EXTENDED JURISDICTION SITTINGS.

Otago Witness, Issue 341, 12 June 1858, Page 6

EXTENDED JURISDICTION SITTINGS.

mahal's boat. Having placed her in safety, he informed Captain Brayley of the circumstance, who was anxious that the boat should be brought round to Port Chalmers, which plaintiff, with assistance, did. The plaintiff then w ished the captain to make some arrangement with him for the saving of the boat. He said he had no objections to pay plaintiff and his assistants for their time in saving the boat, but he could not pay salvage. Judgment for Plaintiff, £15, with 15s. costs. Tuesday, June 8.

James Tancred, of Dunedin, labourer, was charged with assaulting and beating one John Switzer, of Dunedin, boot and shoemaker, on Sunday, the 6th June inst.

It appeared fiom the evidence that at 8 o'clock on the evening libelled the defendant in a state of inebriety came to complainant's door and asked if he had bought a pair of boots from complainant the previous evening. On being answered in the negative, defendant walked into the parlour, and sat down on a sofa where a baby was sleeping, although desired not to do so. He took out a bottle of gin and offeied drink to complainant and his wife, and on their declining he applied filthy and abusive language towards them. He asked for bread and cheese, which on its being offered to him he asked them to put it in paper. Complainant requested defendant to leave his house ; the demand was answered by a blow and filthy language. Complainant knocked defendant down, who fell upon the window ai.d broke several panes. Complainant tried to drag defendant out, and was severely kicked on the face and other parts of tlte body. Complainant went to the police office, but found no constables there, and by the time he returned several of the neighbouis had put the defendant out of the house.

The Resident Magistrate animadverted on the enormity of the offriice, a>id fined the defendant £5, or to be imprisoned for one month with hard labour.