RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3365, 2 December 1873, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Tuesday, December 2. (Before I. N. Watt, Esq., 11.M.) Drunkenness.— -Peter Jackson for this offence was fined ss, or in default twentyfour hours’ imprisonment with hard labor. A ss au lts. —Henry Lazarus charged Samu el Jackson with assaulting him and with making use of divers threats, and asked that defendant might be bound over to keep the peace. Plaintiff', whose conduct! n the box was very Iroisterous, and n ho was frequently called to order by both the magistrate and defendant’s solicitor (Mr Cook), stated that defendant on Thursday last walked into witness’s house and asked him if ho owed him any money, after which he struck him and caught him by the coat, - at the same time using violent language. Assaults had also been made on both witness and his wife, A lad named Goodman, havirg stated that defendant entered plaintiff > house in an excited manner and struck Lazarus, defendant was lined 40s and costs, in default s >vcn days’ imprisonment. John Ferguson was charged with assaulting and beating Ellon Grut. Mr Cook, who appeared for complainant, stated th*t he believed the parties had been cohabiting for some time past, and that in consequence of defendant’s conduct, he having frequently assaulted complainant, she was compelled to seek redress. Complainant stated that on Friday night last, at about twelve o’clock, defendant came, to her house and obtained admission. She ordered him to leave, but ha refused to do so. He bit her with his fisc, and while in the bedroom a*. Tempted to cut her throat with a penknife. On going to take out the summons, she showed tiie police the place where the knife had grazed her neck. He did not get up till live next morning.—At this stage of the proceedings defendant asked for an adjournment to enable him to subpoena witnesses. The summons had been served on Saturday night, and as the following Monday was a holiday he had not had an opportunity to subpoena anyone. The case was only brought to extort money from him —Mr Cook objected to an adjournment; but his Worship thought defendant was, under the circumstances, entitled to one, Defendant said that he would require the ease to he put off till this day week, as he wonl<l be in the country till next Saturday evening.—Mr Cook thought that would be too long, besides which defendant having now heard complainant’s statement could retail it and get it contradicted. Defendant said that a shorter adjournment would not be of any avail to him, but that any time would suit complainant’s occupation.—His Worship said that he would remaud the case till Thursday nexs whereupon defendant became very insolent and refused to hold his tongue, though ordered to do so. His Worship, ordering the policeman to remove him into custody, adjourned the case till Thursday.