MAYOR’S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2718, 2 November 1871, Page 2

MAYOR’S COURT.

This Day. (Before his Worship the Mayor.) CHARGE OF ASSAULT. David Roberts was charged on the infor mation of Samuel Turner, with assaulting and beating him. Mr A. Cook for the prosecution ; Air Haggitt for the defence The defendant, as manager of the Benevolent Institution, said Mrs Turner was matron on : uuday last. Turner, who was manager of the institution, but who was discharged for cruel and vio ent conduct to his wife, went to the institution and inquired for her of Roberts, who told him she was out, but refused to state which direction she had taken. She with her assistant Caroline Gayson was out with the children. Turner having discovered which way they had gone followed them, and seeing Mrs Turner sitting on the ground went and sat on her drees to prevent her rising, and used violent and threatening language towards her. She became frightened, struck him with her parasol and delved his hat, and Roberts, considering it his duty to protect the children, having followed, coming up, Mrs Turner appealed tp him for protection. He put her ipsidc the grounds of the Industiial School, and was followed by Turner until she was sheltered in the building by the master. The complainant charged Roberts with assaulting him with a stick ; and witnesses .were called to prove that two assaults took place. For the defence it was shown Roberts had no stick in his hand, never

struck Turner, and that the delving of his hat crown, which he laid to the charge of BflhgFtj?, was done by his wife. The case was dismissed, tj)e complainant to pay costs of Court. VAGRANCy. Police v, Anne Sherry.—Prisoner was ind cted for occupying a house frequented by reputed thieves and prostitutes, and was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, with hard labor. George Wallace was fined 10s for using obscene language, and Jane McLeod sentenced to three months hard labor for vagrancy. CHARGE OF STEALING. Quin Ling v. Fanny Hockenden. —Mr Howorth applied to have the complainant sworn by cutting off the head of a cock. Mr 'tout, fdf'the prosecution, objected, and requested th*t he might bp asked what form would be binding on his conscience. The prosecutor s .id blowing out a match. The defendant was charged with stealing a box containing certain articles and money from the prosecutor, a Chinaman. From the evidence of the prosecutor it appeared that he is a dealer in tea, and the accused had been living with him. She left her on a Thursday, about a fortnight ago, during his absence. 'l’he house door was locked, but the key was left on a piece of board. On goine iptp tjie house he missed two boxes—one belonging to the ap qscd and one to himself. His contained money and artiples—a greenstone, a vase, some oj ium, money, apd a fan. [The articles were produced.] They were worth about L2. The box was found in a place occupied by Ah Yung, but the money was gon *. He gave information to the police. The case was then adjourned to Saturday.

DRUNKENNESS. James Nicol was fined ss. Martha Loxton, 10s.