MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXIV, Issue 4978, 30 May 1903, Page 2

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

FRIDAY, ATAY 20. (Before Dr A. IvlcArthur, SAL) One first offodiug inebriate was convicted. Laurence Aicholseu and Timothy Done van were each fined 10s, in default three days imprisonment. Jesse Underwood, for a similar olieiico, was fined 40s, in default fourteen days’ imprisonment. A respectable looking young_ widow, who arrived from the Old Country about twelve months age, applied to 1 i«tvo her two children committed to a receiving home, on the ground that silo was unable to support them. Subinspector O’Ronovau said the applicant worked, at domestic duties, in the country for several months. Her employer eventually discharged her in order to take a married couple into his employ. After being discharged, the woman ca-nio to town and had been unable to find work. His AV or ship- committed the children to the St. Joseph’s Receiving Home, and ordered the woman to pay (is per week towards the children’s maintenance; first payment to ho jnado ou 15th June. The applicant said she considered she would be able to comply wiiii the order, and hoped to bo able to pay more towards the maintenance of her children before long. James Farrell, a young man, pleaded nor. guilty to having assaulted AVilliam Hildreth at WollingtoKl on the 11th inst. Tho informant stated that when ~ ho was walking home along Taranaki ■% street at 12.30 ou the .morning of Idny ■4 ,11th* tho defendant came up quietly be- \ hind him and struck him a heavy blow. -1 Another witness gave corroborative evi--4 denco. Tho defendant said it was a on,so of .mistaken identity, and asked i for an adjournment. Tho case was ad 7 -? journed umt'H Monday. ;1 Application was made by Ada Lucy a Aluirch to have a maint-Gii(a,rfde order jj. against ,Geo. A. Muroh increased. The application was refused. Air Richmond U appeared for the defendant. ■ '3 Wliat. was termed a ‘•'public works |i strike” led to charges of assault being | set clown for hearing against three A .workmen engaged at the Public Works •t yard. Tiro first case called was Henry W Bardsloy v. James Cole. Air Men teat h « appeared for the prosecutor and Air a Skerrett for tho defendant. William Afaidlov deposed that on the morning l| of 20th last. Barnsley was standing o-ut-rb s'.do tho workshop, when Colo came up' and said, ‘What did you menu saying | what you did to me last night?’’. Cole then pulled n. pound note out of Ills ■M .pocket, and flourishing it. said. “Ifyou Si can stand irp against mo for six-rounds I ,will ,give it to you.” Bardsloy stood with his hands in his pockets and laughed. Colo thou called him a- “ thing.” Bardsloy replied. “Tiro o’clock will do; I will find a- quiet place-” Cole e.<ra.i,n flashed the pound, and immediately afterwards struck Bardslcy, A scuffle eventuated between the, parties, • -hut. they were seen se.parated. E. K. Reid and Refer Wilson gave , similar oviderge. William McAlnrrn.n said Colo, drew blood, but the fight was not much. Tim defendant Cole stated that.when walking up Alnlgrave street on the n;iglrt of 19th in.sf. with his little daughter ' Ba-dsloy walked up to witness, and said, “If you sniff at too again I will flattop you out.” Witness foiled. “What?” and Bardsley said. “I will fiat-ten yon. omt, yon crawler.” IVext morning Cole, who was’being continnolly an.uoyed bv the prrer-cutcr and another, said to Bardsley that lit would bev him for a pound finder ifSw» Marquis of Quromberry’s rules. Bardslcy said ho would flatten witness out- under .any rules. Crfo told'hlm to take his hands out. of his pockets, and gave him n- ta.p. which resulted in tho scuffle, : fleye.ral witnesses gave rrid-e".ca r>n -Imiialf of +ho defendant. His Worship dismissed tho ca.se. which, ho said,, should never have been brought into Court. Two other cases were withdrawn. -