RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3747, 25 February 1875, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Thursday, February 25, (Before J. Bathgate, Esq., R.M.) Drunkenness. James Nelson, for this offence, was fined 40s, in default fourteen days’ imprisonment. Vagrancy.—Hector Septimus M'Quin, a well-dressed young man, was charged, on the information of Constable Bain, with having no lawful means of support.—Accused pleaded not guilty.—lnspector Mallard : This young man has been going about swindling one or two persons by representing himself in one way or another and obtaining board and lodging; and I must ask for a remand till to-morrow till I can produce some of these people.—Accused said that he had started an advertising sheet at M‘Kay, Fenwick and Co.’s, and had only left Tuapeka last week, where he had.been employed.—His Worship; What as?— Accused: A reporter on the newspaper.—His Worship; How long were you employed there ?—Accused: I only went up by one coach and down by another.—(Laughter.)—Before that I was clerk to Mr Pavelitch and received 10s per week and board and lodging.—His Worship remanded the case till to-morrow, accused to be admitted to bail on his own recognisance of L2O. A Disorderly House.—Eliza Bowen was charged on remand with keeping a house in Stafford street, frequented by persons of evil repute.—The case had been adjourned, at the request of defendant’s counsel, who promised that his client would break up the house and leave the town j and his Worship said he would dismiss the charge if this was done.—Sub-In-spector Mallard now stated that his Worship’s action had the desired effect, as defendant had gone to Christchurch and the house was broken up.—The case was, therefore, withdrawn. Maintenance.—Sarah Ho worth asked that her husband, Richard Howorth, be ordered to contribute to her support. Mr Mouatt appeared for complainant, who said accused had many a time turned her out of the house, and had once brought out sixteen friends from Lancashire, who took possession of the place. One of these, a_ woman, nad told complainant she had more right to be in the house, and that she would “ make it too hot” for her to stop with her husband. Accused keeps a general store at Queenstown.—His Worship granted an order for accused to pay 15s per week to complainant’s support.