RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

West Coast Times, Issue 606, 3 September 1867, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Satubday, August 31. (Before G. G. FitzGorald, Esq., RiM.)

Deunk and Incapable. — William Ody was fined 10s., or in default twentyfour hours imprisonment. A further charge of indecency was prepared against the same man, for which he was fined L2 f with the alternative of four days imprisonment. LiHCENY FROM THB PERSON OF £20. — Thomas Barber was charged with this offence on the information of Patrick Coylo. The prisoner was remanded ill the 2nd of September. Vagbancy.— Mary Hannah Selffe was charged under section 11, clause 111, of the Vagrant Act. The latter part of the clause under which the prisoner was charged, says — <v any common prostitute who in any street, or public highway, or being in any place of public resort, shall behave in a riotious or indecent manner, shall bo liablo to imprisonment in any gaol for any time not exceeding three calendar months, with or without hard labor. Richard Dyer, deposed to having arrested the prisoner shortly after twelve on the evening of the 30feh instant. His attention was drawn to a crowd that had

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assembled outside the Shakespeare Hotel. He proceeded to the Shakespeare Hotol, and there he saw the prisoner with her clothes torn, and in a very excited state. She was using most disgusting language. A female named Margaret Can accused the prisoner of biting a piece off her oyobrow. The detective had known the prisoner for some months. Sho was a prostitute. QFW*rexamincd by Mr South — Tho prisoner said that the woman Can struck her first. Margaret Can was called and stated that she and the prisoner were in the ball-room at the Shakespeare Hotel on the evening of the 30th August. The prisoner interfered with her. Some words passed between them, and prisoner struck her. She retaliated, and prisoner then took hold of her by the hair, and bit a piece out of her eyebrow. Mr South called — Langley, who deposed that he saw the quarrel from the commencement. Margaret Can struck the first blow, and a fight ensued. Witness had interferred with the object of separating the two " ladies,' 1 and was himself rewarded with a black eye. His Worship stated that without straining the Act, the ball-room of the Shakespeare Hotel was certainly a " place of public resort." The prisoner was sentenced to fourteen days imprisonment with hard labor. Manslaughter. — Griffith Jones was brought up on remand from the 30th August. JBKs Worship stated that the prisoner had been committed for trial on the warrant of the Coroner. The prisoner was accordingly removed. J£ Lunacy. — Julius Grunwald committed to the Lunatic Asylum on the 11th -of June, wos discharged on the evidence of Dr. Eiley. tz The Court was then adjourned till Monday.

Monday, Seftembeb 2. Dbttnk and Incapable. — Norah Morgan was fined 10s, or in default to be imprisoned for twenty-four hours. DfiUNK AND DISORDERLY. — Miles Green was fined LI, or in default of payment to be imprisc ned for eight-and-forty hours ; a further charge of destroying tho waterproof of the constable who arrested him on the last charge, was preferred against Groen ; for this offence he was fined Ll, and ordered to pay L 2 for the property destroyed, or to bo imprisoned " tor four days in default of payment. Labceny fbom the Pebson of £20. — Thomas Barber, on remand, was further remanded till the 3rd inst. ASSACLT WITH INTENT. — JamOS M'Kenna, on remand, was also furthor remanded to the 3rd inst. Assault. — Alfred Croft was charged on the information of Kate Murray, with assaulting her on the 28th ult. Defendant admitted having struck the complainant. "He merely touched her with nis open hand." His Worship fined him Ll, with costs Vaobancy— Joseph Myers was charged by the police under section 2, clause 1, of the Vagrant Act, with having no visible lawful means of support. Detective Dyer deposed to having arrostcd prisoner on Saturday night iv a house of iU-faino, Eevell street, North. The detective had known prisoner for tho last ten months, and during that time he had never known him to do any work. Prisoner had lived the greater part of that time in brothels. On Tuesday evening last a robbery had been committed in the brothel in which prisoner lived, (Mrs Stewart's.) Crossexamined by prisoner — Prisoner told me _j»,was engaged at Mrs Stewart's, but on pKjuiry witness found out his statement was false. Detective Brown was called and corroborated the evidence given by the last witness. Prisoner stated that during the last ten months he had been employed gold-mining. He had also been making the track to the Lamplough, and on his return to town he was employed by Mrs Stewart as manager to her Eestaurant. His Worship remanded the prisoner till the 3rd instant in order that he might subpoena for his defence. The Court was then adjourned till 11 o'clock next day.