MAGISTERIAL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3156, 15 May 1883, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

TIMARU-THIS DAY. (Before H. W. Robinson, Esq., R.M.) drunkenness. Mary Murphy, for being drunk at the railway station yesterday, was dis. charged with a caution. DISOBEDIENCE OF ORDERS. W. Gullbrunlz was charged with disobedience of orders on board the barque Salado in the Timaru roadstead. Mr White appeared for the complain, ant, Captain Mcßryde. The following evidence was heard Captain Mcßryde said defendant was an A.B. on board the barque, and last Sunday be asked for liberty to go ashore, and this being refused defendant be. came abusive and went ashore. He had acted in a similar manner on a previous occasion. R. W. Roberts, chief officer of the Salado, said defendant asked him for leave to go ashore on Sunday. He was obliged to refuse permission, as only three could be allowed ashore at a time and three were already ashore. He be. came abusive to the Captain and after, wards went ashore. Defendant said the Captain gave him leave to go ashore, but afterwards retracted the permission, and he (defen. dant) then went ashore in spite of this retraction, having occasion to visit a friend at the Hospital. His Worship committed the defendant to gaol for seven days with bard labor. FAILING- TO PROVIDE. John Tozer was summoned by the police for failing to provide for the

maintenance of his children at the Burnham Industrial School. The case had been repeab dly. adjourned, and a sum of £3 wa» owing. Defendant now paid £2 into the Court, and the case was adjourned for a fortnight further. LUNACYThomas Newell, the youth who had been previously charged with placing stones on the railway line, was now, on the certificates of Drs Maointyre and Hogg, committed to the Lunatic Asylum atSunnyside. CIVIL CASES. In the following oases judgment was given for plaintiffs for amount claimed with costs : —Philpott, Sims, & Co. v. S. Hamilton, claim 13s 3d; Same v. O. Travers, claim 15s 7d ; T. T. Brownell v. J. Simpson, claim £l6 Iss lid ; J. Arthur v. A. W. Gaze, claim £7 2s; Geraldine Council v. Same, claim £6lss. J. Yenning v. W. Coram—Claim £8 10s, for rent. Defendant's wife attended and disputed the amounts set down, producing a bundle of receipts, which, however, His Worship found had no bearing on the case. Plaintiff said Ooram was in good work, and had left his house slyly in the night His Worship made an order for the payment of the amount in weekly instalments of 7s 6d. 0. Kelland v. G, Green—Claim £BO 11s. Mr A. Perry appeared for plaintiff, Mr Hamersley on behalf of Johnston, Green’s partner. ' The case was adjourned by the Opart for seven days. The Court then rose, “ '