RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3436, 25 February 1874, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Wednesday, February 25. (Before Judge Bathgate.) Drunkenness.— Jane Anne Henderson, not appearing, was fined 20s; Bridget Kane, L2, or fourteen days ; Jane Crawford, 20s, or six days. Assault. —Joseph Daniels charged his wife Mary Daniels with assaulting him and using threatening language, wherefore he desired to have her bound over to keep tbe peace.—Complainant stated that on Monday xast, at about two o'clock, he and accused had a few words, when she threw some bones at him and raised a bump on his head. He then lay down for an hour or two, and she commenced to smash the windows in the house, getting into a perfect state of frenzy, She also said that she would do him an injury, and get more than three months for it. She had, on a previous occasion, received a> sentence of three months for assaulting him, and, unless she was restrained, witness was afraid she would do him some serious harm. To accused : Dr Sorley had attended accused, but not on account of ill-treatment by witness ; nor bad he ever threatened to send her to ; he Lmntic Asylum or to prison. John Marks, confectioner, stated that he lodged with Daniels and his wife, and that on Monday ho saw accused throw the bones produced at complainant, nse abusive and threatening language, and afterwards break seven panes of glass in the house. To accused •: Witness had stayed four months with them and had never seen her drunk, or even taking drink ; but both husband and wife were alike in respect to using bad language. Hal never consoled her or shed bears over her when complainant might be using bad language.—Accused made a rambling statement to the effect that she was a most respectable woman, who had kept complainant for over seven years by washing That, however, he made her lead a life like that of a dog, and, iu short, that their respective positions in Court should be reversed.—His Worship said the evidence plainly showed accused to be in the wrong, and she was ordered to enter into recognizances for LlO with two sureties of L 5 each, to keep the peace for three months. CIVIL CASES. Beckett v. Chaplin.-Claim L 3, balance of account for wages. Mr M‘Keay appeared for plaintiff, who stated that seeing a notice put up by defendant for two grooms he applied for a job, and defendant engaged him at a salary of L2 per week He worked at the stables for one week and two days during which he was sent up-country by def ndant, but at the end of that time defendant said he would have no more work for aim just then, and handed him Ll, saying chat was all he was entitled to, as he had only been in his employ on board Wages, John Thomas Chaplin, defendant, said it was a, general rule with his firuj, if a likely-look-ing man came for work, to pay his board for a time until they could give hipi a job, for it was a difficult matter to get a goqd troom when he was wanted. i bis was the arrangement with plaintiff, against whom witness had no complaint to make, but simply had no work for.--His Worship thought plaintiff was entitled to recover, as his being sent up-country by defendant showed that he was being employed. Having worked for two days in the second week, he was also entitled to wages for that week. Judgment for plaintiff for amount claimed,' with costs. A! eu v. Urqnhart.—Claim L 7 10s, moneys paid by plaintiff on behalf of defendant. Mr M‘Keay appeared for plaintiff, Mr Barton for defendant —Peter Allen, of the City Buffet, plaintiff, stated that he was halfowner, with defendant, of the ketch Redcliffe until the 12th of May last, when witness gave defendant L 155 for the latter’s share, in the craft. It was then arranged that the liabilities outstanding should be paid by them equally. The trustees in the estate of Jamieson and Skene grocers, sued witness for their account (Lls Is lid), and he was compelled to pay it.‘ He therefore npw claimed from defendant his half of that amonrit.—Defendant said thaf when the paitoersbip was dissolved the debts were divided between them, not as plaintiff had stated, and plaintiff agreed to pay, amongst others, Jauieson and Skene’s account, hence witness pleaded non-liability.— Judgment was given for the defendant, with costs.