RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3236, 3 July 1879, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

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(Before A. J. Allom, E. F. Tizard, and | W. McCullpußh, Esqs.,,J's.P.). j ■ J BTTBETIES bF THE FEicE. \ | James Donnelly,was charged with using threatening language towards J. J. J O'Brien, by threatening to;put hiavinto the creek. '"' ' ' *'.'■.'■-■■ """ ' " # § I Mr Dodd, who appeared for ihe defendant, took objection to theinformation, a mistake having been made in drawing it up. :,.;',, i s;": The Bench asked that admitting a mistake had been made had not the Bench power to rectify it—the defendant having obeyed the summons. ; ;: "< j Mr Miller considered the objection a •very trifling one. \ After some conversation between -tb^e! Bar; and the Bench, the Court adjourned for i qnirter df an hour for the purpose of considering they would go on! with the" case to allow it to be withdrawn, j On resuming their seats Mr Miller: asked leave to withdraw the information, which was granted. ? , : ; j. ■■'•;;■:{ >vi J j A similar case against James Connelly by the same complainant was also dismissed. :■;•: '■■■!-". "l '- ■ ;"/ .:"<> ■■'*■'•■'<''>' ~: -f'L ; ! Court adjourned. ; ■■' '■ ■■■''■'< ' ; ' :.-.<:« ■ :.:..- 5 ; ;*;.; /:< l±--l ' ;U -i.r>- OJ. ri ?''i.-V j At 2 o'clock the'Cptirt agaiift ; saty ;Mt! O'Brien having had w;atrehtsf isiued;for the' apprehension ' of the 'defendants Donnelly and Connelly., i.:^ , .;. '^. , James ponnelly iriis. th^h-charged on an amended complaint for riising : tnreat T ening language against J. J. O'Brien, wherefore'the latter desired that defendant'be bound over to keep the peacey {.. Mr Dodd said that this,morning the case had been withdrawn, and! this after* npon his clients had been arrested without Ws (Mr Dodd'is) knowledge on warrant issued by a Justice bf! the Peace, IJe maintained thisshowed ; a strong animus. The warrant was being written out at the same time., as . he, was ; writing out. a summons for a, cross - action against O'Brien. He wished the cases to be adjourned till to-morrow, when the two actions now ibefore the Court and the cross-action he had laid, could be heard at the same time. "j ' '

Mr Miller said he wduld agree to an adjournment. provided defendants undertook npt to go near; the plaintiffs works in the interval. *

Mr Dodd assented to this, and the case was .adjourned till < to«morrow, the defendants own recognisance oil £20 each bein^ accepted for their appearance. Court adjourned.