MAGISTERIAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6847, 8 May 1890, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH. This Day. (Before B. Beethain, Ei-q., R.M., and G. H. Fisher, Esq.) Obscene Language. — sSydney Claxon admitted using obscene laugunge in High. ; street on the previous night, and w»9 ! sentenced to forty-eight hours' imprisonment. Assault. — Honora Barry was charged ! on information with violently assaulting j Anna Maria Lee, and also with using ! abusive language to her. Mr West&n ' appeared for the complainant. Defendant, i who had been locked up ainco yesterday, ■ was now sober. Complainant was the wit's •• or" James Lee, a cabman, living in Kilmoro street, while defendant lived closed by. Mrs Lee said that on April 28 last, as she ' was standing at her gate in the afternoon, ! defendant had abused her. Later in the ! day defendant came up to her.eeized her by the hair of the head, and pulled her head I downover the gate and nearly throttled her. j Defendant's husband caino out and took | her away. Mra Macfarlane and Misu j Mitchell gave corroborative evidence, lira j Barry, in defence, said that complainant j had first assaulted her, and complainant' 3 I husband had knocked her tooth down, her I throat. The Bench did not believe defcn- { dant's story, and in order to teach her to ] behave better in future, sentenced Ler to j seven days' imprisonment with hard labour. | Mr Weston obtained an order for costs, j M 2s. Failing to Peovide. — John Whiteside was charged with wilfully failing to pro- ! vido his wife, Mary Ann Whiteside, with, i adequate moans of support. Mr Stringer i for complainant, Mr Westou for d»fen- ■ dant. Complainant said she bad been married to defendant nearly eleven years. ! She had two daughters by a former marriage, and asserted that her husband had failed to maintain her, and thai he was lazy. She went out washing, and j was now living apart from her husband. From her statements ifc appeared to the Bench that complainant had contributed Us a week, and defendant ,83 a week, towards the housekeeping. I Defendant eaid he had only laid up when .he was Buffering. He had contributed all j he possibly could towards the housekeepingCoustablo JFlewelljn partly corroborated defendant. The Bench concluded there j was not sufficient evidence to justify them : in. making tho order. There was evidently : some incompatibility o? temper, but there j was no great laziness on defendant's part. No order made. Civil Cases.— Judgment was given for plaintiffs by default in the cases 06 Hay ward v. Palmer, claim .£10; Anthony, Sellars and Co. v. Grainger, claim 12s 6d; and Blake v. Doyle, claim £\ 193 4d.— Christie v. Davis was adjourned to May 12.— Cohen v. Bradford aud Chapman, claim £1 Ba, under judgment summons. Defendant Bradford appeared, and the case was adjourned till June 5 on the { understanding that he paid 5s a week.— j Cmwn Brewery Company v. Daly, claim i J516, under judgment sunimouc. JDefeudI ant did not appear, though conduct money had been sent him. No sufficient reason was alleged for his non-attendance, and his ability to pay being proved, the Bench, j ordered payment of the debt and costs — ' £17 10s 6d in all— to be made forthwith, or ■ in default eight weeks' imprisonment.