RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Otago Witness, Issue 559, 16 August 1862, Page 5

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Tuesday, August 12tn, 1802. (Before A. C. Strode, Esq., R.M.) Drunkenness.- -John Morgan, Wm. Riley, and John Boyle were fined 20s. each for this offence, oin default -IS hours imprisonment. Russell Blood, charged with the same offence, was cautioned aud discharged. LuiNACY'.— Cbnrles M'Kay was charged with being of unsound mind, and having broken a pane of glass in Messrs Cobb k Go's, office. When the prisoner was contiued ho was very violent, aud appeared unconscious. The prisoner offered to pay the amount of any damages that he had committed. Hia Worship believed that the prisoner was only just p>covenn£ from an attack of delirium trcmens • he should discharge him on the understanding that ho paid all damages. Furious Ridiko. — Wm. Butement was charged with having furiously ridden through Princes-street and Uiah-btreut on tlie (ith inst., thereby endauuerin.'cthe foot passengers. Tlw defendant admitted the olienee, and was fined L 2 and costs. Lr.AViNH his Vehicle.— Thomas Law&on was fined 10s. and costs for this offence.

Wednesday, August 13tu, ISG2. Drunkenness.— William Maxwell and — Alexander were fined 2<k eeah for this often ce,or in default 43 hours imprisonment. Embezzlement.— Thomas Bennett, charge 1 on the information of Richard _Woo)ley, with having embezzled certain monies, his property, was committed to take his trial at the next sitting of the Supreme Court. '

Thursday, 14tii August, 18(32. Peter Johnson, of the firm of Ross and Johnson, landlords of the Melbourne Hotol. was charged with Iwvino: unlawfully obstructed Da-ctive Forde while that oihVer was in the execution of his duty. Mr. Barton appeared for the defend.- .t. The case was adjourned till Saturday morning, lor the presence of Detective Forde.

Nuisances — James Niinon reported nuisances, abate 1 in tiie cases of Thos. Little, Henry Reynolds, and raterson •*: M'Leod.

Stiuy Cattle — Win. Grrundy was charged with having, on tlie 10th inst., allowed his horse to stray. co"ti\uy to the Trespass Ordinance. Fined ss. and costs.

Ciumnky os Firm.— Lewis- Lewis was charged with luninff so neglected tho chimney of his dwelling bouse tlu.l, it took tire on the 11th inst. The defendant admitted the charge. Fined 10s. and costs. AsbAULT.— Sacah Ann Coonan v. Thos. Newlove. ■ Ac cording to the plaintiff's statement, it appeared i fiat she was washing outside her tent about 4 o'clock on the afternoon of Tuesday, the 12th inst., when the defendant came up aud caught hold of her in an indecent manner, and on her releasing herself he rushed into her tent and laid on t;he bed making it exceedingly dirty with his boots. She pulled him off, when he again laid down on the bed and struck her, in consequence of which she had procured that summons. It appeared from the defendant's statement, which was borne out by sev fcm [ witnesses, that they had often been in the hahit of skylarking together, but certainly never 111 an indecent manner, the plaintiff bein" a respect ible married woman. For 80..:e reason or other that the ; defendant could not explain, she had not taken lus jokes kmdly m this instance; 011 the coutnry he had received a severe pommelling. His Worship dismissed the caoe. . AFriMAMOH.— ITaII v. Davis.— Mr. Burton,' appeared for the deleudtuit, and although the cbild

was not produced in Court, requested that the matter lx |'3 ht . k* proceeded with. It appeared from tlio plaintiffs' statement, that Davis bad cohabited with her from January, 1861. until January 1862, a™ that m the month of February last witness gave bntfa to a, female child. She could swear positively that the defendant was the father of that child. The child was born in Emerald Hill, Melbourne. She had no witnesses or evidence to offer to prove her case. His Worship, in the absence of testimony to corroborate the plaintiff's statement, said he must dismiss the case.

Friday, August 15th, 1862.

Dkunkesness. -Robert Robertson was finei 20s. for this offence, or in default, 43 hours imprisonment.

Vagrancy. — Mary Anne Fisher was charged on the information of Constable Percy, with having no visible lawful means of support. The prisoner admitted the charge aud was committed to gaol lor one month.

Edward Dusrgan, aliai Jos the Mug, was brought before th& Bench yesterday morning on two distinct charges. The first charge was fighting in the public streets on the 14tli iust., and the second, on the same date, assaulting Defective Forde in the extcufcioa of his duty.

His Worship fined the prisoner 40s. and costs for eachouence.

Steimng a Watch.— Daniel P*oudfoot was charged on the information of Detective Tuckwell with having, on the 13th instant, stolen a goV.I watch and chain and appendages, the value of £30, from one Annie Wilson. It appeared that the prisoner had taken the watch in joke, and the witness Wilson did not pres* the charge, ns she then believed it had not been taken with any felonious intent. The property ■was returned to its owner, and the case was dismissed.