RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 1992, 23 September 1869, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

This Day. (Before James Fulton, Esq., E.M.) DRUNKENNESS. A Kerr, for being drunk, was fined 10s or 24 hours’ imprisonment. STEALING FROM THE PERSON. Henry Denmead and Elizabeth Johnson were charged on the information of Thomas M'Grath, with stealing from his persona silver watch, valued at (.5. Thomas M‘Grath, the prosecutor, said that on Tuesday morning be found himself in a small hut down a right-of-way in George-st., with the prisoner Johnson. He missed his watch, and asked her if she had taken it. She B'id “no,” and after some search, not finding the watch, the prisoner and he left the hut. He did not remember how he got into the hut. He did not remember being in the company of the prisoner Denmead. He recollected being in the hands of two or three men near the Red House, George street, but knew nothing of what afterwards took place. A. .''olomon, pawnbroker, said the watch was pawned by a woman named Espie, who said it belonged to the husband of a woma i named Johnson, and they wanted six shillings on it, Henrietta Espie stated that the woman Johnson got her to go and pawn the watch to get some food for her child. She spoke of the prisoner Denmead as “ Harry,” and told him she had pawned his watch. In reply he ask d what business she had to do that ? Thomas Espie, the husband of the last witness, corroborated the statement of the conversation related. Detective Colder arrested the woman on Tuesday evening, who said she got the watch from her husband, but afterwards she said it was given her by a man, who was rather deaf, answering something tgthe description of the prosecutor. lioJid not know whether the prisoners co v lijiled. Detective Farrell said the prisoner Denmead was the father of the child the prisoner Johnson, fia‘d in her arms. He was a grave-digger at the cemetery. Denmead said he knew nothing whatever of the watch, and only happened to be in company with Johnson through assisting her to find the child, which was at the police station in King street.

The prisoner Johnson declined saying anything, and was sentenced to four week’s imprisonment with hard labor. Denmead was discharged. NEGLECTED CHILD. Detective Golder stated that the child of the prisoner Johnson was found in a most neglected state in a brothel; that it was about two years old, and was absolutely covered with filth It was, in fact, surprising that it was alive, considering the manner in which it had been treated. This statement was confirmed by Detective Farrell, who said the mother had been living by prostitution) and that the child had lain night after night, on the floor without bed clothes. Detective Farrell also stated that the female child of Ellen Dufty, who was a few days back s- ntenced to six weeks’ imprisonment, was being brought up in brothels and in the practice of petty thi ving; that since th« imprisonment of her mother she was taken temporary care of, : His Worship ordered Elizabeth Johnson and Dufty to be sent to the Dunedin Industrial School, each for seven years ; Johnson to be educated in ihe Roman Catholk faith, and Dufty in the tenets of the Onarok of England. EVASION or TOLL. John Morris, of Blneskin, was charged by Henry Gayson, tollkeeper at the Water of Leith, with taking off a horse from his dray before passing through the tollgate, whereby the toll of 2s 6d was evaded. Mr Haggitt prosecuted. Gaysen said that he aaw the driver of the cart of the defendant, unyoke a horse, a short distance from the bar, and take it to s 'mo place where it remained until the return of the dray in the evening, when it was again attached. By this means he only paid toll on one horse. Mr Haggitt said the present prosecution was only intended as a caution to prevent such a practice, which was becoming very common, and by which the revenue was defrauded. The summons, it appeared, should have been issued against the defendant’s son. The cast was therefore dismissed. UNREGISTERED DOG. J. R. Crawford was charged with being the owner of an unregistered dog. The policeman who laid the information said that a dog had bitten a boy, and he was informed that the dog belonged to the defendant, who denied having one at all. Several persons who witnessed the affair, said the dog was in Mr Crawford’s, who would not allow the policeman to see it when requested.— A fine of two pounds and costs was imposed. SAVAGE DOG AT LARGE. J. R. Crawford was charged with permit* ting a savage dog to be at large, whereby persons were in danger of being bitten. Abel Heins, aged 13, said that, on Friday while passing through Princes street he was bitten behind by a large black dog, that came out of Dr Crawford’s shop. Several persons were passing, and one of them got the dog off, or it would have pulled him down Dr Crawford dressed the wound, and told the boy that it was not done by his dog, but that he would go over and see whose dog it was. The black dog was in the shop. Mr Crawford called the dog by name, and it immediately went into the John Fox said he aaw the transaction. The boy was walking with a companion in the street when the dog, a fine black retriever, seized him. The witness heard the boy scream, and seeing the dog had hold of him, and would not let him go, he ran and kicked the brute until he let go. The Doctor ami Mr Tofield were standing in the street, ad seamed to enjoy the matter. Dr Crawford called the dog in to the inner room ofl the shop, and a policeman, who was called, was not allowed to see it. Di Crawford said there were four or five dogs playing together, all resembling each other, ami all black, but that his dog was not the one that bit the boy.—Mr Tofield was called, who said ho was present when the dog attacked the boy, but that he did not know that it belonged to Dr Crawford. The doctor denied that the dog was his at the time.—A boy named George Lowe said he had seen a big black dog going into Dr Crawford’s, and that on one occasion it attacked him, bit bin and another boy, and tore their clothes.—His Worship said he had little doubt that the dog belonged to Dr Crawford, and that he had not acted straightforwardly in denying the ownerships He had clearly taken the responsibiHty. It was proved the dog was registered yesterday. The defendant was fined the full penalty of L2 and costs—the Magist A stating that Mr Fox deserved great for the act : on he had taken.— Dr Crawford asked to take the opinion of the Supreme Court on the point of ownership.—His Worship said there was a legal course to be taken.

PETTY OFFENCES. The following fines were imposed for breaches of the Police Ordinance James Townsend, a horse straying, Is ; John Sib* bald, heifer wand nng, 2s 6d; John Goodall, two cows wandering, 5s ; Henry Mitchell, horse wandering, 2s 6d; James Smith, plying for hire elsewhere than provided by rhe regulations, 5s ; William Watts, neglecting to keep a light burning at a hoarding in Rattray street, dismissed ; James Wilson, two hores wandering, 5s each horse; Thomas Everett, driving without lights, dismissed. INFORMATION BY THE INSPECTOR Of NUISANCES. Lawrence Levy, for a nuisance on his pre* raises, was fined os and costs. INFORMATIONS BY THE MARKET INSPECTOR. The following fines were imposed for breaches of the Bye Laws George Rogers, hawking without a licence, was dismissed; John Allen, hawking trotters without having paid the market dues, 7s 6d and costs. ASSAULT. Goodman v. W. S. Lloyd.—T. J. Goodman, Market Inspector, said, having received information that the defendant was hawking fish, he went to seek him, and found him in a public-house. He went and told him he had better go and get a licence, when the defendant rose with a pint pot in his hand, and said, “ Talk to me about ft licence, I will split ymxr b head open.” His Worship gave the defendant a caution, and dismissed the case.