MAYOR’S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2757, 18 December 1871, Page 2

MAYOR’S COURT.

This Day. (Before his Worship the Mayor and the Hon. Dr. Buchanan, J.P.) pRUNKENNESS. William Thow was discharged with a caution; John Ready wes fjpeql 5s ; Wip. Horne and John (Jarlime, IQs each ; Bepjamip Farp aud Kate Wilkinson, 40s each qr 14 d.ay 8 ’ imprisonment, WSORDERI/V C'ORDgC't. Edward M'lntosh and Michael O'Brien were respectively fined 10s and 20s ; and M'lntosh was further fined 20s or 24 hours’ imprisonment, for using obscene languaga. THEFT. John Harrington, a lad, charged with stealing a bridle from the residence of Mr Macassey, was remanded for a week; bail being allowed. MINOR OFFENCE. Wtfi. .Crjrajmn.. was fined 5s aud costs, for allowing li.orses to * 4SSAL7/I'. A boy named Thomas* Randall was fined 10s and costs for throv/iqg stones at one Gertrude Solomon, the Bench remarking that similar cases would be dealt with mope severely in future. A NEIGHBOR’S QUARRF.Ii. Margaret Wilson v. Margaret Marshall, was a charge of using abusive language. So far as could be gathered from the evidence, it appearsth.it the parties are neighbors, rei.. Dowling street. There had adbeen an ill-feeling existing between them for sofnc ’feast- —each party asserting that the other Tiad ‘been annoying her and on Thursday last an open (|mu-rot ensued, ft? til 6 defendant asserted, on account of ouc of Mrs Wi-lfibh'S children throwing a stone at her house, which was denied. According to comp'ainant’s version, the defendant had accosted her mother, using opprobrious epithets towards her, and tji£.t on her venturing to make a remark, she turned upon per, used still more abusive language, and ended by spiting ip }'. er face. This conduct was witnessed by two persons, who gave evidence. The defendant admitted having used the language aomplajued of, and having spat in the complainant's face, but said she had been provoked by the conduct of Mrs Wilson’s children. His worship having remarked that it was plain that the complainant, instead of urging per pother to go away, had interfered in the miarrel, dragging pei-jcli ipty> if-. Mr M'Kcpy '(wljo'lippeaiCii for tba complainant) said that a girl nineteen yettrs old j would naturally go to h«r mother’s assistance. Dr Buchanan : I must say, for a girl nine? teen old she gave her evidence in a very flippant manner, and I can easily understand that she was likely to use abusive language. His Worship said the Bench were of opinion that the merits of the case would be met ip tfee infliction of a fine of 20s and costs.