THE COURTS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8010, 15 February 1887, Page 3

THE COURTS.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT,

Monday, February 14.

(Before Messrs E. T. Gillen, R. Greenfield, and G. S. Graham, J.P.’s.) DRUNKENNESS.

Elizabeth Cole, who was out on bail for having been drank and disorderly on Saturday night, did not answer to her name, and was fined 20s, or in default 48 hoars* imprisonment. Honora Selter, an old offender, was fined 20s, or in default to be seat to gaol for 48 hours*. Two first offenders were dealt with in the usual manner. DAMAGING GOVERNMENT PROPERTY. Richard Clark pleaded not guilty to having broken a window in a railway carriage on last Saturday evening. His offence was proved by the guard of the train, and the accused was fined £2, and ordered to make the damage good, amounting to 12s, or in default to be sent to prison for seven days. The same prisoner was also charged with having been drunk and disorderly in a railway carriage at the same time, for which he was fined Is or 24 hours* imprisonment. BREACH or THE RAILWAY REGULATIONS. Daniel Egan did not appear to .answer a charge of not having paid his railway fare while travelling from Wellington to Pebone, and was mulcted ia a penalty of 10a and costa. ASSAULT. John Miller, an articled seaman onboard the steamer Ruapehu, was charged, on the information of the boatswain’s mate, with having assaulted him on board the vessel on the 12th instant. Accused pleaded not guilty. Complainant stated that on the day in question he ordered the accused to do something in the general working of the ship when he turned round and, picking up a tar brush, tried to strike witness over the head. Witness gnarded off the blow, and then accused picked up a wheel off a gun carriage, and bad it not been for the intervention of the.chiet officer the result might have been most serious. The chief officer, Francis Mayoss, gave corroborative evidence, and accused was fined 10s and costs, or In default 48 hours*, imprisonment. The chief officer gave the defendant a good character generally, bat said be was inclined to be rather lazy. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. i John Le Gross, for having made use o£ obscene language on the Hutt racecourse lost Saturday, was sent to gaol for 43 hours, Hannah Morris, who was said to bo a nuisance to the street in which she lived— Holland-street —was charged with a similar offence, and sent to gaol for 14 days. AN UNHAPPY PAIR. Robert Camoll summoned his wife, Olivia Cornell with having assaulted him in Willis* street on the 7th instant by striking him over the back with an umbrella. Joe Dransfield, J.P., stated that on the day in question he saw the defendant hitting her husband over the shoulders with a* small umbrella or parasol. Complainant never moved, bat kept his bauds by bis side, apparently contented to let his ** better half 1 * do just what she lilted. Both parties have been at Court several times, and their. Worships fined defendant Is and* costs. Mr Shaw appeared for the defendant, and Mr Devine tor the complainant. I THREATENING LANGUAGE AND ASSAULT. J W. J, R. Robinson, architect, pleaded not

i guilty to having made me of threatening language and assaulting John A. Hongnez. I The complainant stated in hisevidence that on last Friday he heard the defendant tell some of his (witness’) workmen not to obey witness' instructions. After this remark some ihigh Words ensued, and defendant caught witness by the throat and called him a d scoundrel. Two workmen who were present at the time gave corroborative evidence. Defendant asked for ,an ad;onra- : meat for the witnesses, but the request was declined by the mtufa, i who were' of opinion' that defendant had had '■ ample Opporfdoify of dpirig So. Defendant Was ordered to enter into Ms own recognizance of £25, and obtain another surety for a similar amount to keep the peace tor three months. The Court then adjourned.