CHRISTCHURCH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3488, 16 June 1879, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH.

This Day.

( -.>.,.-:; (Before G.L. Mellish, fesq.) ■ . i ; Dnumc and . Disobdbbly. — Two first offenders wero fined 5s each. Charles Brown was sent to gaol for three months.' James Standeven was fined 10s and costs,

i DBsxixUTß Pkbsons ; Relief Obdinancb. 4- John Huggie,; arrjjsted on r .warrantrfrpm Wellington Off a'cliarge-bf failing to support His illegitimate child, -was brought up and reraapded .to, /Wellington. .The Bench, admitted ~a\wuscd_ to bail at £75,. to report himself da : ly.afc the police 'dop&fc till a steamer' left for Wellington. i PlGnxiNG. ~ 4 Jatnes Gill was charged with 4 fhjhting ma publio street" on Sunday. Constable Harold t proved; the. offence^. Accused admitted tho offenco, bufc stated the- other party, who had not boen arrested, iniulted a young woman in his company. After hearing the'evidencu of a*. witness named Shblt, the Bench dismissed the information. i piBOBByiN&A.SUMM^NS.r^JoBeph Morrel : wos'cliargea with disobeying a summons calf fing upon him. to appear-at the Court upon a qharge of behaving in a manner' calculated to create a breach of the. peace.. On the application of Mrs Morrel, the case wds withdrawn, .'.- „ .. ■ ' .;' •_■-— K' :. „'- i. _, „-- -f LABCEJry.— Stephen .South was charged kith stealing a pair of boots, fche. property of Ri&ard"Smith. ' "Mr Joyce, appeared for prisoner, and stated that ho , (prisoner) admitted possession "0f ...'...the boots, but nofc jvith felonious, intent. Prosecutor, who resides at Knightstown, stated that on Saturday afternoon last he was in company with accused. .They went to Lano's butchery, where prosecutor, left a pair of boots on the block. ' Both parties then, went to the Gulden Age, when* prosooutor missed his boote, and £skedSf .lilS, mato ' had them. South replied that he had hot got them.. Proseautor went to Lane's again" aud found that the boots Wero not there. The boots produced were ttta'oriieis he loBt.; The "Magistrate dealt with the oose^or-'being a trivial one, and dismissed aceuged^-Jbhii Bradley was charged with stealing an umbrella valued- afc 10s 6d, the S' roper ty of Mrs P. Thompson. Thoprosecutrii' , id-nob ; eomei-forward and tho accused was,! disoharged.: - '■■' ■'■>' -■ • ' , f On3TnucTnra > tub TnonouGnFAEE.— A number- of -ffah-hawkera wore charged with^ £ ihe" thoroughfare, but, on the ' ppplioation- r of-' J the ; pblice, tho cases .were jdiourned for a fortnight.^ Uniigutbd- fiOABttiHO.— William Harris wa^bharged with fading to keep a light burnIngon ahoarchng^ Pined 10j andebsts. ;/i ■"•' " : ( r WANDBBi.NG.HoRSBS.— The following perisbtifr werb'flhed*for permitting hbrses'to wandfer'afc'Mteil^eterErderi^OiV P:So3s,.ss;-: ■WBltef" i Smlth; Z6s"Z James; Borland, 5s j S. JMittttftig; SsP/y- 1 pZ' '''" "'' "'""■ '"' : j -'Dbivlnq '^iHitoutp a" License.— George (QSUb^Tras j bhafged' : with driving without a liceus^lnifc^afPer hearing the evidence, Mr fkMiiMkr, H*r.hd appeared for the Council, nsked that- th'e wise inighfcbo withdrawn. His Worship dismissed the insormation with costs. Abusive Language.'— William Hall, junr., jwas charged with .using abusive language to (Charles Hawker. ""He was - furthor charged pxohj unction with'Williiim Hall, sonr., with (breaking a pane of glass of the same complainant. -After heann'g* the evidence of complainant and his wife, < the younger Hull was Ifined 40s for. theiabuaiye language, aud both defendant* -fipjtjl £5 each for breaking the window, or in default ono month's imprisonment with haf d labour." ", . ASSAUET.— WiIIiam Gregg was charged with having on June 6 violently assaulted his wifeiiJElitobeth *Grogg7 <Mr Joyce for tho complainant. — Elizabeth • Gregg stated that ion the .day in question! her husband knocked her dowd'ond hurt her side. She gavo him 'n^' provocation, f He had taken her children if rom her j.and :_left her without means of supJport. She had'a proteofcion order. Sho was ;a|ja B|rs Findlayfpn's houso at 'the time hor jhusband knocked her down. Mrs Findloyson jstated that dofondant came to her houso and ■took away ono of the children by force, lie jthen knocked his wifo down on witness' doorstep. Aconißed was bjund over in his own Recognisances in the sum of £20 to keep the ipeace towards his wife for twelve months, in 'default Cno month's imprisonment. Defendant was ordered to pay costs. I Uncontbollbd Hobsbs. — The following persons were fined 10s each for' not having their, horses under proper control :— James Drinkwell, Charles Biird, John Aulesbrook, ond William Loverton. . .

Tuansfbb OF License: — The licenso of the Caledonim Hotel was traniferred from Prancis Innes to James Hirst.