MAYOR’S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 2972, 28 August 1872, Page 2

MAYOR’S COURT.

This Day. (Before His Worship the Mayor.) MAINTENANCE. An infant child named Holt, whose mother was in the lunatic asylum, was ordered to bo sent to the Industrial School for seven years, to be brought up in the Church of England form of religion. POLICE V, JOHN TUCK. In the above case His Worship said, in his opinion the appointment of Constable Creagb, notified in the Provincial Gazette as Inspector of Slaughter-yards, was sufficient. He, however, considered the misnomer contained therein as fatal, and he must dismiss the case. Mr Harris said there would be an appeal in the two other cases. FURIOUS RIDING. David Smyth was fined 20s and costa for this offence. ASSAULT. Peter Treston was charged with beating Andrew Summers on (he 17th instant. Mr Harris appeared on behalf of the prosecutor and Mr Shaptcr defended. The facts of the case were shortly these : Defendant leased from plamtiff a cottage in Stuart street, aud the latter on the 19th iost. called for his rent. Finding the door loched he knocked, and overheard his name being used by persons inside, and the defendant’s wife say that she would “do ” for him. Tresten soon after opened the door, and pushed plaintiff down the right-of-way in a very violent manner; and subsequently came out with a stick, with which he struck him on the head, cutting his head open, and otherwise injuring him. The aasault was witnessed by one Frederick Neilson, and corroborative evidence was given by Mr Friedliech, of the Panama Hotel. The defence set-out was that plaintiff had been promised his rent on the following Monday ; that on the evening in question he came to the house, burst the door open, and walked into the bedroom, defendant and bis wife being in bed j that defendant had simply pushed him out; that he continued his annoyance, and called defendant a rogue.—His Worship considered the assault an unjustifiable one. There appeared to have been some provocation, but not such as to warrant such an assault. A fine of 40s and costs was imposed. A cross-summons, Treston v. Summers, for forcible entry, was dismissed.