RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
Thursday, October 30. (Before J. Bathgate, Esq., 8.M.) Drunkenness —James Watson, charged wifh this offence, was let off with ajcaution. —John Cochrane pleaded not guilty to a charge of drunkenness in a right-of-way off George street. The evidence of the arresting constable was to the eff ct that at about ten minutes p*st twelve this morning he heard accused shouting out and using obscene language in a right of-way off George street. —Accused said that the right-of-way in question was his own property, and that, without permisnon. no one ha-l a right to enter it —I he constable said it was a publ c thoroughfare, and his Worship remanded the cuarge till next day, to give the accused an opportunity of proving that .the property was his own. * J Bastardy. Mary Robertson charged Henry Rogers with refusing to contribute to the support of an illegitimate child, of which he was the reputed father.—Mr Stout, on behalf of defendant, admitted the paternity, a»id said the only question for the Court to determine was as to the means of defendant tu contribute to the child’s maintenance.— his Worship made an order for the payment of 7s per week, the payments to be made monthly. Stea ino. —Patrick Farland was charged on the information of William Farney, bar-rack-master, with stealing one bedstead and one form from the Immigration DejAb in Princes street, on August 28.—Accused said that at the time of the late fire he was stopping in the barracks, and his wife had on!y been confine I three days before he took the bedstead away with him.—His Worship discharged accused with a very s vere admonition telling him that he would require o take great care of his future conduct, and see that he never got into Court again. There appeared to be neglect on the part of the authorities in allowing accused to leave the barracks with the bedstead in broad davlighf, 3 Detaining Private Property.— Pratt v. Burt was a charge of illegally detaining a quantity of wearing apparel, of the value of L 4 10a. Mr Jo roe defended.—A. lottery bad been got up by each of defendant’s lodgers and himself contributing one pound weekly, t ie proceeds being given to the person draw*, ing the first ticket at the end of the first week, and so on to the end. Defendant refused to give up possession of a suit of clothes w ich were bought by complainant out of his week’s proceeds; hence the present claim -His Worship held ibat the evidence was conflicting, though the preponderance was in favor of complainant. Whether the lottery came under the Lotteries •* ct or the I own an i Police 1 rdinance. be w<'Uld not say.—Defendant was ordered lo feive up possession of the c othes.
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Evening Star, Issue 3622, 1 October 1874, Page 2
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468RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Evening Star, Issue 3622, 1 October 1874, Page 2
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