RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 1928, 10 July 1869, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

This Day. (Before A. Chetbam-Strode, Esq., R.M.) DRUNKENNESS. William Glyn, Alice Harley, and Henry Donelly, were each lined 10s for being d unk Elizabeth Adam, for drunken and riotous conduct, was lined 30s. She had become very excited, and strikin ' a man with a tumbler, she had indicted a very severe wound on his head. SHOPLIFTING. Martha Abbott, an exceedingly neat, respectable looking woman, was charged with taking two jackets, throe capes, one case of soap, and a packet of pins from the shop of Mrs Emma Clough in George street. The prisoner pleaded guilty. Mrs Clough said that last night going suddenly into the shop from the sitting room- she saw the prisoner there and asked wiiat she wanted. She asked for something that she (Mrs Clough) had not in stock, and went away. She immediately afterwards missed the articles enumerated, and had the prisoner arrested. The police stated that this was the second time she had been taken for a like offence. The Magistrate recognised the prisoner as having had relief from the Benevolent Asylum during the week. She was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment. MATRIMONIAL TROUBLES. Mary Aim Harris v. James Harris.—On this case being called, the prosecutrix did not appear. Mr Wilson for the defendant. The Magistrate: Is this a matrimonial case ?

Mr Wilson : No; I believe not. My client’s witnesses are here, Mrs Harris was drunk when he went homo last night. The Magistrate : I should recommend that a separation should take place ; at any rate, for a time. 1 told you yesterday morning that I considered there were considerable faults on both sides. > efendant : I have not seen her since yesternight, when she was drunk in St Andrew street.

The Magistrate : I should recommend you to keep your hands off hr: to keep as far as possible from her until a deed of separation is made out. Case dismissed.