RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3367, 4 December 1873, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Tkli suay, December 4. (Before I. N. Watt, Esq., R.M.) A Disorderly Female.—lsabella Lyle Avas charged with being drunk and disorderly in a right-of-way off George street, at 1.30 p m, on the 3rd inst. ; with making use of obscene language, aud with tearing a blanket, the property of the GoA'crnracnt, Avhilc i ' a cell at the Bolice Station.— castable Venn n said that about half-past one on the morning in question he saw the prisoner iu the right-of-Avay referred to. and heard her making use of obscene language. [Language produc- d.] No evidence was offered o i the charge of tearing the blanket. —Prisoner said that she might have used the language, hut Avas too drunk to remember having done so. On the first charge she was lined 10s, or in default three days’ imprisonment; on the second 20s, or seven days ; ami the remaining oue of destroying the blanket Avas dismissed. Cabbace Stealing. —Ah'l on aud Ah Tong Avere charg d with having on the 28th u.t. stolen from the garden of John lugs, at Forbury, six d /.e i cibuages. —Mr .•'tout appeared for the accused --Frosicntor stated that he Avas a gardener resi ling at Fosbury, ami on the evening of the 2Stb ult. went to •Anderson’s Bay. He left there about 10 o'clock, taking the Bay View road, and going iu the direction of his house On getting near his place he saw the accused, who each mul two baskets of vegetables over their shoulders, aud asked them what brought them out so late. They replied that they had been to Ching Ghee's, who lived a quarter of a mile nearer the Macandrew aide than the .a mb rson’s Biy side. Had they gone by the Forhury road, on which they Avere then travelling, they avouLl he going half-a-mile out of the proper road to town. Being surprised at the reply, he examined his garden next morning aud found thatsix uoz nof cabbages had been cut, since Avitncss had been there in the afternoon.—Several Ghinamen were called for the defence, two of whom proved having been in \li Ton's company on the night of the 23rh November, between, the hours of eight and eleven, and another as to being with the other prisoner during tiie same hours, Both men were discharged. Assault, —Ellen Grut charged John Ferguson with assaulting her.—Mr E. Gook for complainant, ami' Mr Stout for defenlant, A case of a similar nature had been heard in the Court on I uesday last, and, upon defendant’s application, Avas adjourned till Thursday (lips day), which date not seeming to please him he became exceedingly boisterous aud insolent, aud had to lie removed in custody. Complainant, on leaving the Court, pn ceeded along Brinces street, defendant following her. He refused to leave lu-r, and as she turned round the corner of Manse street kicked her. He went to her house in the evening and annoyed her, and on going into her bedroom she found de* fendant in her bed. He would not leave the place till she promised not to appear in Court to pi osecutc him. J n consequence of the treatment she had ircquently received from him, she Avas in danger of her life and asked to have defendant bound over to keep the peace. —James Campbell, publican, who Avas called for the defence, stated that complainant had on many occasions gone to the back of bis hotel and called Ferguson out —His Worship dismissed the first information, aud with regard to ihe second, observed tb .t there seemed to be something like corroborative evidence, and he should consider the case proved. Besjdes, defendant had not attempted to prove an alibi (which he might have done. -Mr 'tout: He admits speaking to her, your Worship.—Defendant fined 40s. in default Avas six days’ imprisonment.—ln answer to a question by Mr Gook, his Worship said lie would agree to the application to have defendant bound over to keep the peace— in bis own recognisance of L2ff, and two sureties of LJd each—for »,ix pmpths.