RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3555, 15 July 1874, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Tuesday, July 14. (Before J. Bathgate, Esq., R.M.)

Drunkenness. —Susannah O’Brien was fined 40s, with the option of fourteen days’ imprisonment, for being drunk in Maclaggan street.

Illegally on the Premises.— Robert Illingworth was charged with being unlawfully on the premises of Richard Daniel, Stuart street.— Prisoner applied for a remand till next day to enable him to produce a witness, which was granted. Slaughter house license.— David Bethune applied for a renewal of a slaughterhouse license, held by him at the North-east Valley. Mr Harris appeared for applicant. His Worship said that a report was attached from the police, saying that the constable had inspected the yards on the 9oh inst. ihe yard, it stated, was in a clean state at the present time, though it was in a very dirty condition about a fortnight ago. Ihe neighbors say that applicant’s general character was of the very worst sort j that he was in the habit of driving his cattle recklessly along, and that children were in danger of being run over. He had been repeatedly convicted of assault, and once for exposing for sale unwholesome meat.—Mr Harris said he was prepared to prove that there was net a slaug ter-house in the district more eleanly kept. Those objecting had personal animosity against applicant.— Constable Henderson said that only two persons had complained to him of the slaughter-yard, and he had stated their grounds of complaint in the report read. He had given them notice to appear, but neither was present.—His Worship said that in future he should consider any person convicted of assault, after a patient hearing, as not being of a character entitled to keep a s.'aughter-yard.—Henry Driver, of Driver, •Stewart, and Co., said that he had always found applicant in his dealings to be very straightforward. He did not consider his temper shorter than witness’s was. His Worship; Were you ever convicted of assault?— Witness / I h*ve faulted people, but i have never been convicted ter.) There is no slaughter-yard' within miles of Dunedin in such'a clean state or in so convenient a position. There is no blouse within 300 feet of it—it being in a bush. Did not think it possible for objections to be male on any other than personal grounds.— Air Harris said that he was prepared to call eight or nine neighbours, and three mem- . bers of the district Board,—Applicant having been cautioned, the lie- use was granted.

July 15. (Before J. Bathgate, teq., R,M.)

Trespass. Robert Illingworth, was charged, on remand, with being illegally on the premises of Joseph Daniels, Nevada Restaurant, Stuart street.—Fanny Quinn, servant to complainant, was called by prisoner. When put into the witness-box she declined tp give evidence, and asked the meaning of the path.—His Worship : You undertake to tell the trpth, the whole truth and nothing bus the truth.—'Witness t But I objects.—Hia Worship explained that it was a form binding her to tell thp truth Witness; Well, I’ll tell the truth first and take the form afterwards.—(Laughter.)— His Worship ; Unless you consent to be sworn, I will und you to gaol.-Witness : that gentleman (prisoner) is not my husband.—|lis Worship: Don’t be absurd Witness then rep ated the oath, but not kissing thp Bible; t))e bqbf£ required her to do so. fthe then stated that ghp first saw prisoner about four weeks ago. He igent to see her on Monday night, but she could' npt say for what purpose. He broke open the door, and thus got into the house.—By prisoner : When she met him some six weeks ago he took her, with her children, to the Nevada Restaurant, and she had been working there eyer since. She had got a letter from him On Monday, but could not tell its contents. It was at her hpusp.—His Worship said he must have the letter, spd remanded the case till next day. Drunkenness. —Thomas Garroway Andrew Black, immigrants who arrived from Scotland by the Janet Court on the previous day, and Andrew Saunders and John. Scanlan, immigrants by the Hindostan, were discharged with a caution j as were Thomas Burns and William Garroway for a similar offence.— Ellen Grut, a showily dressed female, changed with being drunk in High street on the previous night, asked for a remand till next day to give bpr an opportunity of denying the charge. She spaa then charged, on the information of John Fergusson, with using obscene language within the hearing of persons passing in High street. Both charges were postponed ‘ till next day, and the prisoner remanded on her own bail, in the sum of LlO and one surety •* L 5. J

Ob-gene Language. Margaret Clark, charged with using obscene language within t.tye hearing of persons passing in Duke street admitted the offence.—His Worship said he saw that prisoner had a black-eye. Prisoner said that tfce man Liddle, whom she had been cohabiting with, had given it to her. She wanted to leave him, but could not “ shake ’’ him off.—She was fijied 20s, with the option of fourteen days’ imprisonment.—John Liddle, for a similar offence at the same time, was fined 40s, or twenty-one days.—Prisoner said that he was a miner, holding a miner’s right; that the language was used from his tent, and that he understood a miner could “ pitch ” his tent where he pleased. Wife’s Protection Order.— An order of this nature was granted to Mary Briscoe. CIVIL CASES. Hetherington v. Chapman.—Claim, L 9, for board and lodging,—Judgment was given for the amount claimed, with costs. Poulter y. Honheed.—Claim, L2 ss, for balance of rent due,—Judgmeut was given for 15s and costs.