RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 656, 21 March 1879, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

This Day.

(Before H. Kenrick, Esq., 11. M., Charles Rice, charged with making use of obscene language, did not appear in answer to the summons. The case was remanded till to-morrow, and a warrant for his arrest ordered to be issued. A. Robb was charged under Section 6, Bye-law 12, of the Borough of Gisborne, with allowing the contents of his privy to overflow. F. Faram Inspector of Nuisances, deposed to having visited the premises, and seeing the closet in an offensive state. He had repeatedly warned Mr. Robb, but no notice had been taken by him. It had neither a box nor a pit. In defence, Mr. Robb stated that the closet complained of was one that he was erecting, but had not finished, as he had let the section for a woodyard. He had nailed up the door, and fastened it with a pieca of timber, which had since been removed, and possibly the closet had been used after this by some persons. All round outside was quite undisturbed. Henry Lewis, the witness for the defence, said he saw the closet that morning, and examined it. It did not appear to have been used. He was living next do >r, if there had been anything offensive he certainly would have noticed it. His Worship said that in this ca3e the Inspector had failed to prove the charge, and the case therefore would be dismissed. He would, however, advise the erection to be removed. ', ASSAULT. James McKinnon, being charged with violently striking F. Davis with his clenched list, pleaded guilty to the charge, and said he had nothing to offer in extenuation of the offence. After the evidence was taken, His Worship said, as the assault was quite unprovoked, and the defendant had nothing to offer in palliation of the charge he would find him £2 and costs ss, or in default 14 days' imprisonment.