POLICE COURT DIVISION.

Thames Star, Volume XXXX, Issue 10478, 23 November 1903, Page 3

POLICE COURT DIVISION.

(Before R- a Bush, Esq., SM.)

A sitting of the Polioa Couirit division was ithen held and toe following cams were heard: — Denis Anderson was charged with committing a grossly indecent ajtft. in

Pollen street, Thames. His Worship .pointed out that the chnrge was a serious one: andi tha accused had ithe optfiom of either Caving his ca&e dealt with by "the presenit couiti or having the, oa«e taibeia belore

the Supreme Court. Accused started the* he wouidi like the Magiistrate to deal with the caseSergeant l>arl>y detailed the facts of ,the oase which were that tihe a,o cused committed am indeoemt act in Pollen street on iSaturday might in the ffresenoei of ladies. Accused said) 'he was sorry for haying committed the offence and ask&l! the Bench ito deal' leniently with. him. The Magistrate said he could not fine accused, who was eenteaced to ,48 hours' impriaanmenfc with, hard labor.

Aj SERIOUS CHAIRGE, Catherine Wakefiedd was charged with assaulting Williaani John Addison by throwing- scalding; water on him with intent to .inflict girieTOU® .bodily harra.

Mr dend'on appeared! for the infonmunit' And Mr Miller for the defendant.

Mir Bush, remarked that a charge of intending to iniiiot grievou* bodily harm was an. indictable one-

Mr Clendon said 1 th«ti the infonna'tftojn for aiseaullt woujid perhaps be sufficient.

Mr Olendon detailwdi tibe facts of ; the case, which were) that the two parties were neighbours and! their backyards adjoined each other. For years the oomplaanamit had been, the subjeut of aninoyainces, but these culmxaaled last Saturday week. About Kxdks ofcioak on. iS'aituxdjiy the comr plalnant decided to Putt up a superstructure oni h.is fence so that the defendant could not ccmtinue her jeering], etic. Mlr-s W^kjafiald! endjeaToured) to batter dowm ;the portion added to tihe fence, burt« failed; the police were sent for, Constable Butler oanie, but defendant was. silent. After the constable had departed Mim Wakefield "^niiP*"* I**1** belli MMioLtl oni tiba fence and callioig for -water she threw a quantity of boiling water over the plaintiff* * . scalding him. severely. Learned: counsel asked that, defendant be bound over to keep the peaoe and to enter into sureties for the observance of same.

Plaintiff gavfe evidence as to the committal of • the offence

After luncheon! adjournment Mr Miller 1 on behulf of the accused pleaded guilty 'and! staged that <no intimation that the barrier was going! to be erected hod been given and when' she found it up, she thought the proper thing in the absence of her husband was to knock, it down- She admitted throwing the water im dtefeuoe, but did not know that the water was as hot as it was, and she was very sorry for "her action. Mir dendom stated that Mr Add&son had mo wish to have th« case taken to the 'Supreme pourt] Though; he had xeoeived «ev«ie injui'ies he only wanted 1 accused bound' orver to keep the peace 'and he (Mir decodon) asked! His Worship .to deal sumiaiarily with the ca«c ' « iHi« Worship ia giving judgment stated tihat the awoueed ou^ht to be very grateful -to the plainfcil? for his friendly •attitude in not pre*»iiQg tihe case furtiher. Anyone commiUing 1 such, am offence deserved to be severely punishedl. He would fine the aociu«ed £10 amd £-2 17e costs or in defaiult two months' imprisonment, awdi she would ajao be boundl oner to* keep tihe Peocw for 6 morath© in. tw*> sufcreties of £25 eßoh, £3 "of th© fine **« allowed th.« plaintiff- Seven days was' allowed! in which to pay the fine