RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 6691, 27 September 1882, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

(Before Mr H. S. Wardell, R.M.)

Tuesday, September 26.

Drunkenness. —D. Cashman, who had been found drunk in Manners-street on the previous evening, was fined Ss, with the alternative of twelve hours’ imprisonment. Leaving His Ship. —The same prisoner was charged with having been absent without leave from the ship Glenlora, lying at the Queen’s Wharf. He pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to twenty-fonr hoars’ imprisonment. Manslaughter. —William Barnacle, a lad fifteen years old, was brought before the Court, on remand, charged with having feloniously killed and slain a child named Gertrude Windsor, ou the 19th instant. Mr £. Shaw appeared for the accused, and explained that he was the driver of the horse and cart belonging to Mr Liardet, which had passed over the deceased in Grant-road. Detective Browne said

the police did not intend to offer any evidence in support of the charge, and the accused was discharged. Watered Geoo. —Samuel Parkes, of the Newtown Hotel, wac charged with having, on September 15tb, sold a pint of whiskey and a pint of brandy with which water had been mixed, with intent to fraudulently increase their bulk. The defendant pleaded not guilty. The evidence was similar to that given in support of other charges of a like nature heard a few days ago. The liquor was purchased by Sergeant O’Donovan, and submitted to Mr Skey, Government Analyst, who certified that it had been reduced by the addition of water. His Worship did not consider that there had been an attempt to defraud, and the case was dismissed.

Alleged Assault. —A summons case, in which Mary Ann Parnell was charged with having violently assaulted Sarah Hobbins, was called on, but the defendant did not appear. A warrant was ordered to issue for her apprehen-

Damaging a Gate. —Henry Ellis was charged with having wilfully damaged one of the gates at the Wellington Hespitai. It appeared from the evidence that he had gone to the institution to _ see a patient, but was refused admission, as he was not sober. He then rang the bell persistently for a considerable time, and damaged the gate. He was fiued £2 10s, and ordered to pay £1 10s damages, in default 14 days’ imprisonment with hard labor. Breaches of By Laws.— Charles Crowthers, William Mason, Walter Edwards, William Hunter, John McGee, Michael Williams, and R, Williams were each fined 6s and costs for driving faster than a walking pace round street corners in the city. Charles B. Press, of the Royal Tiger Hotel, for neglecting to keep a light burning over his door on the 20th instant, was fined 10a and costs, B. Cohen, of the City Hotel, was charged with a similar offence, but the case was dismissed on the payment of costs by the defendant. Hop Sing, for feeding bis horse in the street otherwise than with a nose-bag, was fined Is and costs. Matthew McCredie, for allowing the chimney of his house on Lambton-quay to take fire, on the 17th instant, was fined 20s and costs. Terence Gormley,. for leaving bis borge and vehicle unprotected on Lambtonquay, on the 15th instant, was fined 20s and coats. Edward Bussell, for driving a flock of sheep through the city during prohibited hours on the 20th instant, was fined 20s and costs on each of two charges, Jeremiah Shields was charged with having allowed three horses to wander in Buckle-street; the case , was dismissed. Mrs Haussman was fined 80s and costs for allowing three goats to wander. S. Woodward, for allowing a horse to wander, was fined 5a and costs. S. Scaramelli, for allowing two horses to wander on the Ade-laide-road, was fined 10a and costs. Neglecting to Support. — John James O’Brien, charged with neglecting to support his mother, Elizabeth Pepper, an aged woman, was ordered to pay 7s per week for the next six months, and 5s per week afterwards. Wm. Daniels, charged on a similar jnlormation, did not appear. Evidence was given to the effect that the defendant was earning good wages in Christchurch, and (he was ordered to contribute 10s‘ per week towards his mother’s support. Assault and Threatening Language.— Lucia Pierleoni, wife of Baffelo Pierleoni, was charged with having, on the 15th of September, assaulted Dante Gamonozi. A second information charged her with having used threatening language to Dante Gamonozi. Mr Gully appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Morrah for the defendant. The cases were heard together. Dante Gamonozi deposed that he was a fisherman, residing at Wellington. On September 15tb, in Douglas Wallacestreet, the defendant said she wanted to horsewhip him for interfering with her husband. She alto said she wanted to kill him, and used abusive language, calling him a rogue and a thief. She produced a stick, and threatened to strike him, and whan hi retired she threw stones after him. She also threatened to eat his bowels. She did not hit him either with the stick or the stones. He ran away, but she kept screaming at him from her gate. While the defendant was trying to assault him he dodged his head, and escaped the blows. Her husband was inside the bouse, but did not come out. He used his wife to provoke these quarrels. The defendant abused him in Italian, and her daughter, a little girl, then repeated the offensiye language in English. He had never threatened to break Raffelo Pierleoni’s head. He (witness) treated the whole thing as a joke, but he thought it time such conduct was put a stop to. Robert Cornell, laborer, deposed that on the 16th inst. he saw the defendant in Douglas Wallacestreet. She was speaking in Italian to the complainant, and she appeared to be excited, while he was quiet. She threw stones at him. J. Caruell gave similar .evidence, and stated that he had heard the defendant’s daughter abuse the complainant, and accuse him of stealing money from her mother. Oesare Pierotti corroborated the evidenced complainant. Mrs Tolly, living in Dougias-Wallace-street, deposed that she saw the defendant try to strike the complainant with a rolling-pin, and throw stones at him. Lucia Pierleoni, the defendant, deposed that she sent for Gamonozi because he had threatened to break her husband’s head. She had a rolling-pin in her band because she was taking it to get mended. Gamonozi abused her, and called her husband names. She did not hit him, but told him she. would do so if she had strength. Her daughter never abused him. Edith Pierleoni, aged 12, denied that she or her mother had used bad language to the complainant, or that her mother had threatened to strike him. This was all the evidence in connection with the two cases against Mrs Pierleoni, There was a countercharge of using insulting language brought by her against Gamonozi, but no evidence was offered. His Worship said the cases were of a trivial nature, and he would inflict a fine of 5s and coats on Mrs Pierleoni.