MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

Globe, Volume VII, Issue 757, 23 November 1876, Page 2

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH.

Thursday, November 23,

(Before G. L. Mellish, Esq, R.M., and H, Belfield, Esq, J.P.)

Drunk and Disorderly, —Two inebriates who appeared for the first time were eacli fined ss. Horses and Cattle at Large. —For permitting horses and cattle to wander the followiug persons were each lined 5s W. H. Reed, S. Taylor, R. Butcher, H. Knowles, J. Holt, J. Walker, J. Milson, W. H. Mein, J. Toomey, B Ross, G. Beattie, T. Aldridge, J. Sheppard. J. Andrews, S, Medham, J. Brighting, J, Milsom and Co, N. Vale, L. Adams, J, Miller, K. Butler, J, Condon, D.

Howard, A. Ashworth, R. Patton, J. Chambers, B. Bulmer, and K. A. Priston. E. Beattie was fined 15s on three informations. A case against J, Coles was adjourned until the 30th inst.

Miscellaneous. —For tethering horses in thoroughfare?, A. Mole, J. Boot, and G. S. Simpson were each fined 10s. J, T. Goodman, for causing an obstruction in High street, was fined 10s, For furious riding, on the East town belt, J. W. Corn was fined 10s, A charge of riding across a footpath, preferred against the same defendant, was dismissed, as it was found to be the result of an accident. For not having sufficient control over his horse, T. Roberts was fined 10s. Henry Feugate, summoned for permitting his chimney to catch fire, was fined 10s. E. 0. Farr, for riding across a footpath, was fined 10s. For obstructing the footpath in Armagh street, with budding materials, John Hughes was fined 10s. Benjamin Gowin, for allowing his horse to remain on the footpath in Manchester street, was fined 10s. Thomas Wheeler, A- Beatti®, and G. Smith, summoned for not being i» attendance on their horse and cab, were each fined 10s. Frederick Chambers, for not having a light on his licensed cab, was fined 10s. George Wilson, summoned for driving a stage carriage without being licensed, was fined 10s, Failing to Comply with an Order.— John Hickling was summoned for failing to comply with an order of the Court to pay 15s toward the support of his wife Harriet Hickling. The defendant addressed the Bench at length on the reasons why he should not be compelled to contribute anything towards the support of his wife in future, and asked for an adjournment to permit the case to be fully gone into. His Worship adjourned the case for a week, and told defendant that if he could support his statement by evidence, his proper course would be to apply that the order should be set aside. John Mitchell, summoned for nob complying with an order to pay £1 for the support of his wife and family, appeared in Court in a state of intoxication,- and was ordered to be locked up for twenty-four hours for contempt of Court. Protection oe Earnings. Deborah Neilson applied for an order against heir husband, Lauritz Neil son, for protection of her earnings. Mr Joynt appeared for complainant. Mrs Neilson. stated that she has five children. She endeavored to support her family by keeping a boarding house. Her husband had been in the habit for some time past of getting drunk, and annoying her and her boarders. He was a carpenter by trade, and often earned money, but never gave her anything towards the support of herself and children., The profits she made from her house were not sufficient to maintain her family. The Bench ordered defendant to pay £1 per week, and granted complainant an order for the custody of her children. The adjourned application of Eliza Cook for a protection order for her earnings and property against her husband, Herman Cook, was called on. Sergeant Wilson gave evidence of defendant’s bad temper and the treatment of his "wife on one occasion when he was brought before the Court. He did not work, and his wife was a hard working woman. His Worship said he had also received a report which was also unfavorable to the defendant. Order granted as asked, complainant to have the custody of her children.

Affiliation.— On the application of Me J oynt, for Mr Wynn Williams, a case of this nature against Frederick Mills was adjourned until the 30th instant. Assault. —Joseph Cooksley, a young lad, was charged with assaulting James McKenna . Complainant stated that since he came out of the hospital, where he had been laid up with a broken leg, he has been compelled to do light work, and sell fruit and pig’s feet. Defendant, with some other boys, have been in the habit for some time of taking his goods, and afterwards refusing to pay for them. On Saturday night, 4th instant, about eleven o’clock, defendant took three pig’s feet out of the basket, and afterwards refused to pay for them. Witness caught hold of his hat and said he. would keep it until defendant paid him 6d. Defendant then struck him violently, and threw him down. Defendant called his father, who stated that his son came home that night between 7 and 8 o’clock, acd did not go out afterwards. A brother of defendant’s stated that he slept in the same bed that night with him. and they both went to bed between 9 and 10 o’clock. He remembered the date, as they had been carrying Guy Fawkes round. Complainant told the Bench he could brings witness to prove the assault, and his Worship adjourned the case for a week. Disobeying an Order —The adjourned case against Peter Temby for disobeying an order to contiibute towards the support of his wife was called on. Mr Slater appeared for defendant, and said that complainant had consented to withdraw the case if her' clothes were delivered to her, This had been done, and as she had received custody of the child by order of the Supreme Court, she was now willing to allow the order to fall through. Complainant did not appear, and hie Worship said he would enter “no appearance” in the case, but the order would stand good up to a certain date if com* plainant desired to take farther action.