RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT, CLYDE.

Dunstan Times, Issue 692, 23 July 1875, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT, CLYDE.

Monday, July 19th, 1875. (Before W. L. Simpson, Esq., R. M.) Joseph Arthur Taylor and Mary Jane Taylor (man and wife), were charged by the police with being drunk and disorderly on the previous evening. It being the second time the husband had been before the Bench was lined 40s, or seven days’ imprisonment with hard labor. The wife, who bore evidence on her face of rough usage, was fined 10s, or twenty-four hours. The lattes line was paid. Mr Taylor elected to participate of the hospitality of Mr Madigan; for the tenn. Thursday, July 22nd. Police v. Holt, for permitting gambling in his licensed hotel, was fined 20s and costa. The evidence went to show that Mr Holt and two others had, on a certain day, played several games of euchre for drinks, hut that no money had been passed. Mr Holt in defence said that he did not think the playing of a civil game of cards for drinks was gambling. Thomas Francis Timothy M ‘Carthy Saunders v. A. B!uo, for illegally detaining three coolie dogs (his property) the value of LIS. Defendant pleaded guilty of detaining,, but explained that plaintiff had called at his house (the Bendigo Boarding Douse), and represented hin self as being a shepherd ; that he had been wrongfully dismissed from Hawsburn Station, and asked for the loan of L2 to summons the manager of the station for Wages due. The loan was made, also a further sum of L 8; besides this amount plaintiff was also indebted in a further sum of L 4 odd, he therefore considered he was justified in detaining them. Plaintiff admitted his indebtedness, but said ho brought the present suit in consequence of defendant notifying by an advertisement in tho Dujjstan Times his intention to sell the dogs. The Bench would not express an opinion as to the power of defendant either to sell or detain the dogs, but as he had no other security for the money advanced he would suggest that the case bo withdrawn, and that an amicable arrangement be made. The suggestion of the Bench was acteii upon, and the case was withdrawn. Evidence of defendant in a case of Shaw v. Jeffery, to bo heard at Switzers, was takem In the Warden’s and District Laud Courts several applications were disposed of.