RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 1927, 9 July 1869, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

This Pay, (Before A. Cbetbam-Strode, Esq., E.M.) DRUNKENNESS. Barbara Weldon was fined L 5, or in default, 14 days’ imprisonment. assault. Mary Aim Harris v lames Harris, Avas a charge of assault. Mr Wilson appeared for the defendant. The complainant stated, on the 4th inst. her husband came home drunk, assaulted her, and after tearing off her and leaving her in a state of nudity, turned her out of doors. She admitted that she was frequently intoxicated, but denied that she was drunk on this occasion. The case was a Mourned until tomorrow, to enable complainant to produce witnesses to support her statement. Civil Cases. Mr Macassey asked th it execution might not issue in the case of Jago v Hutchings, heard on Wednesday last, in order that the defendant might be enabled to move for a rehearing* The application was granted Hannigan v. Godins, was a claim for LB. Judgment Avas given for the amount claimed and costs, to be paid in weekly instalmentof bl each, qr in default, one month’s impris nment. Same v. Trester, Avas a claim for L 3 6s for goods supplied. Judgment Avas given for the amount claimed and costs, to be paid within a week, or in default. 14 days’ imprisonmeut. Home v. Scoble was a claim for L 9 6s 4d, for goods supplied. The claim was admitted, but the hearing of the case had been postponed from Monday last until to-day, to enable the defendant to put in a cross claim for LG 19s, for uas and water-rates paid by him on account of Mr Home. He paid the balance. L2 7s 4d into Co art. It appeared then Scoble took possession of the premises, previously occupied by H“ine, the amount of the rates sued for was left u ‘paid by the latter ; the consequence being that at a subsequent date Scoble was obliged to pay them. In the first case Judgment was given for the amount paid into Court, the plaintiff paying costs ; and in the cross action, judgment for the plaintiff Burton v. Smith, was a claim for L 3 7s 6>i Judgment by default for the amount claimed and coats.

Evans a t Plcenigs, was a claim for LB, The case was adjourned for a week, on account of the defendant’s illness.