Magisterial.
CHRIrVTCIIURCH. Tina Dat. (Before u\ T. Maude, and A. Back, Ksqs.) DausKßtiSKS*-!, — Patrick Gallagher was brought un, charged with having been drunk and disorderly yesterday. Constable Kennedy said, about a quarter to three o'clock yesterday nfternoiin, ho found prisoner in High atreet creating a disturbance. He wa-) drunk and offered considerable resistance when arretted. Prisoner admitted tho offL'tie-?, but being hi. first Mppeirancc, he was disehtrged with a caution, promising nt tho .ame lima not to offend Hgiun. Frederick Bonner was chnrK.d with having been drunk and incapable yesterday eveninj*;, Constable C* nw*y proved tbe offeneo, which waa admitted. The presiding umgistrat. pointed out that prisoner had twine previously been convicted for drunkenness, one of which waa alio for ualng obscene language, and asked if anything wa. known of bbn. Inspector Pender mild bo was a hatter by trado and usually a quiet man. Ills Worship admonished prisoner and asked if ho contd not refrain from drink knowing what trouble it brought upon him, Prisoner promised to do bo If liberated, A floe of £\ was imposed, Wa "Worship remarking it was to be hoped prisoner would see tbat in adopting that course the Bench gave him another opportunity to reform. VAORAJior.— Sarah Middleton wns brought up charged with this offence, Oonatuble JeflYy s»ld, about a quarter to 12 oVlouk last nif-ht he found prisoner crying in tho streets, and when accosted she told him fhe had no home to go to. tthe was turned out the night previous from the house she had b. en living in, and, nltbough she had applied agaiu, could not obtain admission. The house she referred to whs a brothel, and she threatened to break somu windows if he would not take her into custody. Prisoner said site was intoxicated when alio saw the constable, and did not know what she was saying. She had a home to go to if the Rench would dismiss her, and sho had no desire to go to prison. In reply to his Worship, the constable snid the home prisoner intended going to was n brothel in -Kilnioro street. Prisoner was eventually remanded until Friday, in order that enquiries might be made concerning Iter,
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 71, 5 August 1868, Page 2
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366Magisterial. Star (Christchurch), Issue 71, 5 August 1868, Page 2
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