RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3706, 8 January 1875, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Friday, January 8. (Before J. Bathgate, Esq., R.M.)

Drunkenness.- John Mason was fined 10s, with the alternative of forty-eight hours’ imprisonment; Mary O’Leary L 5, or fourteen day’s imprisonment. The lastnamed offender for being an habitual drunkard, was sent to gaol for three months. Prisoner, as she was removed from the Court, declared that she would never go to service again. Indecent Assault.— John Hartey, for whom Mr Stout appeared, was charged by Anne Siverson, a married woman, with assaulting her at Look-out Point, on the main south road, on the 7th inst., with attempt to commit rape. Sub.-Inspector Mallard intimated that he would be unable to complete the case that day, all the witnesses not being in attendance.—Mr Stout asked t hat if the c -se were gone into at all, it should be (finished that day, and not taken in parts. He had no objection to the police asking for a remand if they desired it, but he objected to the case being taken picce-meaL It was a peculiar case, and not like an ordinary ctiminal charge. The Sub-Inspector; The course I intend to ask is this—that prosecutrix give her evidence, and that then the case be remanded till some day next week. Accused was only arrested late last 1 and we have had no time to procure the witnesses.—His Worship decided to hear the principal witness and then to grant the remand.—Prosecutrix then stepped into the witness-box, and the Court being cleared of its occupants (including the reporters), we are unable to give more than the bare result of the case, - Prosecutrix’s evidence having been taken, the further hearing ©f the charge was adjourned till Tuesday next.