RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3526, 11 June 1874, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Thursday, June 11. (Before J. Bathgate, Esq., R.M.) Drunkenness. —Susannah O’Brien, for this offence, was fined 40s, or in default fourteen days’ imprisonment with hard labor. Obscene Language.— Mary Allan pleaded guilty to a charge of making use of obscene language in Walker street.-His Worship said prisoner was one of those unfortunates lor whom it would be better, both for herself and society, could she be sent either to the gaol or elsewhere for the term of her natural life. As there were forty fire convictions for drunkenness alone, prisoner would be sentenced to three months’ imprisonment. 'Theft.— George Hughes, charged with stead-g a quantity of wearing apparel, the property of tiobt. Barrect, from the Railway Hotel, Port Chalmers, on or about the 6th June, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment with hard labor. Stealing Honey. - Jane Hamilton Blackie was charged with stealing a quantity of honey, of the value of L 4, the property of John Pressley, Tuapeka. —Prisoner was remanded till Monday next, to appear at Lawrence, to be admitted to bail, herseif in the sum ef LlO, and two sureties of L 5 each. CIVIL CASES. Leary v. M'Tntosh.—Mr Fredk. Chapman applied, on behalf of defendant, for a rehearing in this case, in which judgment had previously been given against his client Mr Bathgate opposed the application, which, after argument, was granted, on the understand ng that defendant should at once find security that, in the event of an adverse decision being again given against him, he would satisfy the claim, and should pay all costs up to the preseat time. A Cruel Waggoner. —John Mackay was charged on the information of Constabl Henderson with having, on May 31, at Green Island, left a waggon on the Main South Koad, without any horses attached thereto.—The terms of the information being objected to by Mr M‘Keay, his Worship advised the police to withdraw it, which was done.—The same defendant was then charged with turning his horses loose on the Main South *’ oad, and the offence being proved, he was fined 2ds and costs.—He was further charged w.th cruelly beating ©ne of his horses.—Charles Samson said he was on the Wain South Road, near the Kaikorai Hotel, about seven o’clock on the night in question Defendant was thore with his team of six horses, and, with something like the half of a swingle-bar, was “laying on” to the animals across the ribs. The bar was about two inches in thickness, and defendant was violently beating the horse.—John Nabb manager for the Meat Preserving Company,’ s u.l that his attention was drawn to some striking on the Green Island road on May 3R aw defendant striking his horse with a ■hick piece of wood. The ma ks on the horse were visible even in the dark.—By Mr M‘Keay : tie thought it probable that the marks were still visible.—Constable Render ion said that he found some wounds on the horse referred to on the night in question. Mr M ‘Keay contended that had there been violence used to the horse, the marks must have been visible next morning. John Alfred said he examined defendant’s mare on the Ist June. There were no traces of illusage of auy description. On one of her legs s me skin was scratched by a kick from the horse—His Worship considered the case proved, and fined the defendant 40s and costs, or, iu default, fourteen days’ imnrisonment. ”