MAGISTERIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2286, 25 November 1889, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHB QRTON— MOND AY* (Before Mesar« T. Bu'look, J.P., and Hugo Friedhnder, J.P.) DRUHKEKNKS3. John Patrick w*s charged with bavlog be m drurik, with havtog no lawful visible maana of support, and with having noiiolted alms. The ncouaed pleaded gallty to all ihe charges, and was fined 10s or 24 hoars Imprisonment on the fir&t charge, betag otdered fo be Imprisoned for seven doys on the othera. Goo . Webßtar alias Gillesple, was charged with having beea drunk, and was fi.ied 5s and costa. A oharge against him of having stolen a salt of clothes and a pair of boots was remanded for eight days. THE SALVATION ARMY. Henry Field, captain of the Salvation Army, and Uharlea Fawoatt, a member of the same body, were charged with havlDg, together with others whose names are unknown, wilfully obstructed Rarnetb street. Mr Parnell appeared for the defendants .—Constable Smart Bald that on Saturday waek^.the Army to tha uamber of about twenty marohed Into Burnett street, at its junction with Bait' street, and forming a circle, prayed, sang and testified. la consequence .of the orowd which assembled the street was blooked, and a mau oa horseback,; and a. man m a trap were usable to get pash. Wi'neaa apoka to the defendant!, /who remained there abont another fipe minutes,* —By Mr Parnell : When wlttiew spoked to Field, he did not heac the latter report the matter to bis superior officer and he did not hear the latter teW the people that he did: not wish to break the s law. It did not Beam to him that the Army mov;d off. immediately ; to bis belief they stayed tbojr usual time. Witness was oroBS-ez;amined at some length as to tho two people, who it wan alleged were unabla to get past, but nothing material was elicited. — Thomas Hayes saw the Army on Saturday week. They oooupled about half the road, but 1 there Was room on tho - Somerset Hotel tide for anyone to pass. Witness observed. Smart speak to some of the Army % They- remained two or three minutes after this. -r-Sumuel Bio wn laid thet be waa driving In Buraett street oa Saturday week, m tho evening. The Army and people were spread pretty well all over the road when he arrived ; per* haps it would have been possible to have* got past with a wheelbarrow. Witness, pulled up to a slow pace lest ho. ran over someone, and the people m.«de way forhtm and let him pass— By Mr Parnell t Witness did not consider that he had beea seriously obstructed. -»»A, J. Mnller gave evidence. T.h* Army occupied . 4 littlo—^ more than half the road. A man leading a horse, tried to pasa where the' Army wai standing, but was unable to do bo on aa« oonut of the people standing there. Tn» Army remained there foe about eight minutes after the constable spoke>. to them, — Wm Stewrrt, dealer, said that he was In Burnett street m < na evening, on Saturday week. He w.as riding ahorse* and leading another, The street was obstructed by the and people, and witneiß was detained for about ten minutes.— ;&y Mr Purnell : The general orowd was larger than the Army: Witness had no complaint to make against the Army, as to obstructing him.— Sergeant Felton said that some time ago he oautloned Captain Field not to obstraot the street and he had been promised that it would not ocour again.— -Mr Parnell having addressed the Ooutt oalled evidenceas follows :~F, Hydeß said that not mere than half tho voad was ocoupied. SawStewart, who bad no difficulty whatever la getting bj\ N© vehicle or rider waa obstructed, as there was plenty of room, to get by if they chose. After the polios had spoken to one of the ofEaers, tha A'tny aloaoal Immediately moved on, the officer m command saying they did not want to break the law. K. Meaolem. J. H. Stephens, snd another witness gave evidence ol a corroborative oharaoter.— The Banoh decided to dismiss the oase. They held that there had been an obstruotion, bnt the fact that the Army had moved on when request ad Induced them, to dlamlsi the iaformatloo. Lff s'ttiog.