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Press, Volume LX, Issue 11482, 15 January 1903, Page 2

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Before Hr W. £■ Samuels, J.P., and Mr E. Skog, J.F., at tJbe Magistrate's Court yesterday, John BorsfieJd, alias Bowersfield Bower, and Racklehom, pleaded "Guilty" to having been drunk in Sydenham on January 13th, and to having pubacly used obscene language on the same occasion. He elected to be dealt with summarily, and was fined 40s, watih the alternative of fourteen days' hard labour. STEALING POULTRY. Edward Arthur Ryder pleaded "G-m%"' to having stolen, at Sydenham, during the month of January, seven pigeons and two geese. Accused, who figured baddy in the police records, was sent to gaol for one month of ha.nl labour. ALLEGED THEFT. Robert Romer, for whom Mr Donnelly appeared, pleaded "Not guilt/ to two or three charges of appropriating certain email sums of money at Sydenham, the amounts varying from 3s to 7s 6d. The police applied for a remand for one week, which was granted, and bail waa allowed in the sum of £20. ILLEGALLY ON PREMISESRichard Reeves, who admitted having been found at nigirt without lawful excuse in the dwelling-house of Alfred Parsons, Manchester street, was fined 10s, with the option of forty-eight hours' hard labour. CHARGE AGAINST A CONSTABLE. Samuel Flsweliyn, a constable, was charged wita having assaulted Henry Alexander, at Shirley, and with having used language calculated to provoke a breach of the peace. Mr Cresswe'J, who appeared for the accused, asked for a remand. T>he constable, in the execution of his duty, had interfered with tha informant in the treatment of some cattle, and had laid informations against the informant, which were to be heard on Tuesday. He suggested that all the charges shouud be heard at once. Mr Byrne, lor the informant, opposed the remand. The Bench adjourned the further hearing until Tuesday next. ALLEGED OFFEN.SIVE LANGUAGE. William Fabian was charged with having used offensive language at 'Suniner on December 16th last. JUr Johnston appeared for the accused. Samuel Brooking deposed that the conduct of the accused had not onJy been noisy, but that he had assaulted another customer, and had so frightened him that he jumped through a window in witness's house, breaking a pane of glass- Witness had seat for the police. Tlia evidence showed that a man named Porter had threatened accused with a six-shooter, and that the accused had then seized and he.d him.

The accused's statement was to the effect that he, with other members of the Sydenham Fire Brigade, were practising at Summer by invitation. While enjoying come lemonade at Mr Phillips'a store, Uiey were interfered with by two apparently drunken men named Peairson and Porter. These men again interfered with them, and Porter threatened accused with a eix-sbooter, which he said was in has possession. Witness chased Porter into the hotel, and caught him. They were separated by others, witness being held while Porter jumped through the window. Witness would not have obased Porter but for the belief that the latter carried firearme. Other evidence corroborated this statement, and the Bench dismissed the case. A WANDERING COW. For allowing a cow to winder on the Sydenham streets, W. J. Gee was amerced in the sum of 6s and costs. The Benok refused on application for JBI Is eolkitor'e costs. CIVIL CASES. Richard Treleaven (Mr Beswick) applied for the cancellation of a maintenance order in favour of hie wife, Alice (Mr Wright). The Bench granted the cancellation, and ordered the case to be begun, de novo, on January 28fcb- The order nod been granted by Mr H. W. Bishop, in tihe absence of the applicant, who now said he had a good defence.