RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3378, 17 December 1873, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Wpiinekih - ' » December 17. (Before A. 0. Strode, Esq., K.M.) Drunkenness.- Jas, Henry Murray pleaded guilty to a charge of this nature.—His Worship said there were several convictions against the prisoner, the last one being on the. 7th hist.—Prisoner : I have only been before this Court on two previous occasions, your Worship. -His Worship: Yes ; just so. But you don’t tell me how often you have been before the other Court—the Police Court. Next time you come here 1 will sentence you to a lengthened term of imprisonment. On this charge you will be fined 20s, or iu default forty-eight hours’ imprisonment. Breach or the Peace. --James King and Thomas Kush were charged with fighting in Great King street. King, who was the cause of the disturbance, was fined 10s, or in default 3' ' rcigljt hours’ i imprisonment. Hush was urged. Vagrancy. —G. Madison,charged with having no lawful visible means of support, pleaded that “it was a mistake,” as ho was a general dealer. - Sergeant Hanlon had known the prisoner during the last five or six months. He was continually loafing about public-houses of a night till they closed at twelve, after which he would go into open sheds and empty houses and sleep there. About 2.30 o’clock this morning witness heard some qj>o snoring in Mr NichoU’s gafddn in Pitt street, and on going there he found the prisoner sleeping in the water-closet. Ho had not been sober for one day during the last five or six weeks. Witness had seen him on several mornings coming from the direction of the Botanical Gardens with flowers, which he sold to the public-houses. His attention had been frequently called to the prisoner as having been seen sleeping in sheds. Ho had not known him to have been doing any work during the last six. months ; and had seen him every day, on not one of which had he been sober.--Prisoner was sentenced to fourteen days’ imprisonment. CIVIL CASES. Wm, Meyer v. George Tucker.-Claim, L 3 2s fid, amount of TOD. Mr E. Took for plaintiff. Judgment by default for amount, with costs. Brogdon and Sons v. Thomas Powell. - Claim, L 55 Ifis 3d, amount of two promissory notes. Judgment by consent. John Moiklo v. Stephen Hutchison.—Claim, L2 10s fid, for express .hire. Defendant admitted indebtedness to the extent of LI 17s fid, arid stated that the whole of the charges were exorbitant. He had paid something like Ll5O as express hire since the Ist March. He was agreeable t» pay anything like a reasonable amount. The cabman never charged him more than 5s to go his place at Anderson’s Bay, and they stuck it on when they could. One took a lady out there after his case had been disposed of on the previous day, for 3s fid. His Worship was not-expected to assess the proper express hire. He would advise defendant to make a written contract with an expressman to carry out his goods at so much per load. Judgment would be for the amount claimed, together with costs.