MAGISTERIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1781, 5 March 1888, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBuRi ON— MONDAY.

(Before Mr R Aloom J.P., and Me D. Thomas J.P) DRUNK RNNESS, Robert Stavens # waa charged with drunkenness. Tho accused, ie appeared, went to a house at Trevorton, m a very intoxicated condition.. Only the children were at home and they were very mcch frightened by the acouaed, who made his way Into the hoase. The police were sent for and Constable Smart went to Trevorton and arrested the man — A fine of 10a and coots was inflected

John Curran wa3 charged with drunk aid disorderly conduct m a public pluco, with having resisted Go-intake Fitzgerald m the execution of his d ty, and with having anßaulted Constable Fi'zgerald. Serg«aot PeltoQ said the caee was a very bad one, and as there were a number of men of the name class as the accus d dow about the town, he would ask the Bench to make an example m the present o iBo — Conßtable Fitzgerald said that he found the man m Cameron stree: on Saturday evening, shouting out at the top of hit) voice. Witness aireetel&him and the accused ther upon beoimef - very violent. He kicked witness several tim a "Win 88 called upon the Captain of the Salvation Army for a*piatance, and one of the members of the Army was despatched for a cab With assistance the a cua d waa handcuffed and his legs tied, though lih then fried to bite the Constable and those who had given him assistance. — Henry Taylor a.id that he was called upon to asßist the last witness. The Hocused was very violent, and it was necess iry to strap hin lees together. Saw him kick tne Constable. — M. Dalley assisted the Constable to arrest Curran. Ihe latter was very violent, and his lega had to bo tied with a strap aad handkerchief .—Constable Smart was at the Police Station when the accused was brought there. He waa very drunk and very violent. — The accused wheD asked if he had anything to say m his defence said he had not, thoagh when the arresting Constable was glvlDg his evidence Outran said that the Constable had used a good deal of violence and that he (Curran) thought he was entitled to be violent as well. — On the charge of drunkenness a fine of 5a and coata was bflioted. An it w«s the accused's first appearance the Bench took a lenient view of the oharges of resisting and assaulting the police, though they warned him that he was liable to three months imprisonment, A fiae of 40s and costs, or seven days Imprisonment was irfl^oted^

W 1 hmJTraoi 7 , alias George M. Dlgby, who finished a seutenoe of 24 hoars on Saturday morning and waaag*in "run In" a few boura later, waa fined 20s or 3 days imprisonment.

A 6rat offender was fined 5a with the usual alternative. Another first offender, who had been liberated on bail, did not appear, and hla bond of 20a was ordered to be estreated. .LARCENY. John Cook waa charged with the larceny, on February 28th, o! a breaatplate nf the value of 20s, the property of John Grlgg, of Longbeaoh, and also with the laroeny of martingale ringa of the value cf sa, the property of J. 0. N. Urlgg.— The acouaed pleaded guilty but the polioo aaked for a remand until particulars had been reoeived aa to hia antecedents, all that waa kno«rh of him at present being >hat ho hnd married a widow with eight children. —The aooaaed asked that his oiae should be dealt with at once. The Banch ordered him to be eeat to gaol for one month with hard labor, oo one charge, and a conviction to be entered up m the other. The Court then rose.