MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 129, 29 October 1874, Page 2

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday, October 29. [Before C. C. Bowen, Esq., R.M.] DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. George Salven, for drunkenness, was fined ss. Mary Danborough, arrested for a similar offence, who had been twice convicted of drunkenness, was fined 40s, or ninety-six hours. BREACH OF CITY BYE-LAWS. For being absent from their vehicles, W. Newton, Thomas Dennis, and Thomas Coster, were each fined 10s. For permitting horses and cattle to wander, the following fines were inflicted : —Eliza S. Fearon, 5s ; H. Fuhrman, 5s ; W. Ormandy (two summonses), 10s ; Lorenzo Zouch, 5s ; S. SDowdall, ss; John Dalwood, ss; Julia Clark, 5s ; W. Collins, 5s ; G. Beatty, 5s ; H. Nees, 5s ; W. Brooker, 5s ; J. Garland, 5s ; P. Taylor (three horses), 10s ; J. Pearson, 5s ; G. Chisnell, 5s ; G. Munroe, 5s ; P. Pearce, ss; J. Marsden, ss; J. E. Lock, 5s ; H. Clucas, ss; C. Hickey, ss; A. Wright (a goat), ss; E. Tracey, ss; A. Duncan, 5s ; J. Close, 5s ; R. Beattie, ss; and G. W. Pickering, ss. Wm. Ormandy and James Boot, summoned for tethering horses in a public thoroughfare, were each fined 10s, and Wm. Merrett, ss. Thomas Heakling was summoned for obstructing the thoroughfare in Gloucester street with his coffee stall. The defendant said that he had applied to the City Council for permission to keep his stall on the spot, and had been told that they had no power to grant him permission, but they had no objection to his keeping his stall in the street. Mr Gordon, town clerk, called by defendant, confirmed his representation, and said the Council thought a coffee stall in tl e street would be a very good move, but could not grant him permission to keep one. His Worship said that under the circumstances he would dismiss the case, but defendant must obtain permission from the

Council, as it had been proved that his stall was an obstruction to the thoroughfare. Gibert Butler summoned for keeping a dirty yard, was fined 20s. Thomas Blythe was summoned for failing to keep a light burning over his licensed house—the Shades. It was proved that the night was a very windy one, and his Worship dismissed the case. Alfred Gee, for a similar offence, was fined 10s. WIFE DESERTION. Charles Cole was summoned by his wife, Mary Ann Cole, for deserting him. Mr Thomas appeared for the defendant. The case had been before the Court the previous week in another form, and was then dismissed. Defendant was willing to allow his wife Bs. per week, which she was not disposed to accept. The present case had been brought for his Worship to fix an amount. The defendant, in reply to his Worship, said he was a laboring man, earning on an average of £1 a week. His Worship made an order for defendant to pay 10s a week towards his wife’s support. ASSAULT. John McCrony was summoned for beating his wife, Mary McCrony, on the 25th of October. The complainant stated that on the night of that date her husband came home drunk, and called her very bad names. He struck her over the eye, and also threatened to kill her. He had threatened to do so on a previous occasion.

After hearing all the evidence his Worship said he would make a protection order for complainant’s earnings. Dr Foster told his Worship that complainant had some head of cattle belonging to her.

Defendant was willing that his wife should retain the property belonging to her, and his Worship adjourned the case until Monday morning, to allow of a deed of separation to be drawn out in the meantime.