RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3644, 27 October 1874, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Tuesday, October 27. (Before J. Bathgate, Esq., R.M.)

Obscknk Language.—Mary Anne Tuppin was charged with using obscene language in a house off King street on the 18th October. —As the information was being read to the defendant, she produced the summons and, nourishing it, said she could notread. The Clerk; I am reading it to you.—His Worship (to defendant) : Have ‘ yon been drinking this morning ?—Defendant; What?— The bail ff: Have you been drinking this morning ? Can’t you understand plain Rug. lisa ?—Defendant did not reply.—His Worship; She is drunk now. Sub-Inspector Mallard : Yes. your Worship ; and she is scarcely ever sober.—His Worship (to the defendant): You are guilty of contempt of Court in coming here in a state of intoxicajsl®ll; ..You must be taken in custody and kept till the rising of the Court.—Defendant: All right, sir.— She was then removed, and ordered to appear again on Thursday. k T!" against DavidTnppin, husband of the last-named defendant, was with draw by the police as defendant was now in gaol. James M‘Fherson was charged with usiog obsceae and profane language at the same time and place.—Defendant said he did not live with the Tuppins. He only went there to fetch the “oIS woman” and was there at the hour stated—three o’clock on Sunday morning. Larrikins went to Tuppm s house in the night and throw stones at the door, and he had reported the matter to the police.—Constable Emmerson stated the language which defendant used. The s latter however denied having used improper words.—His Worshp: The constable has Bwo-n.—Defendant: But he will swear any. thing; I can see that in him.—(Laughter ) He was fined 10s, or in default six days’ im. prisonment.—Catherine M Phersoa, wife of the previous defendant, not appearing in answer to a similar charge, a warrant was ordered to be issued for her aDPrehensinn rtf er n dS PUt 111 ’ l tho Clerk read the summons to her.—Defendantyou, WordupV p.rdo. X , r e wu yOU , (this to the Clerk).—The • Clerk: What do you say ?—Defendant • I am addressing the Bench - 1 don’t Sakto yon. 1 deny the charge tkally ship .- It strikes me you have been drinkinc this morning. Defendant: No ; not » dr or f & s? ajwji worse as 1 can. There’s no look and key on Woretip;Jt would l» »go«l

job if you could put a lo k and key on yonr tongue. —Defendant : ’] hj t’s a guid one. You are a puid auM Scotchman, you are. (Loud laughter) His Worship: I don’t think I can cor v;rt you under the ' ct. Defendant : 1 don fc t’rink you can. (Laughter.) His Worship : If you speak another word 1 wi 1 send j’ou to gaol.—Defendant. : silence th , e . OHrt - (Renewed laughter.)—ilis Worship dismissed the ease. PfTTY Fraud.— Lewi* Sinclair was charged On the information of James Watson, proc' r, with obtaining goods of the value of 16s 7d! by means of false pretences, and with intent to defraud him of the sr.tno. —Defendant had obtained the goods by representing that he was in the «mploy of Messrs A. and T. Inglis; whereas he had rever been employed by them The principal items were cigars, sardines, and salmon.— Constable Bain said that bad not been in work for some time. He lived with Clara Heath, a notorious character.—Acoua.d was sentenced to thirty days’ impriao' ment. Pawnbroker’s License. —A renewal ©f his pawnbroker's license was granted to Abraham Solomon.

an Unruly Son.— Caroline Brooks applied that her son, aged eight years, might be sent to the Industrial School as she was unable to control him.—A Mr Yalpy said the lad and two others had entered an enclosure of which he kad charge, and taken a perambulator aud chopped it up into firewood.—The lad was ordered to be sent to the Industrial School for seven years, to be brought up in the Presbyterian form of religion. The m.ither to find security for the payment of 6s per week towards the child’s maintenance.—His Worship : The police had better inquire into this perambulator theft. —Sub-Inspector Mallard : We have .-1 eady done so, and the result is this child being brought up.—His Worship said it w uld have been better if he had been charged with theft. It would then have been a simple matter for him to have sent the lad to the Industrial School, as under the circumstances the moth r might be unable to find security. bnb-Inspect. r Mallard, pointed out that it would be an unusual thing to charge a child eight years old with theft I* reach of the Railway A ct. —Patrick Bradly, for allowing a cow, his property* to be on the railway line, and thereby ol structing the five passage of the railway, was fined 0s and costs.

M ain ten an OE. — Daniel F splin was eh arged by Benjamin Britton, master of the Industrial f'chool, with disobeying an order made by Mr Pisb, R,M.,by which he was adjudged to pay 10s a week for the support of his two children, inmates of the School.—Mr Britton said .that sixteen weeks’ maintenance was due. Defendant, some weeks ago, promised the sergeant of police at Port Chalmers to pay the money weekly, and to pay up all arrears ; bat he had not paid a fraction. He had previously been in gaol for not paying for his children's support. His money was spent in drink —The case was adjourned for a month to give defendant an opportunity of paying the amount due. Wife Desertion. Bird v. Bird. A charge of this nature was dismissed. Mr M'Keay defended.