TAURANGA RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume II, Issue 161, 21 March 1874, Page 3

TAURANGA RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Wednesday, March 18. (Before Captain Chadwick, J. P., and E- M. Edgcumbo, Esq., J.P.) A CAPTION TO OWNERS OE XVLmA-LhX ALIVE POOS. William Maxwell was charged, under the Dog uisaucc Act, with allowing a dog, his property, to be at largo without being registered. The defendant admitted" tho offence, but said ho had made away with tb c animal before he received the summons. Sergaant Nation said ho had no desire to press for a heavy penalty. This was, however, the hrsc stop ho had taken towards putting down an intolerable nuisance, and the fact of defendant having destroyed the dog after proceedings bad boon instituted was, ho submitted, no palliation of the offence. Tho Bench Cued defendant 10. a and'Da costs. CIVII, 81 OR. Harvey and Eikk v, Thomas Bennett.— Claim, £8 Os O^d.—Ho appearance of cither party-■ —Casa struck off list. Harvey and Kirk; v. T.u T .--Claim £5 4s Od. Mr Bradley appeared us agent for Mr Tait, and acknowledged the debt.—The Bench gave judgment for plaintiff for amount claimed, payable by UVonthly instalments of £l, commencing from Ist April next. This concluded the business, Thursday, March 10. (Before Captain Tovcy, J.P., and 3. Ij. Clarke, Esq., J.P.) THAT DEAR RAH IT. IA It DACE. John Madden was charged with being drunk, and Aiso tuat he did, on the previous day, make Use of obscene, abusive, and insulting language towards John A. Chadwick, contrary to clause 4 of the Vagrancy Act. The prisoner pleaded guiltv to the charge, but said no was drunk at the time. J. A. Chadwick, J.P., deposed: I met the prisoner auranga yesterday afternoon, in front of Campny e hotel ; ho asked me to have a drink • I declined, and he then commenced to abuse me in very foul and obscene language ; he was most insulting and abusive to myself and Mr David Connor, who was with, mo at the time ; I gave prisoner no provocation whatever .; I gave him in charge to Hcrgeant N’adcn. David Connor, being sworn, deposed : Yesterday afternoon, about 3 o’clock. I was walking

with the fun--piainaar, when wo mot opposite tho Masonie Hotel ; he used minf. abusive and bundling language towards u* ; Mr , ia wick gave him in charge } no provocation. to prisoner whatever. hi Bench fined tho prisoner 5a and costs for drunkenness, and further ordered him to bo imprisoned for two mouths, with ) lar d labour, far using abusive language. COMTIKUfW UOSWTAmXV in- CtOVEUNOH K'i'KK. Tho sumo prisoner vim then charged. on tho information of Sergeant Jfaden. with being tin incorrigible vogue and vagabond, within 'the meaning of sect ion 5, subsection 2, of the Vagrant Act Amendment Act, ISGO. There were efoht previous conv,ctiou3 proved against the prisoner lor urnuKtnmoss, tour for vagrancy, ami two for assault, making a total of fourteen convictions, Iho Bench : How do you plead r* iho prisoner : Kot guilty, your Warships. i trout, the charge with contempt, with nit due deference to tho Court. Tim Act was not framed for a hard-working man like me. lam not a rogue or a vagabond, Sergeant Nadon, A. 0., deposed ; Tho prisoner has been couuuifctod tliia morning for U u offence under the Vagrant Act, ami, on reference to tho charge-sheet and watch-house book, it will be scon that he has previously boon convicted under the same Act of being a rogue and a vagabond } and on that account ho is now charged with being an “ incorrigible” rogue and vagabond. I pro" duco the watch-house book, showing three con-vu-Uous for vagrancy against the prisoner, rif ° } n: '' oilCi ' J * n defence, said: Your Worships, 1 loft tins place about nine months ago to go to - uekland. During that time I was working for two masters—-Mr Russell and Mr Hammond. I was eioa ui Auckland for three weeks previous to returning to Tauranga this time with swamp fever. The day after I returned hero I went to work for Mr Karl, although I was ill at the time, and continued working for that gentleman. After being settled up with, I came -into town and paid a tew small bills. I thought of joining the Good lemplars, and did not come into town on St. lat nek a Day, Yesterday I met with an old PUth man, my resolution failed me, ami I got drunk. Tins being tho fourth time I have been punished lor vagrancy, I consider I have no chance of myself hero. 1 have been trying (o dispose of my property, and want to leave the colony. The Bench severely admonished and cautioned lo pmouer. As ho had already received h sentence of two months imprisonment, he would bo-mercifully treated on this occasion, and allowed to have another chance previous to being convicted of being an “ incorrigible’ 5 rogue and vagabond. On tho application .of -Sergeant Nudon, tho warrant of imprisonment for assault was made out for Auckland gaol. Tho prisoner wag then removed in custody.