RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3524, 9 June 1874, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Tuesday, June 9.' (Before J. Bathgate, Esq., R.M.) Drunkenness. James Eggleton was fined ss, with the option of forty-eight hours’ imprisonment. Henry Johnson, 10a, with a similar alternative. Kate Kilev, 20s, or fourteen days. Assault. —Hugh M‘-hee was charged with assaulting Charles Woodley, at the Scandinavian Hotel, on the Bth June. Mr Lewis appeared for the complainant—His Worship held that a moat unprovoked assault had bpen committed on complainant in his own house, and fined defendant 40s and costs, ' >r in default fourteen days’ imprisonment with hard labor. An Unlicensed Entertainment. —John Gregg, better known as the “ Herd Laddie,” was charged by Inspectorßainwiihnot having a license for his singing and dancing entertainm nt at the Princess Theatre on June I. The case had been before the Court in the previous week, when it was adjourned for the production of the Corporation officer, as there was an irregularity in the license issued by him.—Mr Massey, the Town Clerk, now appeared, ana hi-t Worship said he perceived that the license was issued on the 2nd June for (he previous day—the first of the month. Ha wanted an explanation—how a license could be issued for the previous night.—Mr Massey : It is done this way. The fee is 5i ■er night, and Mr Gregg paid on the 2nd June for that night and the one before. His Worship ; Still, he commits an offence ,j y playing one night without a license. His duty is to take care that he applies for the liceuse in proper time.—Mr M-<ssey said had not the Council taken the fee for the entertainment on the Ist instant they would have lost it altogether.—His Worship disagreed with this view, as the offender could be brought up and punished for his offence. By issuing a license afterwards they bound the hands of their own officer. If any license of any kind was issued after the time m l an information brought before the Court, he would punish the party for not having a license in due time. The conduct of a public officer giving a license after the time was irregular, and he could not countenance any procedure of tuat kind. The Council must act according to law, and he hoped no more licenses would be issued in that way. 1 he case was dismissed with a caution. A COMiLAINT BY THE SANITARY Inspectojr —George W. Elliot was charged with allowing a nuisance to exist on hia pre-’ mises. Mr Harris defended.— Inspector Nimon said that he had called at defendant’s place of business with the summons, but, as Mr Elliot was out, he met Idm in the street, and told him he had a summons f r him. Not wishing the public to see that gentleman -erved in the street, witness walked to his office with him. When there Mr fclliot shut the door, and, shaking his fist in witness’s face, said L will make it hot for you, ” Mr Harris objected to the evidence, as it had nothing to do with the case.—Mr Nimon : I wish to explain.—Mr Harris : You must not explain.—vlr Nimon: Then what am I to do ?—Mr Harris : I will tell you. The duty you have to perform is that of the Inspector of Nuisances.—Mr Nimon asked if he was to be abused. -Mr Harris; If you wish to bring a ease of using insulting language against Mr Elliot you can do so. or take any other course you may think proper. s °™ can only give evi(iea ce is this case —Mr Nimon said he had always been allowed to make similar remarks.— Mr Harris ; Never mind what you have been allowed to do. You had no right to do so.—Mr Nimon then said that the nuisance was still unabated.— Harris complained of the manner in which the summons had been served, and said that Mr Nimon had used very discreditable and impolite terms in doing so. Mr Elliot knew nothing of the nuisance at the time. He did not wish to complain of Mr Nimon s conduct, as he had very ouerous aud difficult duties, but still he (Mr Harris) thought he might adopt a less vexatious course of procedure tuan that complained of.-His Worship said that he had no reason to believe that the officer had done anything but his duty in a proper manner. As defendant had only recently acquired the property, the case would be dismissed.—Mr Elliot said he had defended the case so as to expose to the public the arbitrary power Mr Nimon possessed. He summoned people without giving them notice. - His Worship : He is not bound to give them notice.—Mr Nimon said he had always been in the habit of giving notice till told not to do so. He could not make fish of one and flesh of another.—The matter tht,n dropped. Violent Assault. —Louis Bouissou was charged with assaulting his wife, Kathleen Bouissou, on May 26, and with having done her grievous bodily harm. Mr Johnson defended. Kathleen Buisson, wife of the defendant, said she bad been married about two years’ Her husband was a laborer and an herbalist. They had lived very unhappily, and in consequence of his ill-treatment she had to leave him about three mon hs ago. About three weeks ago she wrote to him, asking him to take her to his home again. He was not willing to do so, but gave her L 4. He said that it she went home he would not beat her any more. He was in the habit of keeping the company of a Frenchwoman of improper character, since which time his treatment of witness had been most cruel, llais woman had been in witness’s house sitting on her husband’s knees, and kissing bim botb cheeks.—(Laughter.) On the 26 th ultimo, before retiring her husband kissed witness, and called her his dear little wife (Loud laughter), his manner being unusually kind. She thnn went to bed, and ho turned down the lamp He gave her a glass of porter which he had

brought home He had never before given her porter in bed. she suddenly felt the influence of the chloroform and went into a deep sleep. When she awoke, some hours afterwards, she felt her husband's fingers in her mouth, pressing her tongue downwards. Also felt something pricking like a pin in the root of her mouth. She avis awoke by the great pressure of his fingers on the back part of her mouth. She also felt her eyes bulging'from their sockets. At this time she was sitting up in bed, and her husband’s fingers still pressing very hard in her mouth. After this her husband said that will not do, and pressed far harder than before. She sank back quite insensible, and did not wake till her husband had gone to work. The pain after this got worse—it appeared to be at the root of her tongue. During that day and the following night she was walking about in dreadful agony. Saw Dr Burns, and, still continuing in great agony, was afterwards examined by Drs Burrows and Bake well. Her husband afterwards said that she had inflammation of the tongue, and had better take what money she liked and leave him. After she had seen the doctors her husband said “No doctors can savee (know) ; I am as good a doctor as any of them.” He further 'said he defied her to prove it; that she had no witnesses. He threatened her that if she said anything about the affair he would put her in the Lunatic Asylum. He appeared to be perfectly sober on the night of the assault. Dr. Burrows said that he remembe ed the 30th ult. On that day Kathleen Bouiss n consulted him professionally. Bhe was suffering so much from pain that he had great trouble in examining her. He had formed an opinion that violence had been applied at the rout of her tongue. To effect that violence, he considered the woman must have been drunk, otherwise she would have used her teeth to prevent it. The procedure which witness described would exactly correspond with the state in which he found her. Had not the woman woke, the result would probably have been closure of the entrance of the air passage to the lungs, and suffocation. —By Mr Johnson : Had not Mrs Bouisson made a statement to him before ex animation, he should have thought it a very queer case. He never saw such a queer case during his twenty-one years’ experience. He must have come to the conclusion in any case that violence was used : a sore throat could not possibly have caused it.—i <r. Bakewell and Emily Matheson also gave evidence.—Mr Johnston said he was ins meted that prisoner could probably procure bail. He would ask the Bench to measure the bail as moderately as he could under th circumstances.—His Worship : I think that a primafacie case has been made out against the accused under the 11th section of the offences against Persons Act. of an attempt to suffocate Kathleen Bouissoti, his wife, and an attempt to commit murder. Accused will be admitted to bail, himself in the sum of LIOO, and two sureties of LSO each.