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RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Saturday, June 13. (Before J. Bathgate, Esq., R.M.) Vagrancy. —The notorious Anne Sherry, charged with having no visible means of support, pleaded not guilty.—Constable Gilbert said that he apprehended prisoner in George street at 11.30 ©'clock last night. She was very drunk, using indecent language, and her conduct so very disorderly as to cause a large crowd to assemble.—Prisoner here attacked Sub-Inspector Mallard, whom she persistently addressed as “ that man,” for not preventing drinks being sold by persons who had no license.—Constable Bain said that he saw prisoner last night, and her conduct was most violent and her language most obscene. Witness also saw her the night before walking the stree s with a man Prisoner ; Write that down, your Worship ; write that down, 1 say. I will make you deny that before you leave that box. 1 My y° u a deliberate falsehood, for i was at Port Chalm-rs up to last night for the past week.—Sergeant Sevan said that prisoner was a notorious prostitute. He pro duced previous convictions,—Prisoner objected to ther production. She was npt the person referred to Anne Sherry being simply an assumed name.-Witness said prisoner was the person mentioned in the information, His Worship sentenced the priso“f J lO term of imprisonment, With hard labor.—Prisoner : 1 can do it ; aud before my twelve months are over [ will see that I have satisfaction for it.—Prisoner had to be carried awiay by two policemen.

■‘Hop-lifting, —Edward Ryan, a young man, was charged, on the information of .David Mason, grocer, with having, on the I2th mat., stolen from his shop-door one pigs head, of the value of 2s 6d. On the application of the police he was remanded till Monday, when another charge wopld be investigated. An aotoh in I rouble— Frank Towers, comedian, was .charged with having at Port Chalmers, on the 13th May, held communication with Robert Q-lover, thsn a prisoner undergoing sentence Mr Stout for the gaol authorities j Mr M'Keay for the defendant, who pleaded guilty. His counsel ex? plained the circumstances. The prisoner Glover, he said, was undergoing a sentence of oi.o month's imprisonment, and defendant (a highly respectable man), with his company, was about to proceed to Southland. Mrs Glover was a member of the company, and being under Towers’s protection, the latter said to Glover, “I will lopk after your wife.” Those were the only Words uaet),. This matter had already •ost defendant‘from LjLO tp Ll2 ; and the Beuoh T?as asked, under the circumstances, i /if.-* '

to deal with him as leniently as possible. His Worship said he was willing to take into account all the circumstances strongly urged for the defendant. He did not think defen* dant went to apeak to Glover with the intention of violating the law. Seeing the “gush* ing ” state he was in at the time, the great acquaintance existing between the parties, and that defendant had pleaded guilty (though there was a breach of discipline, which must be maintained), he would only inflict a fine of 20s, or six days’ imprisonment. The fine was instantly paid. Ship Desertion. — Thomas E. Cowell was charged by Captain Loftus, with having, on the 6th June, at Port Chalmers, deserted from the ship Trevelyan.—Mr Smith for Captain Loftus. Mr Barton for Cowell.— Complainant’s case was that Cowell, who was first mate of the Trevelyan, had been charged before the Resident Magistrate of Port Chalmers, on Saturday, the 6bh June, and the decided at that time that there was no desertion, and dismissed the case This was at three o’clock, and the captain immediately ordered the mate to go on board. The latter asked to be allowed, to be absent till four o’clock, to which re quest the captain consented, but he never returned ; hence the present charge of desertion. The captain had agreed to give the mate bis discharge, on condition that he could get some one to fill his place, but he bad failed to get a substitute. [Left sitting.]

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Evening Star, Issue 3528, 13 June 1874, Page 2

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RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT. Evening Star, Issue 3528, 13 June 1874, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT. Evening Star, Issue 3528, 13 June 1874, Page 2

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