RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 814, 9 December 1882, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

SOUTH RAKAlA— Yesterday. (Before C. N. Mackio Esq., J.P., and E. S. Coster Es|., J.P.) Drunkenness. Peter lUcCreo was fined five shillings and costs for drunkenness. Cattle Wandering. —The following were multcod in a tine of 5i and costs (3s) each, for allowing horses and cattle to remain at large in the public streets ; M. Nolan, A. Witholl, J. Stewart, E. Lake, P. Clifford, L. Abraham, J. Thompson, and David Duncan. Horses. —Edward Sydney Lowe, of Kyle, was charged with cruelly ill-treating a horse by allowing it to be tied up to a cart in v.-ry bad weather fop over 24 hours. Mr Tucker, of Mont-

gomery and Co.’s, proved that tile horse_ was standing from the morning of,theßth to the morning of the 9th Noyojnbpr yftthout shelter, and with a running knot Tn the rope, in a foot of water to lie down in v here he had scraped and pawad theearth away in his endeavors to release himself. Mr Richard Davies fully corrp- , borated Mr Tucker’s evidence, and statejd that the weather was very ’ ihclemeht' at .the time. In defends, the tnkn Lowe stated that lie.had made arrangements for the horse being taken horni oh ttfer’ Bth, 7 and called Mr J. Lambi,e, : Fho stated that to his knowledge-Mj Lpwe, . bad made some such arrangement. The Bench considered that it was. a gfoaa, carelessness on the part of the defendant in not making better provision for the well-being of his horse ; but as it was shown that he had made some Arrange* f merit for the horse being' taken hhcei rof they would dismiss the case : at the same time they considered that ,tho police ware, perfectly, justified in in.bringing, the case' before the Court.—Arthur O’Neil; *of Methven, was charged with! cruelty- to-at horse by,riding him when the hoofs were coming away from the ' flesh . tbroughL ringbone, etc. Henry,- Bailey rated the evidence of Constable L Rowm# and defendant was fined-L2, and, 10a oa costs. ' • j an /a Cruelty to a Doa. — Patrick McGallunx was charged with cruelty l to-A dog.!/-J. Boucher, a platelayer, and. Jy* mate proved that they saw defendant cruelly beating, kicking, and dashing the dog ground. They left thoir work. several chains to stop him, when'he gave them considerable “ cheekj” and stated that he would do as he liked with hisown dogs. Witness Boucher .said lip brutally use any dog wben he o was 'n'e»r &7 Fined L2, and 13s costs..; : ", !’ V T