RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 712, 22 July 1878, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

THIS DAY. (F.efnro T. W. Pauki'.u. Ks. t ., U.M.) IHIVSK AND WsOKIiKULY. John Campbell, fur having oeon drunk and disorderly in Thames-street yesterday, was fined 10s., with the option of going to gaol for -IS hours. ISRK.K'H OF 11ATI.WAV UVI'MAtt'S. George Harper, publican, of Ngapara, was charged with having, on the loth instant, committed a breach of section U'.t of the railway bye-laws, by getting into n railway carriage while in motion without the sanction of general manager or other authorised oflicer to do so.

Defendant pleaded guilty. The. evidence of Mr, Loring, District Station j\J:ir,t > ..r, was to the effect that on the date named ho saw the defendant rnr-uing towards the. railway platform. When defendant got tliere the. train was ;in morion. Witness then said to defendant, ' ; You cannot, net, in, Harper ; it. is too life." Defendant said, '•' L-tme in." Witness replied, ''No, 1 cannot break the rules." Defendant then jumped into the carriage. Witness stopped the train, and told defendant to get off. He refused to do .so at first, but afterwards got oil'. Defendant said, 4i 1 will get in in spite of you," and ran round some trucks, and whiio the train was in full motion jumped upon it. As the driver was out of .sight, witness could not stop the train.

To defendant : The train had moved when von first came uy*.

His Worship inlHotod a fine of Lfi. UUKACH tWO'OKATION" ISYK-LAWS.

George Phimmer, charged with driving throe horses through the streets at an unlawful hour, the horses not being in harness, was lined 12s. (id.