RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3676, 3 December 1874, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Thursday, December 3. (Before J. Bathgate, Esq., R.M.) Drux kens res Hector Beaton, charged with this offence, was let off with a caution • Ma.y Thompson was fined L 5. in default f^ ' e ? d»ys’impris ‘muent Sub-Inspector Mallard stated that accused was taken fc.«tho Hospital by another woman ; but a. the resident surgeon had refused her admission, as she w is intoxica ed, she was conveyed to the pol.ce statiop. A charge of drunkennes o , preferred against Isabella Lyle, was withdrawn without prejudice ; and on a charge of felony she was remanded for a week, as she was still in the Hospital. 1 HU't from a Brewery. —Henry Vesey, for ste ding a bottle of beer of the value of oue shilling from Messrs Strachau’- brewery was sent to gaol for thirty days. Stealing Ciiambagnb. - John Cooney, charged on remand with stealing one hot je ..f champagne from the booth of Daniel Black on the porhury racecourse on aov 3J was sentenced to three mouths’ imprisonment, with hard labor. Assavi.t. John M‘Donald Ryan was charged on the information of the police with ■assaulting Michael Heency on November 30. John Collins, tinsmith in the employ of Hughes and Harvey, w,:s in Princes street, near the Prince of Wales Hotel between ■lair-past seven and eight o’clock on the day m question. He saw accused “shove ” the man out of the hotel into the street, and punch him over the kerb on to the road wav. Accused then ran iuto the house and the other man fell down, and a cab ootniug up the wheel passed over his leg. Witness had him conveyed to the Hospital.—Arthur riiomas gave similar evidence.—Sub-ln-spector Mallard mentioned that accused’s leg was broken, and that he was likely to remain in the Hospital for some months. l.Jis Worship : 1 have to ask whetner t-e injured party has authorised these proceedings to be taken —TheSub- inspector • No. I cannot say he Has His Worship ;It would be unfair to deprive him of his civil remedy ; he may prefer to prosecute this man mr damages.-The Bub-Inspector: I am aware of that. 'I his man is not worth powder and shot, and the other mao (prose* cutor) is a poor man.—His Worship : Another question is whether I have jurisdiction. If the proceedings be authorised and defendant found the guilty man, I would order that i prosecutor receive half the fine. In summary jurisdiction informations the words stated are “ by or ou behalf of the party aggrieved, so that I don’t think it would be fair to the prosecutor in the first place to deprive him of the civil remedy ; and in , thi second place I have no jurisdiction ; unless you are acting on his behalf. —The Sub-Inspector pointed out that the charge i mer g'.d into an indictable i Gtteace - and even yet might be a charge o manslaughter. If his Worship had any I (ioubfc , he ask for a remand, aud . would himself go and see the man in the Hospital.—His Worship; I would rather allow the ca e to be withdrawn without prejudice, I think it is the proper course, and if the injured party wan s to take criminal proceedings you have his authority to do so ; er if he wishes to proceed civilly he can. I have no doubt of the accused’s guilt.—ln answer to the Sub-Inspector, who wished the Bench to express an opinion as te the conduct of the police, his Worship said ; You acted quite properly. This was done on a race day, and there was another charge of drunkenness an disorderly conduct. —The Sub-Inspector : Yes ; there was another charge. Accused was drunk, but that case was not gone on with.—The charge was then withdrawn, without prejudice to fresh proceedings being taken. (Before T. A. Hansford, Esq., R.M.) 7 Heft. —James Stevenson, for stealing one pair of trousers, the property of James Bruce from the Immigration Barracks, was sent to gaol for three months. An Incorrigible.— Mr Bathgate applied to have a lad named Wm. Nolan committed to the Industrial School. The father had a large family, and this lai was unmauagable. —His Worship ordered him to be sent to the school for one year, the father to pay quarterly in advance at the rate of 6s 6d per week. >ub■ Inspector Mallard asked that other security than that of the father be got. Would it not be better if someone else became security? There being no person present from the Industrial School, he deemed it his duty to see to the interests of the Government.—His Worship said leave would be granted to vary the order during the currency of the three months if there was any probability of the father going away. 6