RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3325, 16 October 1873, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

TflpßSilA.Y, OeTOmi-R l(). (Before L N, Watt, Esq., R.M.) roriCK CASES, Drunkenness. —William Harrison, not appearing to answer to this charge, had the amount of bis bail (40s) forfeited. Ship Desertion. — William Halliday, a foreigner, was charged with, deserting from the ship Allahabad, while lying at Port Chalmers.—Captain Crispin, alter producing the articles of the ship, showing that accused was an articled seaman, asked that as he was willing to go on board, no further proceedings b(i taken. Accused was ordered to be conveyed board tiro ship.—Captain Crispin asked bis Worship po wake an order to have three prisoners, sent to gaol about a month ago for the same offence, conveyed on board the ship. Order granted. Wife Beating.— Macarthy v. Macarthy. —ln this case, complainant alleges that on Saturday last Michael Macarthy, her husband, struck her without any provocation, and she therefore applied to have him hound oyer, a,s she was afraid he would do her some bodily harm. —Mjr E. Cook, who appeared for complainant, in stating the particulars connected with this action, said that defendant was addicted to drink, and when under the influence of it frequently assaulted her. —Defendant was fined 5s for the assault, and bound over to keep the peace for six mouths in his own recognizance of L2o. Defendant rejoined, “Faith, thin you’ll have to bind her over to keep the pace.”—Mr Cook applied under the second section of the Wife’s Protection Order, 1870, to have Mrs Macai thy’s property protected. Application granted. Breaches of the Bye-Laws.— James Malcolm was charged with unlawfully plying fAr hire off the licensed cab-stand on the 10th instant. —Constable Conn saw defendant and a number of other cabmen backed into the fiont of the Queen’s Theatre.—Mr Nimon had received instructions from the City Council some mouths ago to prevent the place being blocked. Ho spoke to the SubInspector about the matter, who had a policeman put on to take the numbers of the cabs. —Sub-Inspector Mallard said he should not have tiven insti actions only that the house was full and the road was blocked up.—Defendant said that he was engaged by a party, but that the person was not in attendance.—His Worship said he could not take the excuse, and fined him 10s and costs. -William Coulbourno was fined in a like amount for a similar offence at the same place and time ; while in the charges against •John Mairhead, Martin Brennan, John Thomson, Thomas Richards, Charles Macaulay, and Henry Jones, a fine of 5s and costs was imposed. The charge against Gideon Brunten was dismissed, as defendant called a witness (a Mr Neill), who proved that he had hired defendant to drive him to the Theatre, and requested him to call back at eleven o’clock.