MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.
CHRISTCHURCH. Saturday, August 22. [Before C. C. Bowen, Esq., R.M.] DRUNKENNESS. John T, Sabey, while being drunk while in charge of a horse, was fined 20s. Thomas Shannon and Thomas Butler, for drunkenness, were fined 20s and 10s respectively. <j, .> 7/ violent Assault. Frank Welstead was charged, on remand, with violently assaulting Ann Lane, by striking her with a bar of iron. Dr Symcs stated that the woman was now out of danger. a statemient to the effect -befen provoked - by the cohductof the prosecutor. His Worship told the accused that, no matter how annoyed, nothing could have warranted him in using such a murderous weapon, and sentenced him to six months’ imprisonment with hard labour.
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Globe, Volume I, Issue 71, 22 August 1874, Page 3
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