MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

Globe, Volume I, Issue 93, 17 September 1874, Page 2

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday. September 17. [Before C. C, Bowen, Esq., R.M.; and Launcelot Walker, Esq, J.P.] DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. William Brown, for drunkenness, was fined 5s or 24 hours. ILLEGALLY ON PREMISES. F. W. Doubleday, arrested for being found illegally on the premises of Mr Dod, at 3 a.m., sleeping in a straw house in the yard, was charged with this offence. Mr Dod said that the prisoner and another man had been knocking about his place for some weeks past. He had been cautioned not to come there again, but persisted in doing Jso. His Worship said that this very dangerous practice of men sleeping in hay lofts must be put a stop to j prisoner would be sentenced to one month’s imprisonment with hard labor, Breach of city bye-laws. For permitting horses and cattle to wander in the public streets and roads, the following persons were deatt with : —James Willis, fined 5s ; F. H. Brittain (2 horses), 5s ; and Geo. Beatty, ss. UNNECESSARY OBSTRUCTION. _ Frank Clark, summoned for causing an unnecessary obstruction in Oxford Terrace by allowing his horse and cart to remain thereon, was fined 10s. Charles Brown, for permitting his vehicle and two horses to run away, was fined 10s. BREACH OF DOG NUISANCE ORDINANCE, For being the owner of an unregistered dog, Thos Hawkes was fined 20s. BREACH OF PUBLICHOUSE ORDINANCE. Alfred Gee, summoned for failing to keep a light burning over his licensed premises in Colombo-street, on the night of the 3rd inst,, during prescribed hours, was fined 10s. BREACH OF CATTLE TRESPASS ORDINANCE. George Rutherford was charged on summons with illegally rescuing 300 sheep from Mr Thomas Atkinson. Mr Joynt appeared for the prosecution. Mr Wynn Williams appeared for the defendant. Thomas Atkinson stated that he lived at Russell’s Flat. Defendant has a station next to his place. He (witness) has some land there, and also occupies some land between his two sections which he rents from Mr Wallace, When he (witness) got up one morning he saw Mr Rutherford’s sheep on this land, and he sent his dog to round them up, for the purpose of driving them to the ground, when Mr Rutherford came up and nearly killed the dog, and prevented him (witness) from driving the sheep as he had intended. R. J. Shanks stated that he saw the complainant send his dog that morning to round up some sheep, when Mr Rutherford rode down furiously and tried to incite his dogs to worry the complainant’s dog. He also saw Mr Rutherford drive the sheep away. Mr Wynn Williams called a witness, who stated that he was present that morning and saw Atkinson flourishing about a stick, but he (Atkinson) did not attempt to drive the sheep to the pound. In cross-examination by Mr Joynt, this witness said that he was a long distance from the parties, and did not see the first of the affair.

His Worship said there was no doubt that on the evidence there was a rescue. Defendant would be fined £5, and £2 expense of witness. APPLICATIONS FOR SLAUGHTER-HOUSE LICENSES. The following applications for, and renewals of, licences to slaughter were granted : Richard Brown, section 113, Springston district. Chamberlain and Wilkin, Buccleugh Station, Ashburton. J. 'J. Hubbard, section 7300, Springston. Mackie Brothers, Livingston Station, Ashburton. John Mann, section 217, Sandhills-road, St. Albans. J. W. Sawle, section 9918, Courtenay. James Stuckey, Drayton Station, Rakaia. Osmond S. AVigan, Broadlands Station, Ashburton. The application of George Duncan, Cam Valley, Heathcote, was adjourned for a fortnight. LYTTELTON. Wednesday, September 16. [Before W. Donald, Esq., R.M.] USING ABUSIVE LANGUAGE. Mrs Mary Barker charged Mrs Mary Lawrence with using abusive language, calculated to provoke a breach of the peace. The parties both lived in that portion of Lyttelton denominated “ Monkey Town.” After hearing the evidence, Serjeant Major O’Grady said that complaints had been made to the police that drunkenness, quarrelling, and obscene language was being carried on in the neighbourhood of complainant and defendant. The Bench stated that for some time past they had taken a lenient view of these matters, but as there was no abatement of the nuisance complained of, in future, in all cases coming before him, he would inflict the heaviest penalties, and much to the astonishment both of complaint and defendant, he fined them 20s, each and costs. LARCENY OF CLOTHING. Jno. Buchanan, arrested by Detective Walker, was charged with this offence from Mrs Leslie’s boardinghouse. The police stated that accused had been previously convicted on a simjlar count in Auckland.

The Bench sentenced him to three months’ imprisonment with hard labor. DRUNK AND INCAPABLE; Thos. Thorne, arrested by Constable Wallace, was fined 10s. DRUNK. Chas. Wm. M'Ewan, charged with this offence, was remanded for three days, being under the influence of liquor.