CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3225, 21 June 1873, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Saturday, June 21. (Before his Worship the Mayor.)

Drunk and Disorderly. Michael Fahey was charged with being drunk. A further charge was preferred against him of having assaulted the arresting constable in the execution of his duty. He was found guilty, and mulcted in penalties amounting to L 4, with the alternative of six days' im-prisonment.-—John Coogen, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was fined s s, with the usual alternative. Theft. —James Connelly, charged on remand with the theft of a watch, was, on the application of the police, remanded, to be dealt with by the authorities at Camara, within whose Jurisdiction the offence took place. Domestic Disturbance. —lsaac Buckley was charged, on the information of his wife, Helen Buckley, with having made use of threatening language towards her, whereby she was placed in apprehension of bodily danger. Complainant gave evidence to the effect that the accused returned home at a late hour on the evening of the 19th inst., the worse.for liquor. A disturbance ensued, during which he threatened to kill her. The present was not the first occasion upon which he bad indulged in similar threats. The evidence of a neighbor was given to show that when sober defendant was perfectly harmless, but when under the influence of liquor he was very violent. He was bound over in his own recognizance to keep the peace. Savage Assault, —Henry Smith, William Cochrane, Thomas Richens, and Thomas Jerome, alias Ginger, were charged with having on the evening of Thursday, the 19th instant, on the road leading from Anderson’s Bay, assaulted and wounded a settler named William Sanders, to his great

bodily harm. The following evidence was adduced : Robert Oowie, medical practitioner, residing in Dunedin, deposed that he visited Mr Sanders at his residence, Tomahawk, yes terday. He found him suffering from serious abrasions about the head, face, and other parts of the body. His face was very much bruised, and several abrasions were found upon hia forehead. Both eyes were completely closed up, and on the upper part of the nose there was a very serious abrasion The nose was likewise baaly swollen. These wounds were chiefly on the right side ; the left hand side was also bruised, although not. quite so bad as that of the other, He was alio bruised about the ribs, which, on the

'lightest pressure being applied, occasioned rreat pain. The injured man was confined o bed, and witnesse considered him to be iet by any means free from danger. From the nature of some of the injuries, inflammation was liable to tet in. James Charles Bray, carter, residing at Vnderson’s Bay, deposed that he was present at the hotel, Anderson’s Bay, on the evening of the 19th inst. Information was received ‘hat Mr Sanders was being abused, and witness proceeded fo his rescue. On going some distance up the road towards the scboolhouse he was knocked down. He could nob say who it was that knocked him down. On 'recovering he was overtaken by two men. He recognised those two men as the prisoners Richens and Cochrane. After he had passed them be heard groans, and on proceeding in the direction of them he found Mr Sanders sitting by the roadside in a reclining posture. Mr Sanders, who was in great pain, said to witness 44 them s the two men did it,” At that time, the prisoners Ricbens and Cochrane would be about fifty or a hundred yards distant. Witness had seen no other person in the vicinity but those two men.' Mr Sanders was in a frightful state at that time, and was covered with blood. He (witness) was afterwards joined by a man named Nicholson and another man. They went in pursuit of prisoners, whom they tracked to the back premises of the Anderson’s Bay Hotel, Prisoners entered the premises by one of the back doors, and on witness attempting to follow, the door was shut in his face and locked from the inside. He afterwards saw the two prisoners at the front street, bub was prevented from arresting them by fear of violence. On the application of Sub-Inspector Mallard, who conducted the prosecution, the further hearing of the case was adjourned for eight days for the attendance of the injured man.