MAGISTERIAL.
ASHBURTON—TO-DAY,
[Before Mr H. 0. S. Baddeley, R.M.] UNREGISTERED DOG. George Fleet was charged with being the owner of an unregistered dog. The defendant did not appear. A fine of 10a and costs was indicted. J. F. Tutlar for a similar offence was fiasd 10s and costs.
BRKACH OF BYLAWS. W. Randall was charged with having been ar y from hia horse so as to have no control over the same. A fine of 20a and costs was Inflicted. MORE JOVBNILK OFFENDERS E. Parkin, A. Parkin, C>. Warner, I. Price, H. Dudley, five lads of ages ranging from nine to twelve, were charged with throwing stones and injuring another boy named Arthur Edwards. All the boys pleaded not guilty. Arthur Edwards said that on the evening of June 21 he was going around with the Guardian, and when in Moore Street the boys with the exception of Ducley, all set on him and threw stones at him. The stones thrown by Price and one of the Parkin’s hit him and one Inflicted a bad out on his leg. —ln answer to Mr Worner, the father of one of the boys, the witness denied hitting one of the accused with a whip or making the horse which he was riding kick at them—J Carter a boy 14 years of age, said he saw a cut on Edwards’ leg, evidently inflicted by a stone. He saw stones thrown but as it was dark he cmld not distlngniahby whom—T Pauling (14), said he saw one of the boy, tl row a stone at Edwards, who then chased them on horseback. He afterward saw a bad cat on Edwards’ leg. He did not know of Edwards' haviog given the boys any provocation.—T Pritchard (14) also gave evidence—This was the case for the prosecution—The boy Dudley said that Edwards had given Price a paper and a clay pipe to take a paper to the pound. Price refused to go, whereupon 'Edwards hit him with a whip and knocked him down. Price then picked up a few stones and threw them. The other boys corroborated this story—The Magistrate thought Edward’s had been greatly to blame and had given great provocation but at the same time the practice of atone throwing was inexcusable. He remarked there was nothing against the lad Dudley. The others were severely caution d and discharged.
DRUNKENNESS. John Crawford, who bad been fined yesterday for a simitar offence and had been leniently dealt with in consequence of his earnest promises of amendment, was again charged with having been drunk while in charge of a horse and wl h resisting the police. It appeared from the evidence of Constable itemer that the accused bad been very drank and had violently resisted arrest. For being drank while in charge of a horse the accused was fined 40s and costa, with the alternative or 5 days Imprisonment, and for resisting the police 20s and costs, with the alter* native of four days imprisonment. A first offender, for having been drunk while In charge of rf horse, was fined 20s and costs with the alternative of three days imprisonment. ! BREACH OP THE PRISON REODL VTIONS, James Taylor was charged with a breach of the prison regnlations by holding converse with a prisoner in the Ashburton Gaol. Sergeot Felton gave particulars of the charge and said he only pressed for a nominal penalty as this was the first time such a case had been brought in this district—A fine of 5s and costa was In- 1 flioted. The Court then rose.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1276, 29 June 1886, Page 2
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594MAGISTERIAL. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1276, 29 June 1886, Page 2
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