RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
Saturday, 31sr Oct. 1863. * jOnljrfpne man;, named J. M'Carthy, was i^^;ied l)y^h^ policfe j^vith- being drunk on ;the previous night^ arid fined ss. s , ' A Pisrkputaih.b Crew. -7- Three men, named Hugh Gilchrist, Alexander Hutton, and Alexander, M'Millan, were brought up ..on'renianiiv-^qiny;:'.!the : ..^reviouß day, charged with quanmy of- wearing apparel from * woman named. Horn, residing in a tent ne^ the Nprth /Road; The only account of the \ circumstances connected with the- case was given . by a. woman named Mary Ann O'Brien,; living dose to^the* jirosecutrix, who stated that very early oh Friday morning she "went over, to the tent of the .'prbsecatrixj who was lying asleep 1 on the feed, .and on awaking her: the latter told hertfiiat "clothes* had been stolen. A bag containing some of them was found near the door 'ot^'the tent occupied .by the prisoners. She tried" to persuade Mrs •jEforn'that asshe hadirecoyereil her clothes, sheimight let.the men J^go/ but'lshepersisted in sending for a constable, and the prisoners were given into custody. ; - '.'. -'.Mr, Commissioner Weldon informed his Ch'at he' had ascertained tliafe- with the exception of M'Millan, wlio was a new arrival^ living in the other prisoners' tent, all -the.parties-f-tlie -tv^p yromen'riaeludedh — were very disorderly characters, of whom the neighbors complained. He had been informed thej were all drunk at the "time of the occurrence of the alleged - The Magistrate discharged 'the prisoner M'Millan, cautioning him to select better company iri ;Cbming to a new -colony. 'From the evidence, and the statement of Mr Weldon, lie could only dismiss the case. In doing so, he designated all the parties concerned as a " bad "set," 'who should c tte looked after under the. Vagrant Act, and 'he cautioned them if they ever came before him again he would deal "with thenvin a very summary manner. ■ Alleged Charge of Stealing a Boat. — C. E. Price, charged by Mr Petherick with stealing a boat, was further remanded to Wednesday, in the absence of an important witness, for whom a warrant had been issued. The prisoner was liberated on his own bail of £50, and two sureties- of £25 each.
RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 109, 2 November 1863, Page 3
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