RESIDENT, MAGISTRATE'S COURT, PORT CHALMERS.

Evening Star, Issue 3394, 7 January 1874, Page 2

RESIDENT, MAGISTRATE'S COURT, PORT CHALMERS.

... Titesday, January 6. . . : : (Before Hugh M‘Dermid and'Dr Dil)bnozhne! „ -. J.T.’s) ' FiaHTiNQ.—Henry Thmer,. bh : ball, Was charged with creating a breach of the peace by fighting in Beach- sthbet.'—Mr ■ Crickmor.e; 1 stated the accused, was compelled to ;gb away withsa gang of.men.-j.it. the s.s. :Wallabl last night, under engagement to the of the .Snrat. The Bench adjourned! :the. case for fourteen days,—John Jackson, also charged with the above offence, pleaded apt, guilty. r lheir Worships were of opinion this case should also be adjourned for fouly teen days. Ship Desertion. ~r- James Crowie was charged with deserting from., the, barque Wipiam Ackers, and pleaded jguilty. ; Cipt. Brown stated he, would prefer 1 , ,that '‘.the accused be kept in custody till the vessel! was ready for sea, as she was lying close W !<he shore, and he might leave again if, hwent bn board. The accused said he -Whs willing to go on hoard. The Bench sentenced' him to one week’s imprisonment, but if ;the vessel sailed before that ; ,time he was to-be taken on iioari . , , J (/• _ : Assauir.f rßpbert Somerville] for. assault;, iog George. Chick by striking him in the face] was fined 20a and costs.' ’. , , , ~ WTONffiDAY, JANUARY 7. .... (Before Drs. Drysdale and, O’Donoghue,’J.T. Charles F., Jackson «v.‘ '.Captain Petrie; master. of the .barque., Medora.—Jackson; cook and, steward, charged Captain' Potirje unlawfully t-efusing to. let him on- shore, on the sth instant, to see*a magistrate.—'v lr Mansford appeared for the' —Ch&rif s- Jackson,, complainant; . was knocked bff. Work on Subdaydast/ ' Dn aonday morning, ■ about ; eight J o’clock, vchb asited pertnissipu to go on shore ./to considt a magistrate; . -The captain < laughed; at ;hitn, : 'told, him, he. should - not, . , He again asked.’ the captain, who ; said, he ' Should 4° pu ,shore jn charge of a polioemah.—, :?y *|»e. Gaptain j ;It was about’ eight o’clock! when I asked you, tq let the g.o on shore, ahd you bluntly told methatT couldnotgo.— Patrick Cronacah, seaman, slated it was abbiil ten o’clock when he heard " the steward ask the captain to'let him go on sho.- bl’—Gaptuii Betrie st ited he : had breakfast about eight o’clock that morningj- andf-was ready to?g.) by the train • As he pastbd' ott’ thb pier hti heard Jackson say he'-wanted to'go'on ■ shore and see a magistrate, and he must have three guineas to pay hissolicitor., He did -not address him as master .of the vessel oir otheir vyise, , Defendant told him that he’could go and see a magistrate as sponas.the Court* opened.-r-Qeprge Sinclair, chief officer] sworn, iaid : About eight o’clock he went forwara, to turn the.men to;; he asked Jacksen. tn torn,to.- and; discharge, cargo. ,;He said he was not able. . Witness beard' him ask the captain to let him go on shore. Some word.then ensued between’ the'eaptain and Jackson, which he' did'hot hear.—The Bench were of opinion that the captain had taken advantage of his position ; thohgh'tHe’offeUce was a trivial one, they would inflict a nonii nal fine • of: 20s, i and costs. - Mr Mhnaford applied for professional fee, but it was not granted.