MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 26, 12 June 1868, Page 3

MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

OHiIWTOHUROM. Tjiijusday, iTimir, 11, (Boforo C. C, Bowon, Esq-, R.M., and 0, R, Blakiriton, li/iq.) Bniuoiißß oir Tin 1 * Staqi* Oauuiaoic OnniNANOi!.— James Stowart was charged with driving licensed cab No. 1, ho bolng at tlio time without a license. Defendant said tliat tho owner of thu cab (Mr Dunn) aslcod him to drivo nn ho wan going away for a •short time, and ho did not know that ho was doing wrong In complying with tlio rcqnost > ho was driving for two or three horns only, Tho Bench Inflicted a fine of 10n. Thomas Murray waa lined 10s for having loft his homo nnd cab for upwards of- threo hours in ohorgo of a boy under twelve years of age, BmtAon ot* Poi.tOH OaotNANOi*,— P, Tlsch. "Cf, Tlbcli, Ifogau,aiid Lichfield, were charged With tumultously mid riotously assembling and destroying privnto property. Mr Joynt appeared for tho proe.uution, nnd Messrs

Garrlok and OowlUhaw for the defence. It appeared that a small building had boon erected by Mr Abbott upon land on tho North road (tbo titlo to whioh wns in dlspnto") and that dofondnuta had pulled it down, No ovldonco was taken, iw tho Reach wero flailsfled that tho building had merely been destroyed with a viow to deciding tho tltlo to the land and without nny intention of riot, A olvil notion should havo boon instituted, ••&A-BADOTB-— 9amuol Rdward and James Whlttlntffan wore charged with having on thol'lcd l««t, violently assaulted Jamos Young and his wlfo. It apponrod that tlio wholo party ivoro at Johnstone's Half- Way House. Kerry Hoad, and that plaintiff and Satnuei Whlttington played a gamo at skltllos, Young lost, hut picked up tho monoy and walked away with it, wnttilngton followed him, but; not getting the money back, struck Young, whoso wlfo wont to assist/ him, and tho, Othor defendants coming up n meter, ensued. Ills Worship remarked that tho wholo affair had evidently bcon a publle-liouso brawl, and dismissed the caso. Arthur Farmer was fined 10s for having assaulted Arthur Storey, at New Brighton. QlVll OASRfI, Judgment for full amounts and costß woro given in tho following casos i— Uaphaol v, Smart, Xl 34s j J, F, Douglas v, 11, Walter-*, M Os 7d» J, 0, Burberry y, John Herd, M Ift 6d j J, 0, Bfc Quonlln v. 0. E. Cooko, £\7 10#* W. 11. Main v. 11. Boochoy, M l/5n Odj B. J. Halo v. J. Joffroy, X22 lla fld j J. F, Douglas v. D, Boy**, £7 Kb 3d, In tho case M, Burko y, William Main, £4 is, tho plalntlfl was non-suited. Tirifl Day, (IMoto 0. 0. Bowen, Esq., It.M,) DinJMiCKNMK'ifI.-— Archibald Smart answored to his recognizances for having boon drunk and incapaolo Inst night, Con-itablo Barlow proved the offonco, nnd prisoner having previously bcon conrlolod, a' fine of 10« wns Imposed, John Buckman pleaded guilty to a similar offenco tho samo ovoning, and wan dlschared with n caution, on account of this being his first appoaranco boforo tho Boneh. Two LAnoniNY Cash,— Henry Montgomery and John Lambert, who woro tried on Thuraday for stealing a horse-rug from tho Solwyn Hotel, wore brought up to havo oontonco P'inflod upon them, but, at tho request of In. spcotor Fonder, woro further remanded Mil Tuesday noxt. Ki-MflsioN oif Fimh,-— Thos, Mullliis, flnod on Thursday for leaving hia horso and cab in chargo of a boy, applied to havo tho flno remitted. Ho acknowledged -tlio -offenco, but urgod that It wan In a qulot place and not like being In a httiiy portion of tho oity, Ills Worship said defendant ought to havo attended nnd mado his explanation whon tho caso wan hoard. Tlio flno oould not bo remitted, AfIOAUW ANO AuUfltYH LANOUAOtt,— Jolttl Dlx watt charged on two separate informations by 8. A. Porelval, with having violently aurianltod him and used nbuslvo and throatoning language Mr Oottroll for tho proscoution, and Mr Joy nfc for tho defence Mr Oottroll requested loavo to explain -a point bearing upon tho caso, and in faot tho immodialo causoof tho disturbance Ho wont into tho witness box and said— On Saturday aflornoon last, bolng under tho impression that a cortaln plcco of property was his, ho had sent a porson to remove a plfl* trough which was upon it. Finding afterwards tliat ho was in error, ho nont a boy back with It at onco, Tho pig trough belonged to tho dofondant, S. A. Forolval said that on Saturday ovoning last ho was at tho house of Mr Cottrcll, who had gone to town, Hearing what ho took to ho tho footsteps of Mr Cottroll'n homo roturning homo, ho wont and oponod tlio door, whoro ho found dofondant, who inquired for Mr Oottroll, Witness nald ho was not afc homo hut had gone to Christchurch, Ho thon tried to closo tho door, but defendant naid ho must sco Mr Oottroll, nnd forced tho door violontly opon again, knocking wltnoss down, Dofondant thou commenced to swear yory loudly, and refused to go away quietly a -id corno again when Mr Cottrcll had returned homo. Ho eon tinned to awoar and said ho would havo Bntisfaotion ont of Mr Oottroll, and would remain thoro an long no ho thought proper, Witness tried to pen-Made him to go away several timet*, tolling him that Mrs Cottroll waa vory 111, Ho continued to rofuso to do so, nnd again throatonod to knook witness down, All tho timo defendant was making the disturbance ho was clone to Mrs Oottroll's room, His language wiih vory bad, Ho remained at tho floor for about half-an-hoiir. Witness had marks upon his arm from tho violence used by defendant. By Mr Joynfc s Dofondant did not strlko him, but pushed him down in forcing opon the door, Witness had assisted in removing tho pig trough ou Saturday afternoon. Defendant; was not proaont nt tho timo, nor did witness soo him until ho onmo to Mr Oottroll's houso. Witness hollovod tho removal of tlio trough (o ho tho catiKO of. defendant*" conduct, Defendant said twlco ovorho "would knock him into flinlthoroonfl if he olosod tho door." In dofonco Dix (mid last witness had seized him and torn his vest m men m tho door was opened, aud Mr Joynfc said ho hoped his Worship would dismiss tho oasoaflomanatlng from unlawful romoval of property, whioh hud noccsßarlly irritated dofondant. Mr Oottroll urged tho fact of illnoso in the houso m* malting tho case much woruo, Defendant had hcon informed of It, and yet ho contiuuod tho disturbance. His Worship said ho must regard tho caso from that point of viow and Imposed a flno of .Os. Had tho disturbance arlson afc tho timo tho pig trough was removed thoro would bo somo oxtoti tuition for tho offonco, but going deliberately to Mr Cottroll's houso was qultp a different matter.