused were sentenced to three months' imprisonment.