RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3335, 28 October 1873, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Tuesday, October 28, (Before I. N. Watt, Esq., R.M.) Drunkenness —John Mitchell was fined 5q or twenty-four hours’. Infringements of the Bye daws —Tho?. Murray and Thos. Davis, for driving without sufficient reins, were fined os each and co4s ; Hamsay Leslie, for a similar offence, not appearing, was fined 10s and costs. Mm. allace, for allowing his to take fire, 5s and costs. Frederic Hodman, for not keeping a light burning on his building material, 10s and costs ; and, for not fencing the material in, an additional 10s and costs. William M'Lobic, for leaving otlensivc matter exposed, 5s and costs. John McCulloch, for neglecting to keep his premises in Dowling street clean, 20s and costs ; and Walter Wright, for a similar offence in Rattray street, also 20s and costs, Richard Cochrane and William Cochrane, for piyiug tor hire without a license, were each lined 5s and costs; and Alexander Campbell, for driving a waggon without a license, 10s and costs.

Robert Anderson v. M‘Gregor and Stokes. —This was a charge by plaintiff, who is a miller at the Water of Leith, against two boys for injuring and carrying away his ducks. Mr Harris appeared for plaintiff, Mr Mout for defendants. Mr Harris stated that plaintiff did not bring the action from vindictive reasons, but to act as a caution to those who were in the habit of committing tbe offence c >mp ained of ; in fact, that if the boys pleaded guilty, toe case would not be proceeded with. Mr Stout, howevei, pleaded not guilty. Robert Anderson stated that on tho J Stir instant he saw the two boys, Stokes and M‘Gregor, carrying a duck each fiom his premises. He ran after them, when they threw down the ducks. He caught Stokes and pushed him in the water race which i nns by. There was about six inches of water in the race. The ducks were witness’s property. Cross-ex-amined : Did not hold Btokes under tho water, nor strike him. -Francis Tracy, laborer, gave similar evidence, and Mr Stoiu called no witnesses for the defence, saying the offence w r as not proved by the evidence given, saying the offence was not proved by tlv,- evidence (.liven. His Worship thought, differently, and said that he was empowered to order the boys to be whipped —Air Harris here stated that plaintiff would be perfectly satisfied if the magistrate would reprimand the boys, which was done, and they were discharged.—There was also a charge against Lewis Adams of killing a duck, on the same day and in the company of the same boys, which was,'dealt with in a similar manner.