CHRISTCHURCH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 9, 23 May 1868, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH.

Tins Day, (Boforo C, C, Bowen, Esq,, 8,M.) Dmjnic and DisonojonrvY, *— Hobort Muir was charged with being drunk and disorderly at the railway station, Constable Karon, who apprehended him, proved tho offence, nnd a flno of 10s was inflicted. Summits oi? tub I'maoid.— Horman' Cook having fallod to procuro sureties for his peaceable conduct during the noxt twelvo months was brought up for sontonoo. .'Prisonor ro* marked that if allowed an hour's liborty ho would obtain tho sureties, His Worship said ho had previously boon pormlttcd to go At liberty to do so, and had every opportunity to send for the persons ho wanted whilo in tho look-up. Being his first offonco, howovor, ho would not bo committed for imprisonment; but a flno of 40b inflicted, and ho bound over in his own rcfloguhsflU<.Ct. of XflO, If ho: failed to conduct himself proporly tholattor! would of eourso ho forfoitcd. AfISAOT/m.—'Thomnfl Homan failing to appear in answer to a summons for a««auUl<tg iito wife, a warrant was Issued for his apprehension, Samuel Dufty was charged by his Wife Ann Dufty, with having violontly ftsfluulted hor on tho ovoning of tho 2lst inst, Complainant aaid when ho camo homo on the ovoning named, a man was ..lauding at th<t door, of tlio house, Ho charged her with having hrtd the man Inside, whon sho replied she had not, ho then called her a liar, fciho went for somo beer, nnd on returning ho knocked hor down Bovoroly cutting hor left olicok just underneath the eye, Defendant said the mau was In the houso with com* plalnant when ho wont homo, and that sho afterwards wont with him to Mann's publio houso. Complainant denied this, and tho case was thon, at tho request of the defendant, adjourned until Tuesday next, In ordor to enable lilm to bring Mr Mnnn forward to support hlu statomont.