MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 654, 24 July 1876, Page 2

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. Monday, July 24. (Before G. L. Hellish, Esq, R.M.) Assault. —Philip McGuire was charged with violently assaulting Mr H. Laing at Franks’ boarding house on Saturday last, and breaking a table and glass door. The assault was shown, on the evidence of two witnesses, to have been very aggravated and unprovoked. His Worship told the accused that he would not give him an opportunity of paying the fine. He would be sentenced to one months’ imprisonment with hard labor, and pay £1 10s, value of property distroyed. Using Obscene Language.— Charles Physick was charged with using obscene language on Saturday night at Colombo bridge. Constable Hilliard stated that a little before ten o’clock that night accused used the language complained of to two females who were crossing the bridge. He struggled very violently when arrested, and the assistance of Constable McEvoy had to be called in. Constable McEvoy corroborated this evidence, and said the former witness was very much exhausted when he went to his assistance. Inspector Buckley told the Bench that the resistance made by the accused had collected a large crowd, and caused more excitement in the streets than he had seen in Christchurch for a long time. His Worship recalled Constable Hilliard, who repeated the words used by accused to the women Accused called a witmss named Grant, who stated that he was walking down the street with the man that night. He saw the women going over th( bridge, but did not hear the language

complained of used. Some other witnesses called by accused did not appear, and his Worship inflicted a fine of 40s. Drunk and Disorderly.— An inebriate, who appeared for the first time, was fined ss. John Graham, charged with being drunk, and using obscene language in Tuam street was fined 20s. s Using Profane Language.— William Ford, for this offence, committed in a public street, was fined 10s. Drunk and Resistance the Police,— George Gray was charged with this offence. Accused, when arrested, had violently resisted the constable, who bad to call on the assistance of two others. He also opened a large knife, and told the constable to look out. Fined 40s. Larceny.— Cornelius O’Connell, charged on warrant with stealing a coat and pocketbook at Oxford, was, on the application of Inspector Feast, remanded for eight days, to be brought upjthen at Oxford, or sooner if desired. LYTTELTON. Monday, July 24. (Before W. Donald, Esq, R.M. Drunkenness. —Robert Parrett, a seaman belonging to the barque Maggie Douglas, arrested by Constable Daly, was fined 10s for this] offence, or, in default, forty-eight hours’. Drunkenness and Creating a Disturbance. —William Armitage, alias Puffing Billy, was charged by R. Connal, the Government night watchman, with this offence. The Bench fined accused 10s, with the alternative of forty-eight hours’ imprisonment.