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Star (Christchurch), Issue 9254, 5 June 1908, Page 3

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♦ CHRISTCHURCH. Friday, June 5. (Before Mr W. Minson, J.P., arid Mr T. Wallace, J.P.) .Druxkexness. — A cnarge of drunkenness against a woman was dismissed. By-law Breakers, — Alexander Scott, Ernest Piper, John Martin, Catherine Gould (Mr Gresson), William Osmond and Henry Gould (Mr Gresson). were each fined 10s and costs for having ridden bicycles on footpaths. — Tliomas Brosnahan, a boy aged sixteen years of age, was convicted and discharged on a charge of having ridden a bicycle at night without a light attached. — Jonah William Wocd pleaded that he bad received notice from the City Council, in defence of a charge of having burnt goree on a footpath. The Bench said L.iat the notice was no-defence, but dismissed the charge because the defendant had only been in the dominion a little time. — Alfred Cook was fined 5s and coste for having allowed a chimney in his house to catch lire. Breaking Glass. — Douglas Lisle and Jainee Groat admitted having broken three panes of glass in the house of John Lambert, at Riccarton. John Lambert stated that the two accused had paid for the damage. There had been no provocation given to the men. Each of the accused was fined 10s and costs. Committed for Trlvl. — Beatrice Too Fee (Mr Nicholls) was charged with having assaulted Alexander M'Neil so as to cause him bodily harm. M'NeiJ appeared with his head swathed in bandages, and gave evidence to the effect that the accused had assaulted him in her house,' where he bad gone to see her. He was not certain the house. She hit him with a, piece of iron or some other hard material, but he did not see the weapon. Later he identified the accused as the woman who had assaulted him. His wound was attended to at the Hospital. He had been drinking before he went to the accused's house. Constable Regan stated that he found bloodstains on the gate at the house in which M'Neil said ho had been assaulted. Dr B. A. Shaw, assistant house surgeon at the Christchurch Hospital, said that the wound in M'Neil's head was about two inches > in length, and he put three stitches in it. The wound might have been caused by any instrument with an edge* on it. Sei*geant Morgan Baid that the accused told M'Neil in his presence that he was not sober and that he was not sober when he was struck. M'Neil identified her without hesitation. The accused pleaded not guißy, and ,was cothmitted for trial. Bail was allowed, the accused in £50 and one surety of £50. Remanded. — William Cameron was charged that on January 22 he broke and entered the premises of Ross and Glendiniri? and stole therefrom goods to the value of £23 ls 2d. He was remanded to June 10. Sureties of the Peach.— On the information of Thomas F. O'Connov (Mr Dougall), Alfred Piggott was bound over to keep the peace for six months in a 6ecurity of £25.