MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 925, 12 June 1877, Page 3

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. Tuesday, June 12. (Before G-. L. Mellish, Esq., R.M.) Drunkenness. Joseph McG-uire was fined 10s, and Bridget Ter rick 20s and cab hire. A first offender was fined ss. John Hill, for being drunk and ill using a horse, was fined 40s.

Attempting to Commit Suicide. —Mary Ogier was charged with having attempted to commit suicide the previous night. Accused had been seen to throw herself into the river near the Cashel street bridge, about half-past ten. Constable Rowse heard screams but before he could reach the spot accused had been drawn out of the water by two men. Defendant’s husband told bis Worship that he and bis wife bad bad a few words the previous morning, and this alone must have been (be cause for her rash conduct. Alter some remarks from ills Worship the charge was dismissed.

Larceny. —James Ellison was charged with stealing an axe from a workshop at the new College buildings. From the evidence of the prosecutor, Mr Gr. Grates, it appeared that ho left the axe one night in his basket where lie was working, and on returning the following morning it was gone. On passing Stewart’s pawn-shop the previous Saturday he saw it in the window, and having identified it gave information to the police. It was proved that tlm axe had been sold at the shop by accused, and he was sentence to 14 days’ imprisonment, with hard labour. Creating a Nuisance.— The adjourned case against Thpmas Hancock, for creating a

nuisance at his soap and candle worts, Newtown, was called on. Mr Pearce, Inspector to the Local Board of Health, stated that during the last week Mr Hancock had made such alterations at his premises in the rendering department, which had very much abated the nuisance complained of. The fat was now rendered down by steam, but he (Mr Pearce) would like that the case should be adjourned for a week or so, as the weather had been very cold, and it could be better ascertained, if tire weather were warmer, how far the nuisance had been permanently abated. The defendant explained to his Worship the alterations he lead made in his premises, and said he felt certain that the residents in the neighbourhood would not be further annoyed, as during last week he had rendered down four tons of fat, the smell from which had been hardly perceptible. His Worship said that, under the circumstances, ho would dismiss the case, but future act ion could of course be taken if it were found eventually that the nuisance had not ceased.