Magistorial.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 84, 20 August 1868, Page 3

Magistorial.

<»■ — OUUIHTCIIUKCir. Tinfl Day. (Before T, W, Maude and A, Hack, H»qs.) DuuNKENNKfIB— Wm. Dunn, who was out on ball, wnfl charged with ililh oftoncc. Bcr«t, Pardy proved tlio charge, Tho prisoner who In oluirgo of a cab wlion ho wiw taken into ouHtony. Tito prinonor said thnfc his non who in chiirgo of tho cab. Nergt. lardy, in rojily to tlui iionoli, said that the prisoner^ flon w«8 morcly holding bin 'father on Ibo icat by tho wiilnt, Tlio Ik-nob wild that this was a more than ordinary caso of druukonncflH, (or tho liven of people hart boon ondaugoradi and althouffli It was prlflonor'u first appearance on this charge, ho must pay a /lno of Iflo, niuwoiiKfl ojif I'or.row OnniNANOH.—Tamefl Cleary wan flnod XI for absenting hlnmulf from lilh horse nnd dray, UNUKOifITHUitn l)oo»,— Thomas IMco waa charged with being tlio owner of an unrcglstoroldog, above tho ago of thrco - montliß, Sergeant MelCnight said that lio liad noon tlio dog in question at tho dofondant'H homo. Mo Inqulrod if defendant was tho owner, and ho replied that It belonged to bin son, and bad been at his house for mmio time. Wltncpfl then asked if tho dog wa» registered, and defendant mild ho didn't know, lio told bint that If ho could protluco tho registration ticket no Information would bo laid. Dofondattt had brought no tloketlo tho dopotslnco, Tho defendant urged that ho was not responsible becaimo tho do/; didn't belong 10 him, and be wan not bound to keep ofhor people's doga off hln promises. Tho Btjnch Hnld tliafc tho Ordinance held persona rcnpoiifllblo for having unreglstcred dogs on their promises, or In their calling. In thin Inutiineo, tho ordinance hud olonrly boon infringed, and a flno of XI munt thoroforo bo Inflicted. Knoob Marker, Andrew MoGlll, Joslah Hodges. aii I John Do Loon, were fined £\ each for like offences, (■Jattms Tukspabb. — Margaret rfaughoy wan charged with abronoh of tlio Cattlo Trespass Ordinance (7oi)Htnblo Groenaway dopoH»d that two cows wore wandering at large on the Htanmoro Uoad on the diy named in tho information. Ho Inquired whom they bolongod to, and was told that they wore Mr Blng'n, but that tho defendant had oaro of thoui and wan responsible Mr lllng wan called and Hta'cd that tho defendant had not charge of tho cows, She miked them, supplied what mil it lio used, and paid him a trlllo for iho appropriation of any surplus. Tho cliargo wan dlamlwHod, on tlio undonuanding that a flummoiifl should bo loaned agaiiwt Mr Hh% who dtmiod tlio chargo, BIIHAOII Ol'THld PIJAOH.— llUgh MOHagllftO nnd Jamcn li:ed (principals) and Adolphua Drown and Josoph Day (scoonds) woro changed wltli a breach of tlio peace. Inductor I'ondcr H»ld ho would withdraw Iho charge against Day, in order that he might' call him an a wUiiobh. Tho information against Day wuh accordingly withdrawn. Sergeant llornlman i Tho quarrel In question wan on tlio 28th oil hint month. From Information I received I wont down tho bunks of the AAhhurlon and saw tho defendants, ()no of tho principals), Heed, was washing tho blood od' liin faco at tho river j tlio othor'n faco was dlitflgurcd. I ascertained that a fltrtiC had taken place, and I laid tho information. Joseph Day deponed! I. livo at tho AHhburton, I recollect tho 28th of lout month, A fight took placo on Hint day between Hood and Monnfthan, Thoy had a quarrel, I beliovo, on the night boforo, and again on the morning following, and they agreed to go down tho crook and flglit; they stripped, I cmimot nay how many rounds took placo. Brown wan present, i cannot nay that ho acted an second. Mo went down with Monaglian, I don't know what a second in In prlzo-flght-Ing. Hood said to mo, " will you come down and boo fair play." There wore no more than two rounda fought. By i-oed : It wax jiihi a quarrel 1 1 didn't nay it was a prlzo-flght. John Irvine deposed that he wan awpiolal countable, lio went down tho ereok on the day in question, lie saw defendantfl there, Monaghun'H faco wnn much out. and Hood wan washing iho blood oft his face, Thoro was no fighting after ho went down. In reply to tho Honoh, Inspector I'ender fluid that defendants were, generally sneaking, quiet men, After oonHultation, tho Bench mild that in conHtdviralion of tho exponoo to whioh defendants had been already put, a /lno of only Is each would do impoHcd DefoiidimtH, howovcr, must pay Mr Irvine's expensea (XI 1()») )>otweon then), Tho money -vim paid, AiiumvK Lang ua an.—- Win. Chancy and hi* wife were chargod with having mado iiho of abuolvo language towards John Jluali. Tho prosecutor did not answer when Ibc cihc wan culltd on, Inspector Pander sivid ho believed that no assault had taken placo The cuho was dismlssod. Hkhouk.— (,'lara Dyer wan sumi nioned for having unlawfully and wilfully rescued some plgn which were being driven to the pound on the 14th iiiHtant, William Dcarsloy deposed that throo othoi'H and him* flcl/ woro driving tho plkh to iho pound for I Imvliig trcHparoed on bin promlnc»i when the defendant rattled a bucket in such a manner as to render it ImpoHHlble to drive thorn forward. Tho defendant eaid aho had not loft her pt'cuilficfl, tSho had merely called the pigs to feed them, Tho Bunch were of opfuion/hat no o/Tonco bad boon committed within the meaning of tho A.«t«an<l the cliargo munt thoroforo bo disufitmodJ There was no actual personal rescue At tho same

tlmo, Mrs Dyor must take onro to keep her plfffi ofl! oilier pooplo'fl promises. IhiuAOir op Dkstitutu Phusons Kemke Okdinanom.— -Michael M'Namnra wan uiiminoiio(l,on Iho information oil Hannah Connor, for tho »npp >rt of bis illogltlmato child, Mr Joynt appoarod for iho dufeneo. Ho requested tho evidence to bo taken down, for it was vory probable that ho would havo to apply for an adjournment, and tho defunco would depend on tho ovldenoo given lc-:lay, Tho Bench said that tho taking of evidence was fur tho eouvoniono.j of tho Court and thoy did not know that It was necessary In this instance. Mr Joynt mild that bo ml«ht produco wlUksmob to rebut tho tCflUmony given by tho proscoutrlx, It was a roanonalilo reqiU'Kt, thoroforo. Unit tho evidence Bhould bo taken down, nnd ho hopod tho Court would aocodo to it. After consultation, the Mench H»ld that they found it to bo iho practice to take down cvlloncc in eases of this description, and it would be taken down by tho dork In this in»uanGo. The prosociUrlx was examined, ttho deposed that the defendant wns father of her child. [Toft Hitting.]