RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 1913, 23 June 1869, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

This Day, (Before A, Chetham-Strode.'Esq., R.M.) DRU.NK AND DISORDERLY. James Brown, for drunkenness, was fined 10s, or, in default, to be imprisoned for twenty-four hours. —Fanny Edwards, for using obscene language and disorderly conduct, was lined 30s, or to be imprisoned ten days. BRUTAL ASSAULT. Charles Brown was brought up, charged with assaulting and beating Peter Herickson. The prosecutor’s face was much discolored. He stated that while on the road with his dray, the prisoner met him, and violently attacked him with a stick or stone, by which his nose was seriously injured, if not broken, and he was rendered insensible. He did not fall, but on recovering cor sciousness he found himself struggling with the prisoner, who was endeavoring to put him over a bank. The facts were in the main admitted by the prisoner, who gave as a reason for the assault that he had been ordered off the prosecutor’s ground by his brother, and threatened with being beaten. He was sentenced to fourteen days’ imprisonment, with hard labor.

Civil Cases. EXTENDED JURISDICTION,

Macgregor v. Cluney. —A claim for L2l. The defendant did not appear, and judgment was given for the amount claimed with costs. Watson v. Swan.—An action for a balance of L 79 Os 10. The original amount of debt was L 139 Os lOd, of which L6O had been paid. The case was undefended. The Magistrate questioned the plaintiff as to whether the sum of L 79 Os lOd, was admitted to be due by the defendant in order to ascertain whether the Court could entertain the action the original sum being over LIOO. The plaintiff' said the amount was admitted to be due, and judgment was given accordingly. A. &J. M‘Farland v. Nelson.—A claim for L 92 19s 9d for goods supplied. The case was allowed to go for the plaintiff by default.

Kilmartinv. Higgins.—Mr Ward for the plaintiff, and Mr Barton for the defendant. This was an action for damages for an alledged violent and indecent assault. The damages were laid at LIOO. Mary Kilmartin, the plaintiff (who on account of delicate health, was permitted to sit while giving evidence), said that the defendant Higguis was a carrier, and well to do. On a Thursday n : ght, in the month of October, 1868, at the Plough Inn, where she .was servant, the defendant, when she was ironing some clothes, took hold of hei and took the basket of clothes into the bedroom, tied her hands behind her back, put her on the bed, and compelled her to submit to his embraces. She struggled with him, but was much hurt by him. It became plain that the plaintiff, who had been only confined a

week, was unable to give evidence on account of weakness. SLo could not teli a connected story. The case was in consequence adjourned to July 14th. Stewart v. Grant. Was adjourned by consent to Friday. The Court adjourned.