CHARLESTON NEWS.

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 289, 4 July 1868, Page 6

CHARLESTON NEWS.

The principal event in the Resident Magistrate's Court on. Friday, and one which appeared to create a good deal of interest} was the charge of assault. John Whelan and Michael Bohan acting under the advice of their counsel Mr O'Neill, both pleaded guilty to all the several charges, and consequently no evidence was gone into, beyond reading Bull's depositions taken at the hospital, where he was supposed to be in a dangerous

condition, and which stated that he was in a private house near the Alii, ance Hotel on Saturday night, when the two prisoners came in aud kicked up a row with the woman of the house. On his taking her part they knocked out the lights, and knocked hiin down, and hammered away at him with a stone or heavy boot for about twenty minutes, inflicting several wounds on his head. The Magistrate remarked that it was fortunate for the prisoners that their victim had to some extent recovered from the effects of their brutality, and fined Bohan sums -•.-(mounting iin'all'.to £2O, and Whelan £ls.

An interpleader summons, at the instance of the bailiff against MrStrike, was heard the same day, the question being as to who was the rightful owner of certain monies, the proceeds of an execution sale, on the suit of Samuel v. Beonon. Mr Strike produced documents which proved that he, and not Beonon was the owner of the goods seized and sold, and therefore got a verdict j.or tue amount in Court, some £l2. Had he filed an interpleader within the time mentioned by the Act, he would probably have recovered the full value of the goods seized, and damages At the usual weekly meeting of the hospital committee held on Friday evening, the visitors reported that the number of patients had the day before been reduced from twelve to eight, and that these were going on favourably. They had arranged for the construction of the inner porch determined upon at last meeting for the sum of £4. 10s. The committee's next meeting will be on Tuesday, when they will pass the minutes, accounts, and revise the report to be presented to the general meeting of subscribers to be held on Wednesday evening.