Thank you for correcting the text in this article. Your corrections improve Papers Past searches for everyone. See the latest corrections.

This article contains searchable text which was automatically generated and may contain errors. Join the community and correct any errors you spot to help us improve Papers Past.

Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON— THURSDAY

[Before Mr John OUivier, R.M. and Mr D. Thomas J. P.] DRUNKENNES. Mary Cunningham, agaimtjwbom si venty previous convlotona have been recorded, pleaded strongly that if she was given another chance she would reform. The i Bench gave her the ohacca she aaked for And dismissed her with a caution. IMPOUNDING CASE, . Mary Ann Kane, wai charged with illegally rescuing six sheep sefz-d for tho ' pnrpoße of being impouudtd ; Bartholo- I xnsw Sane was charged with assaulting I Clifford Sage ; and C'ifford Sage was ] charged with cruelly illtreating the sheep | In question. — Mr CtThberiaon for S ge, . Mr Crisp for the Kates. — In this case the parties are ceighb ra. Kane owns half *a- ' dc zan sheep which, it appears, have at 'varl' us times caused annoyance to the complainant by trespassing 'n his garden. Be seized them for the purpoaa of impounding them, and while driving them •way he wai intercepted by Mrs Kane And pome of her children who sndeavored to revcne the sheep. Mrs Kane sent for her husband who came and strack Sage a violent blow on the head driving him away. — Evidence was taken at great length. The Bench decided that there was nothing whatever to sustain the m ' formation agalutt Mr Sage for cruelty, and it was dismissed. Bartholomew Kane wti fined 203 and octets for the aßßault, and 1 Mary Ann Kane 'Oj for the rescue. The j • defendant^ were avowed 14 days m which to pay the fine, In default 48 hours imprisonment. ALLEGED ASSAULT, Thomas 'lucr**, a young man web charged witn having assau'ted Emma Bowles, the wife of J. W. Bowies, of the Hlode. Mr Purneli for complainant, Mr Crisp tor defendant. — Emraa Bowles said that defendant lived at the Hinds close to her place, Saw him on Monday week. He was thrashing a horse m a cart. He was thrashing it violently with a whip and treating it very cruelly. Hie brother was In tbe cart but defendant was on the ground. Witness went over to the station and drew Mr Bowles attention to what wss going on. Wituess remained at the •tatlon a few minutes and then left for home. When she was on tbe platform Andrew Terras shook his fist at her and said something she could not hear for the for the wind. Witness said " how dare you insult me. What have I done to you?" Thomas Terras rushed op and said " I luppose youwonid like to make a oase out of this." Witness replied that the wonld like to see him get twelve months for his oroelty. He then shook bis fist m her face and used a very offensive phrase towards her. He was very much excited. Witness was very much alarmed. Mr Bowles came op then, and witness fainted •nd was very much hurt through falling on tbe rough shingly ground. When witness recovered consoioußneßs she waß m her house. Had complained to her hoaband about a week before, about the defendant who was thrashing a horse and UMDg disgusting language.— By Mr Crisp : Mr Bowles laid the information ; did not authorise him m writing to lay it. Dafendani'd brother was a baker. He was taking round bread m a oart and the horae would not goat the time it got thrashed, Bemember A. Terras telling her that it would be better for her to mind her own business. Witness asked how they dared insult her. Witness was not m • rage, and did not work herself Into hysterics. The defendant did cot aotually Btrike witness. He pnt bis fist right into witness 1 face, within an inoh of striking her — Jhs. William Bowles remembered hii wife making a complaint to him about defendant uaing obEoene language while beating his horee on the pabllo road. Spoke to Terras about the matter, and asked him to have the good eeoße to moderate his language In a pnblio pp ee, and within the hearing of females ; also seked him to be more merolful to hia beast. That evening defendant assumed a lelliqose attitude towards witness on two or occasions Witness oorrob.or'»fW tbe evidence of bis a's to the thrashing of the horse. Heard his wife, shortly after leaving tbe station say, " How Hare you insult me." Witness went out. The witness corroborated the evidence of his wife ac to the defendant's behaviour. Witness' wife was unconscious for abont ten minutes or a quarter of «n hour When T.erras was going away, said H^on base* lad; you were"* not "satisfied with report! ig me to £he mdhager, but ycumuat now Insult my tflfe.". He replied t>at he bad mare m lto£e fo_r wifcaeetj. Defendant reported witness for remonstrating with htm on Ms obecene language »nd his cruelty Mrs Bowles was much hart, and was unable to ptrform her boo eboid duties next day. — -F. NorrUh also gave evidence »■— Thlt the. case lot the complainant. ! £LLe t iUtlogJ,

Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG18880308.2.17

Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1784, 8 March 1888, Page 3

Word count
Tapeke kupu
823

MAGISTERIAL. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1784, 8 March 1888, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1784, 8 March 1888, Page 3

Help

Log in or create a Papers Past website account

Use your Papers Past website account to correct newspaper text.

By creating and using this account you agree to our terms of use.

Log in with RealMe®

If you’ve used a RealMe login somewhere else, you can use it here too. If you don’t already have a username and password, just click Log in and you can choose to create one.


Log in again to continue your work

Your session has expired.

Log in again with RealMe®


Alert