R ESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
Saturday, October 24, (Before A. Mercer, Esq., J.P., and J Black, Esq., J. P.)
Drunkenness.—Bobert Balance and John ’•loach was fined ss, with the, option o twenty-tour hours’ imprisonment James Bair and Alexander M‘ onald each 10a, or forty-eight hours’; Mary O’ Lpary an ! David Tuppin, being old ffenders, each L 5, or fourte n d'ys’. The last named prisoner was furthe ■ charged with being an habitual drunkard.—His Worship asked how tbe accused earned a livelihood ? üb-Inspector Mallard • If upon any .Sundav afternoon you would take a walk down King stre- t you would have an opportunity of seeing. He has taken up his quarters oppt site Knox Church, and the scenes that take place there ar ■ really disgraceful—His Worship: ( think it would be quits a charity to send him to gaol for three months. oes he support his wife’— üb-Inspector Mallard: Yes; he does, aftera fa hion ; there are four people li‘ ing in the hou°e togetoer. SJiq is quite able to look after herself if ho were jn guo; forever. His Worship thought the Bench would ba ouly doing their duty by sending accused to gaol f.tr three months, °
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Evening Star, Issue 3642, 24 October 1874, Page 2
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195RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Evening Star, Issue 3642, 24 October 1874, Page 2
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