RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3504, 16 May 1874, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Saturday, May 16. (Before J. Bathgafje, Esq., R.M., and C. de V, Teschemaker, Esq., J.P.) Drunkenness.—James Brown and Henry Lyle were each fined ss, with the option of 48 hours’ imprisonment; Isabella Casey, 10s or three days. In the case of Peter Brown, who did ndt appear, a postponement till Monday was granted, and if he then failed to appear the Bench ordered that his bail (40s) be forfeited. An Unruly Son.— Henry Jackson was charged, on the information of his'mother, Emma Jackson, with being beyond her control,* and she asked that he might be sent to the Industrial School.—This was done, for a period of five years, and he was ordered to be brought up in the Roman Catholic religion, the mother to pay 2s 6d a week while able to no so. Vagrancy. Susannah O’Brien was charged, on remand, with having no visible means of support —George O’Brien said prisoner was his wife, but he had to leave her because she was always drunk. She had also pawned his clothes. He allowed her money, and paid the rent of her house.—His Worship said before prisoner could,he brought under the Vagrancy Act it must be shown that she had no visible means of support,and it was proved that her husband contributed to her support. If she were again brought up and charged with habitual drunkenness, she wculd get the full term of imprisonment. He advised her husband to sue for a divorce. Prisoner : So Jhe can if he likes.—She was then discharged.