RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, CHARLESTON.

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 268, 10 June 1868, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, CHARLESTON.

Monday, June 8. (Before C. Broad, Esq., E.M.) Stewart Ilac Alister charged with being of unsound mind, through excessive drinking, was remanded; on Dr D»kers recommendation until Fridiay. Barthoolmew Foley allowed his bail of LI to be forfeited, as also J07«2 Rice his bail of L2. Peter Mullen was charged with steallingaeock, the property of William Jones. From the evidence of the complainant who is a miner living at the Belle 1) Union Hotel, and his wife, it appeared had missed some fowls and finding feathers and a head near prisoner's hut information was given to the police who found the fowl, produced and identified, in a bag under the prisoners bed place; Detective Eowley and Constable Pool proved finding the fowl, and prisoner offering them LI each to say nothing more abmit it. Iu the defence Mr O'Neill called Abe Southwell, who stated the pris-

oner had often complained of the prosecutor's fowls oating his food, aud ho had himself seen them in the hut pulling the tucker about. After calling numorous witnesses, Mr O'JSToill submitted in defence, that the prisoner had no intention of. stealing, but bad killed the fowl in a moment of exasperation on finding his food destroyed. In consideration of mitigating circumstances the prisoner was sentenced to but seven days imprisonment. Mathew Owrriganvtm charged by Stephen M' Kinty with stealing four £1 notes-It appeared that the complainant was in company with the prisoner drinking on Thursday night, and was eventually taken to the Clydesdale Bakery, where they stayed the remainder of the night. Next morning the complainant missed Ll and asked the prisoner if he had taken it, the latter replied in the affirmative but did not give it up, aud in the evening denied having any money, saying be had only eighteen pence; he was afterwards given in charge of the police who on searching hi mat the camp, found three £1 notes and some silver, in his pockets. Tho prisoner who admitted taking the money, but denied any intention of stealing it, was sentenced to fourteen days imprisonment. CIYIL CASES. Strike v. Smith —The hearing of this case was adjourned to next day, to

allow a proper bill of particulars being filed. Wm. Brent v. Chesterman Congdon fy, Co., Claim L 5.5. 6; Judgment deferred.

Tayler v. Kelly and Party, Claim L 102.14 reduced to LIOO to bring it within the jurisdiction of the court. One of the party admitted the amount, but pleaded that payment was not yet due. The party consisting of P Kelly, John Kirkpatrick, Timothy O'Leary, Peter Wadd, John Carroll, John Irwin, and John Fitzgerald, having L2O, in in the summer took up a claim on Brown's Terrace, made terms with a blacksmith for the erection of a machine, and agreed with the plaintiff for supplies of tucker, giving him the L2O cash and the balance to be paid when gold was got. The plaintiff stated, he had only consented to give two months credit, and five months had passed and when he asked for some security, he found that all the machinery was made over to others.

In reply to some question put by the Magistrate, defendant said, the party owed others about Ll6O but none of the other creditors were pressing. They were now ready for crushing. Judgment entered up, but execution to be stayed for 2i hours, to see if certain arrangments proposed by defendant were carried out.