RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 772, 17 December 1886, Page 11

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Mr Wardell, R.M., presided at the Resi dent Magistrate’s Court last Friday. John Taylor, a middle-aged man, was charged with unlawfully trespassing on the premises owned by the Girls’ Friendly Society, Yivian-street, at 11.30 p.m. on Thursday. Taylor pleaded guilty. It appears that the accused, who has been the victim of pecuniary losses, was found sleeping on a heap of shavings on the building mentioned, which is in course of erection. His Worship regretted having to sentence accused, but the safety of the community demanded that trespasses of this kind should be stopped, especially where carpenters’ refuse was about the premises. His Worship sentenced the accused to one week’s imprisonment, but on Inspector Shearman stating that the man was not under jthe influence of liquor at the time, the sentence was reduced to four days. A protection order was granted to Mrs Eliza Saxby, who did not appear. George Saxby, husband of the applicant, was present, and consented to the order being made, in addition to one for the payment of 30s per week toward the maintenance of his family. The applicant was allowed the custody of her six children. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court on Saturday, before Messrs J. Moore and E. W. Mills, Justices, Henry Anderson pleaded ’ guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and was fined 103 or 4S hours’ imprisonment. This was all the business.

Messrs J. Dransfield, N. Reid, and J. Saunders, Justices, occupied the Bench at the Resident Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Two first offenders for drunkenness were dealt with in the usual way. James Brown, alias Jack Clark, was charged with having stolen certain money from Edward Hyne, On the application of Inspector Shearman, the case was adjourned till to-day. George Sandbrook was charged with having travelled in a railway train between Wel-

lington and Ngahauranga on the 21st November without having paid his fare. Mr Shaw appeared for the defendant, who pleaded not guilty. Inspector Shearman asked for an adjournment, as the witnesses for the prosecution were not in attendance.’Mr Shaw asked that the case should be dismissed, as the witnesses ought to have been present. The Bench took this View of the case and dismissed the information, remarking that the time of the Court ought not to be tampered with. A similar charge against James Bryant was also dismissed for the same reason. For allowing their animals to wander, Hugh McGuire and John Rellagher were each fined 5s and costs. A charge was preferred against Hugh Adamß of having assaulted Isabella Fulton at Petone the previous Monday. Mr Jellicoe appeared for the prosecutrix. The defendant did not appear. The complainant, who it appeared was the accused’s sister-in-law, gave evidence to the effect that on the. night in question, hearing screams proceeding from" the kitchen, she went there and saw the defendant striking her sister. She assisted her sister, and was also assaulted by the defendant. Further evidence in support of the charge was given by Mrs Adams and Mrs Thaikes. The Bench imposed a fine of £5, or one month’s imprisonment in default, ' and also ordered that the defendant should find two sureties of £lO each, and himself in £25, that he would keep the peace for a period of six months.

When the case against James Madden, for assaulting Thomas M’Carthy, was called on atthe Resident Magistrate’s Court on Monday, Mr W. H. Travers stated that Mr Madden had given Mr M’Carthy a written apology for his conduct, and bad offered to pay the expenses of the case. Mr Travers asked that the case, under those circumstances, should be withdrawn, to which request the Bench acceded.

On Tuesday Mr Wardell gave judgment for defendant in the case Houguez v RobinsoD, with costs £3 6s.

The man Hugh Adams, who was charged at the Resident Magistrate’s Court on Monday with assaulting Isabella Fulton, and fined £5, or in default one month’s imprisonment, and also ordered to find two sureties that he would keep the peace for a period of six months, was arrested at Petone on Tuesday by Constable Leahy, and brought to town. Adams, so far, is unable to pay the fine or find the necessary sureties. Mr Wardell, R.M., occupied the Bench at the Resident Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. James Robert Matheson, on remand from last week, was charged with drunkenness and pleaded not guilty. The defendant stated that he was suffering from the effects of drink when he was arrested, but was not drunk. After the evidence of the arresting constable had been given, his Worship fined the accused £l, or 24 hours’ imprisonment in default, and also ordered him to pay £1 10s 6d for medical attendance and costs incurred, or in default seven days’ imprisonment. _ A first offender was fined 5s or 24 hours’ imprisonment. Neil M’Cassick and Murdoch M’lvor were brought up on charges of having assaulted George W. Tabor, licensee of the City Hotel, and also with having damaged, to the extent of £l, a glass door, the property of Mr Tabor. Both the accused stated that they knew nothing of the affair. George W. Tabor deposed that the accused, in company with another person, came to the hotel at 12.30 a.m. yesterday, aud were admitted, as they stated they were travellers. Shortly after entering the accused started quarrelling, and the witness asked them to leave. This they refused to do, and he was endeavoring to put them out when they both assaulted him. After they were ejected they threw stones at the place, and broke a glass door, and one of the missiles struck the witness on the arm. Constable Gleeson also gave evidence. The accused were ordered to pay for the damage done to the door between them, 5s each, aud were each fined £l, or 14 days’ imprisonment, for the assault. In the civil case A. P. Stuart v. J. L. Moffait, claim £l4, judgment was given for plaintiff, with £1 Is costs. On judgment summonses in the case of James Moss v. William Collins, claim £3 18s Bd, an order was made for the payment of the amount by fortnightly instalments of 10a ; J. J. Boyd v. Victor Johnson, claim £1 9s, an order was made for the payment of the amount within 14 days, or 14 days’ imprisonment ; A. Jeffrey v. J. Kelliher, an order was made for the payment of £lO 23 within 14 pays, or in default a fortnight’s imprisonment. In the case of J. Jones v. W. Summerhayes, claim £l4 6a 6d, judgment was given for plaintiff, with £2 Is cost 3. Mr Fitzherbert appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Barton for the defendant.

The charge against Patrick Casey, licensee of the Wellington Hotel, was adjourned, for a week at the Resident Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday aftsrnoon. At the Hutt Magistrate’s Court on Wedne»« day Messrs H. Jackson, J. S. Manning, and W. A. Fitzherbert, presiding, William Harvey was fined Is, with 11s costs, for having entered a railway train while in motion. Charges against two boys, named Albert and George Alford, for throwing stones at a railway carriage, were dismissed. Five boys, named John Wright, William White, George Meirs, and George aud Arthur Oldham, were ordered to receive six strokes with a birch rod, for the theft of certain pencils and chalk from the Petone School.

Mr Wardell presided at the Resident Magistrate’s Court Wednesday. Bartolo Russo was charged with stealing a block, valued at 5s 6d, the property of William T. Whitaker. Accused pleaded not guilty, and was defended by Mr Jellicoe. Sergeant Morice conducted the prosecution. The prosecutor gave evidence to missing the block and finding it in the accused’s boat. Acting-Detective Walker stated that when arrested the accused said he had bought the block from a boy in Oriental Bay about six weeks ago. For the defence, John Vavasour was called. He stated that about two months ago a boy came to the accused and himself, who were fishing, with the block, aud asked a shilling for it. They refused to give him any money, but gave him a bundle of fish in exchange for the block. His Worship dismissed the infor- *■ mation, but ordered the block to be restored to the complainant. A first offender for drunkenness was dealt with in the usual manner. An or er was made against Frederick Avant for the payment of 6s per week toward the

maintenance of his son, an inmate of the Burnham Industrial School. Andrew Johnson did not appear in answer to a charge of failing to comply with an order of the Court for the payment of contributions toward the support Of his son at the Burnham Industrial School. Ilis Worship ordered _a distress warrant to be issued, and that in default of distress defendant should be _imprisoned for one month. A charge against Emily Wise of committing a breach of the Employment of Females and Others Act by allowing a girl named Maud Gulliver to remain at work after 2 p,m. on Saturday, was dismissed, it being shown in evidence that the girl had only gone into the workroom for the purpose of getting a bodice that it might be packed up. George Sandbrook was charged with having travelled on the Government railway train between Nsahauranga and Wellington without having paid his fare. Evidence being brought in support of the qharge, a fine of ss, with 13s costs, was imposed. William Bryant, for attempting to use a railway ticket, the time for which had expired, was fined ss, with 13s A protection order was granted to Mrs Sarah Adams, wife of Hugh Adams, who was committed to prison a few days ago on a charge of assault and in default of fiading sureties of the peace. His Worship made an order against Adams for the payment of 16s per week toward the support of his five children, and the applicant was allowed the custody of the children. Mr Jellicoe appeared for the applicant. ■ .•