MAGISTERIAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1724, 1 December 1887, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL

ASHBURTON— THURSDAY.

(Before Mr John plllvter, RM.)

AITRMPTBD SUIOIPI, William McCiusky, was charged on remand with having attempted suicide on November 13. The olroumßtances wers fully recounted by us at the time the affair ooourred, A conviction was entered against the accused, and he was discharged bnt was ordered to pay the modioli expenses Incurred on his behalf, VABRANCT. M. F. Bradley was oharged on remand with having no lawful visible means of support. Ihe Magistrate warned the man that he mu.t help himself otherwise ha would be sent to gaol, The acouaed WW discharged. EMPLOYMENT OT FEMALES ACT. Andrew Orr was charged with a breach of the Employment of Females Aot, 1881, by having kept a girl, one of his employees, at work during hours m which the Aot specified his workroom should be closed.— The offence was admitted— The oharge was brought under seotion 5 of tha Employment of Females Aot— Sergeant Felton said that a complaint had bean i made to him, as Inspector of Factories. ' that girls had been employed at Mr Orr't ' after hours. Tho date was specified, and 1 Mr Orr on being charged admitted that tt ' was so.— Tne Magistrate asked If there was anything In the case more than an ordinary oase of over- working — Sergeant Felton said there was not. The glrla had been working till nearly nine on that night.-— The Magistrate asked Mr On ff • he was aware of tbe existence of the Aoft under which the oharge was brought.— Mt ' Orr said that he had been very mnoh ' pressed on account; of the holidays.— Tha Magistrate said he had no business to bd r pressed. He Bhould have taken In some I of the unemployed— Mr Or? said that ho 3 did so, but the work, on account of tha . show and races, was very pressing— Tha t Magistrate said that it seemed Mr 0» E would have to pay a penalty, beoause of i the show and races. — Mr Orr said that tha • ladles left their orders to the last moment. | —The Magistrate was awsre of this, bat 1 still employees must not be taxed beosuse ' of it. A penalty of £50 might be In*. } flloted, but as this was the first ease of tha j kind, a fine of £1 and coats would bo j imposed. t AT LAR C.B. I The following oharges of having allowed | horses and oattle to wander at largo wero 6 dealt with :— R, Parish, 2 oows, fined 5s j • T. Taylor, 2 horses, fined 5 j JJ. Pearson, 1 hors., discharged with a oaution j P. [ Hyland, 1 horse, 10s ; B. Drney, 1 horse, . lOa ; G. F. Soott, 8 horses, 6s ; William 3 Davey 1 horse, ss. DRIVING w unom M0E1.95, 3 John Labb was oharged with having i piled for hire, on one of the raoa days, 1 contrary to the Borough By-laws, A lino £ of 10a and costs was lnflloted, _ ASSAUIT, f a Mary Ann Kaue was oharged on the Information of Nelson Eden with having c assaulted him, wherefore the Informant a nude application to have the said Mary • Ann Kane bound over to kei p tho peace. '* —Mr Purnell appeared for the com' ° plalnant, acd Mr Clayton for the defen t e dant — N. Eden said that he lived ln Cor <j street. The defendant lived on the next k . seotion but one to him. There was a lB section near to Mrs Kane's, belonging to n a man named Berry, who had placed [r witness m oharge of it and authorised him m to repair the fences and generally keep tt s in order. On the Ootober 31 witness waa *> repairing one of the fences of this seotion 0 when Mrs Kane came to him, and after y addressing him m very foroible language. ° she pumped a buoket of water and threw r it over him. Witness having warned .her, sho then went away but: s> littlo while afterwards came back and began { "punching" witness; Witness had . ultimately to throw her down m self f defenoe. While she was punching • witness she made use of very profane 3 language. She next commenced to throw 1 stones at witness. Some time afterward! 9 she expressed her willingness to fight | witness. Mrs Kane waa a very bad neighbor, being a quarrelsome and j troublesome woman and accustomed to l use bad language. The house tn whloh t Mrs Kane lived was In the hands of the x Publio Trustee, and In consequenoe of tho i complaints of tbe neighbors the Truatea c had plaoed witness m oharge of tt. The • defendant did not pay any rent for tho • house. — Ellen Burns, said that on Ootober • 31 she was living next to Mra Kane, Sho saw Eden mending a fence. He did not interfere with Mrs Kane but she assaulted j him and made use of bad language eowardi t him. Witness saw her throw a buoket of j water over Eden, and also strike him. 3 Eden had to throw her down and aho f went away, but she threw a stone at Eden a and one of her ohildren also threw a atone. • Witness had been compelled to leave tho > house she had oooupied, next to Mrs 1 Kane, on acoount of her being such o ■ bad neighbor. She had seen tho ' Kane children pulling down fences to t use for firewood. — Edward Warne had ! lived In Oox street. Mrs Kane lived , there. She was a woman who was con* . tinually quarrelling and acoustomed to make use of bad language. Witness • ooneidered her a nuisance to the neighbor* , hood. — Charles Ward was agent for tho the section formerly occupied by Mra 1 Kaue. She never paid any rent for tt, ; and m consequenoe of her proximity he : oould never let the adjacent house. She 1 never had permission to ocoupy the honse. She was always civil ts him bat woald never pay nor promise to pay any rent.— Mr Purnell next called Sergeant Felton, who gave evidence that the defendant had been previously convicted three times and , admonished onoe. — Mr Olayton objeoted to this evidence, but tbe Magistrate ruled against him, holding tbat as sureties to keep the peace were applied for lt was necessary to know something as to her character. — Sergeant Felton oontinued : IVJrs Kane was a woman of moat uogov'ernable temper and allowed her otiildren to run wild. One of her sqns was sent to Burnham on a most disgraceful charge. The language Mrs Kane and her ohildren used was of a most aigustlng character.— Mr Clay too said that Mrs Kane desired to giveevldenoe though he had advised her that she would act wisely tf she kept out of tho box. He had advised her to plead guilty. Mrs Kane entered the box and gave her version of the affair, m a very voluble and glib manner, the substance of her $tory being that her neighbors were all " low characters" arid that she was a muoh injured person.— The Magla* trate said that Mrs Kane had far better have taken her counsel's advice. There was not the slightest doubt the case had been proved. A fine of 2Qa and coats was it.flo.ed, and tbe defendant was bound over to to keep the peace. 1 herself m £25 and two sureties of £10 eaoh. ' •-■ X : CIVIL CA&E3. Duncan v Tho_son, ■cfi.lm £4 8$ 9d , Judgment by default for the ;; an.'oant claimed and' coßts. Baylis v Fenton, claim £2 8s lid.— Mr Outhbertson for plaintiff. — Judgment by default for amount claimed ana oos ts_ Cashmere v Burnett, claim £2 —Mr Outhbertson for plantiff.— Judgment by default for the' amount claimed. Cathbertson v F- Betttj' judgment summons £3 ]}s 7d.— Mjr ClaJ. tontfor m^ ment creditor,— Amount ordered to be paid within one month', tn default 14 days imprisonment. ' Ihe Court then roge.