MAYOR’S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2284, 1 September 1870, Page 2

MAYOR’S COURT.

This Day. (Before liis Worship tho Mayor and John Gillies, Esq., 11.M.) DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. James Berwick for drunkenness was fined ss, or 24 hours’ imprisonment. Agnes Antoine, on tho information of Constable Hanlon, was fined 40s or seven days’ imprisonment for using obscene language in her house, so as to annoy passers-by. CHARGE OK ASSAULT. Patrick Brown, on remand, was brought up charged with unlawfully ami maliciously wounding and indicting grievous bodily harm on one James O’Grady, at East Taieri on the 29th May last. Sergeant Thomson conducted the prosecution, and Mr Barton appeared on behalf of the prisoner. William Thornton was called and said that he and the prisoner on tho 29th May lived in the same house at East Taieri, and that they with O’Grady were together in the house on the evening of that day. As far as he knew the prisoner and O’Grady, were good friends. The prisoner left witness and O’Grady, and witness supposed he had gone to bed. O’Grady left to go home about ii’ne o’clock in the evening, and very soon after he (witness) heard cries for help. They were from the direction of a quarry in a paddock, about three hundred yards off. He made the best of his way towards the place whence the noise proceeded. It was dark. The cries grew fainter and fainter, so that when he was fifty yards off the place, it took him “all his time” to make out the cries, although at first he heard them distinctly. The person crying out, said ‘ ‘ Don’t murder mo all the way.” It was O’Grady.’s voice, which grew weaker. On reaching the spot he saw the prisoner standing over O’Grady, who was lying down on tbe ground. Witness asked, “ Have you killed tho man?” Prisoner said, “No, I have not; he has deserved all he has got, and if he had done the same to you that lie has done to me, you would have done the same or worse.” Four or five people had by that time arrived, and O’Grady was raised up. A light was struck, and ho was found covered with blood, haring a severe cut above the eye and several marks about his head and chest. The cries were heard about five minutes after O’Grady left the house. He was a weak old man. He was taken to the house where witness lodged, was washed, some tea was given him, and he was afterwards taken home. The witness was severely cross-examined by Mr Barton. Sergeant Thomson applied for a remand for seven days. Mr Barton asked that the case should he proceeded with earlier in order to have it dealt with, should the prisoner be committed for trial, at the coming sessions. The prisoner was remanded until Saturday,