CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4283, 17 November 1876, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Friday, November 17.

(Before E. ff. Ward, Fs<j., and T. Birch,

Esq., J.P.'tu)

Drunkenness.— Charles Gately was fined 20s, in default three clays’ imprisonment. Vagrancy. —John iSamuels was charged with haying no lawful means of Support. Mr Lewis defended, and asked for a remand as the accused was only arrested at a late hour last night and had not had time to prepare a defence. He (the learned counsel) was instructed that the charge was wholly without foundation.—The charge was remanded till Monday, bail being allowed in one surety of LlO and accused’s recognisance in a like amount.

Abusive Language. —James Newman, butcher, was charged by Joseph "Wood, lawclerk, with using abusive language towards him at .Raikorai on November 14. Mr Sinclair appeared for complainant; Mr Denniston defended.—Complainant stated that as he was returning home on Sunday evening, defendant's dog attacked him. When he went to remonstrate with defendant, the latter said that he had pointed his umbrella at the dog and incited it. Witness denied this, whereupon defendant called him a liar and a d d liar.—Crossexamined : When the dog attacked him he considered discretion the better part of valor and bearing in mind a wellknown couplet took to his heels. Defendant spoke in a very abusive manner, roaring like a lion j while witness in reply cooed as gentle as a sucking dove. Most of his answers were in a gentle whisper, like the morning breeze. Judging from data he should consider that defendant used the words complained of to him, with an intent to provoke a breach of the peace.—A lad named Jenkins was called to corroborate the statement, but he stated- that Wood, after complaining to Newman of his dog, pointed his finger close to the latter’s face as Newman retreated into his own house.— Mr Denniston called the defendant, who stated that the complainant said to him that he told a lie before he told complainant that he was a liar. The dog in question belonged to Dir. Gillies, and no doubt came to witness’s butchery because it did not get enough to eat.—The Bench considered the evidence did not support the information, and dismissed the case.

Assault. —Richard Mocklan was charged with assaulting Donald M'LeUan at Maori Hill on Sunday last. Mr Stamper, jun., appeared for complainant; Mr Denniston defended. This was a trivial case, arising out of a neighbor’s quarrel, and their Worships dismissed it, expressing the wish that neighbors would wash their dirty linen at home.—Robert Wilson, a young man, admitted assaulting Charles Sykesby, a little boy. Mr Aldridge, who appeared for complainant, asked that defendant be bound over to keep the peace. Defendant was bound over to keep the peace for three months in his own recognisance of L2O, and was ordered to pay the day’s professional costs.