RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume III, Issue 804, 2 December 1865, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

THIS DAY. (Before the Hon. A. C. Strode, R.M.) DISORDERLY CONDUCT. Ellen Devereux, charged with this offence, was fined 20s and costs. STEALING FROM THE PERSON. Ann Lockwood was charged with stealing, on the Ist inst,, two ten - pound notes, the property of Janies Winford. The prosecutor’s evidence was given in the most “ foggy ” manner possible, and the Commissioner of Police considered it perfectly useless to proceed with the case. The prisoner was discharged with a caution. ASSAULT. James Sneed (on warrant) was charged with disobeying a summons, but it appeared that he had been informed that the case was postponed for a short time, and in consequence thereof did not appear when it was called on. The Magistrate being satisfied with the excuse, admitted the defendant to bail on his own surety, and on application further adjourned the case until Tuesday to enable the parties to subpoena witnesses. NUISANCES. John G. Roberts, charged with allowing a nuisance to exist on his premises in’JMaitlandstreet was fined 10s and costs.

Thomas Wood was charged with a similar of fence in Hattray-street. It was stated that the nuisance existed prior to the defendant’s occupation of the house, and that he had done all he could to remedy it. In consideration of these circumstances fhe Magistrate did not impose any fine. Chas. Cooper was charged with allowing a nuisance to exist on his premises in the Arcade. This case in conjunction with Messrs H. and J. Hart, was heard on the 28th ult, when evidence for the defence was called, and it was pi'oved that the rubbish from which the nuisance emanated, had been placed in the store occupied by Messrs Hart, and therefore the case against the present defendant was dismissed. Since then, however, it transpired that the rubbish, which before the service of the summons had been in Cooper’s shop, was immediately afterwards gathered up and swept into Messrs Hart’s premises. According to the evidence given to-day, Cooper’s shop was the receptacle for, and contained the “ whole sweepings of the Arcade.” The defendant was fined 40s and costs.