RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3489, 29 April 1874, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Tuesday, April 28. (Before J. Bathgate, Esq., 8.M.) Drunkenness. —Joseph Carey and James MTherson were each lined 6s, with the option of forty-eight hours’ imprisonment: Mary Forbes 40s, with the option of fourteen days’ imprisonment. assaulting a Police Constable,— John Wilks was charged with having, on the 27th instant, at Dunedin, assaulted Constable Hehderson.—Alex. Henderson said while he was on duty at the police barraokh Maclaggan street, last night,' he was instructed to proceed to a right-of-way opposite to quiet a disturbance between some boys. Ho there found the prisoner who interfered. Witness stated who he was and asked him to conduct himself quietly, or he would have to arrest him. Prisoner said ‘•You b , I willslap you iu the face." He then struck witness on the nose. On

arresting him he became very violent; but with the assistance of another constable ho got him into the look-up. He wae also violent in the watchhouse while the charae was bemg taken. He was the worse for liquor.—Susan Jhons corroborated this witness s evidence.—Prisoner was fined 40s, or fourteen days’ imprisonment. Minor Defence. - Daniel Lewis was placed in the dock, charged with allowing three horses to depasture on the Dunedm Recreation Ground, on the 11th March. Ine defendant had originally been summoned to appear on the 7th April, but failing to put m au appearance, a warrant for his apprehension was ordered to be issued. —The defendant plqaded guilty to the offence, and was fined 5s and costs oh each bead,.

MAINTKNAKOE -Reay V. W. R. Roberton. m this case, the defendant, a miner in good circumstances, was called upon to show cause why he should not contribute a weekly d 8? n l- t |j WWad B r d 8 u- h j? su PP° ffc an illegitimate child, of which he was alleged to be ho father—Mr A. Bathgate appeared for the complainant, but there was no appearance of the defendant. -Mr Bathgate pointed out that the paternity had been sworn to. He read a telegram confirming this from the defendant, which stated, “ I have never refused to pay, and will pay willingly ” jj e also asked that the matter be suppressed and not go mto Court. Defendant had been written to asking what he was willing to pay, but no answer had been received. In a lo tier written by defendant ■to complainant he promised to send a money order, but that had not yet beeu received .—His Worship said two courses were open to him, though he must have evidence. Defendant having failed to appear, the Court, in terms of the 18th section, could hear the case exp&rte, and then adjudicate on it as if he had appeared, or to have the defendant brought up on warrant. If the complainant wisaed the case to be heard ta parte he would do so.—Mr Bath gale :If my vi ew of the case be correct, is your Worship bound to issue a warrant to have defendant here or wi l you make an order ?—His Worship : I will make the order.-Mr Bathgate agreed to have the case heard and adjudicated upon now.—Kbzabefh Reay said that the contents ot the information were true. She had received from the defendant His Worship : Then the paternity is admitted—Mr Bathgate : An some of the money was paid before the birth of the child, it cannot be fw.b“J 0 * CC( >ant—Witness th «a stated that she had received the letter and telegram produced from the defendant.—Witness’s mother was then called, and stated thatdefendant had admitted being the father of the child in question—An order for the payment of 10s per week, from date, was made!

Wednesday, Apbcl 29.

(Before J. Bathgate, Esq., 8.M.) r —Edward Moody and William Murphy ware each fined 6s, with the option of forty-eight hours’ imprisonment. Obstructing A Warder. _j amßß Grant wilfully obstruciing John sjampbell whilst in the execution of his duty ™ tbe pr u ?lOU . a Priß in answer to the Bench said the only name he ever went under wag .rant.—John Campbell, gaol warder, stated that prisoner, who wag drunk, came np between him and the prisoa<Ta ? Hill works yesterday. He asked if witness was going to take oha-co of he public. Witness simply advised him to o away, and pushed him on one side, hut le ref used to go. To use a gaol phrase those who had previously been in gaol usually showed a ‘flashness’’ to knock about the prison works, and prisoner was one of that class. He had been on the other side of the works that morning, and the warder there situated had to use violence to get him off. bub-inspector Mallard: Has this man ever been in gaol befere ? Witness; He has.— tte knows you and you know him ? Yes He has previously been connoted, once under the name of James Brown, and three times under the name of Ormiston? Witness stated that all the convictions were for drunkenness. Witness was carrying loaded firearms at the time of the obstruction.— Prisoner was fined L 5 or thirty days’ imprisonment. Charges of drunkenness, as also of habitual drunkenness, were withdrawn at his Worship’s request.