MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2129, 20 December 1880, Page 3

MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

OHBISTOHUBOH. Monday, December 20. [Before J. Crosby and J. P. Jameson, Esqs., J.P.’b.J Dbunksnniss.—For this offence Elizabeth Oliver was fined 20s and Is cab hire. Wm. Teague, also charged with using obscene language, was fined 20s and Is 6d cab hire. Mary Guerin, charged as an habitual drunkard, was cent to prison with hard labor for two months. Daniel Byan was fined 10s for first offence ; one man was fined 10s and another 6s. Obtaining Monet on Fame Pretences. —Emil Edward Dransfield, charged with obtaining £1 by false pretences from Samuel Green at Bangiora, was remanded, to appear there on the 21st inst.

Breaking Windows.—J. B. Gibbs, B. Jr Pierce, James Gahagan, Alex. Murchison, and Wm. Beard were brought up for breaking windows and furniture, doing damage to the amount of £2 6s, at the oyster saloon belonging to C. Barmeister, Kilmore street. The defendants had bad sapper at the saloon on the night of the 18th instant, and the evidence showed that Murchison smashed the furniture, &o. He was fined 20s and ordered to pay the amount necessary to repair damages. The rest were discharged. Driving Horses on a Footpath. —John Harper, a man in the employment of Messrs Heywood and Co., was charged with allowing two horses to run on the footpath on the Ferry road. Mr Thomas appeared for defendant. The police stated that it was the habit of defendants’ employees to have their horses, sometime twelve in a mob, •driven to paddock. The practice had become a nuisance, and was very dangerous. A ■similar charge had been brought last week, and punished with a fine. Defendant admitted that the horses were always driven in the manner described, but said there were two men in charge who prevented them from being dangerous to foot passengers, and since the last case extra precautions had been taken. In answer to the police, he said that •on the day named in the present information be did not see any one inconvenienced by the horses. Mr Thomas addressed the Bench, saying that if the charge was justified, it wonld mean practically closing the road to the passage of stock. The Magistrates said that as extra precautions had lately been taken, the cose would be dismissed ; hut it must be distinctly understood that the horses ■could not be allowed to be driven on a footpath ; if that were tolerated, it would mean closing the road to foot passengers. For •imilar offences, Hannah Mole and Thomas Wilson were fined Ss each. The Building Bt law.—Breaches of the by-law for the prevention of fire by erection of party walls in brick, &0., were dealt with as follows, Mr Oowlishaw appearing for the City Council:—Sarah Wilkinson, house in Cashel.street East, was ordered to comply with the regulation, having a month’s grace allowed her. W, Moore, for a house in Kilmore street West, J. V. Boss, for a house in Armagh street, and G. T. Croft, for a shop at the corner of Manchester street and the South Town belt, not building them according to the by-law, were each fined £5, with costs of Court and professional fee £1 Is. . Assault and Interference with a Municipal Officer. —H. Taylor was charged with assaulting B. J. Leahy. Mr Oowlishaw appeared for the prosecution, Mr Izard for the defence. Prosecutor, an assistant inspector of nuisances, deposed that on the 13tb inst. he gave notice personally to defendant, « builder calling on him, to remove a dam which the latter had mode in the side channel in Manchester street for the purpose of collecting water far mixing mortar, to be used in the building of a house for which defendant was contractor. He civilly requested defendant to remove the obstruction, which defendant refused to do. He used bad language, and finally ejected prosecutor, pushing him off the premises. Mnrray, called for the proseeution, «aid he worked on the job and heard a conversation between the parties. Leahy wm very authoritative in manner. Witness -did not see the alleged assault, but heard Taylor order Leahy to clear out. T. B. Jackson, for the defence, stated that he heard Taylor refuse to remove the obstruction, or to receive a notice from Leahy. The language used by Taylor was not very choice. He saw Taylor push prosecutor gently off the premises. Mr Izard argued that, in going on the premises of the defendant, Leahy had exceed ad bis duty. The assault was of only a trifling character, and there bad been no obstruction as contemplated by the city by-law regulating the duties of the Inspector. Tho Bench thought the assault was not of a violent character, but it must be understood that officers of the Council would always bo protected. Fined 10a and costs. The charge of obstructing the prosecutor was withdrawn. Assault. —H. E. Alport appeared to answer charges of assaulting and using abusive language to Wm. Styohe, who deposed Ithat on December 11th, while sitting in a trap ;in Hereford street, defendant, who goes on .cratches, after some abuse about an account, climbed up the cart, caught hold of witness by the collar, and broke his watch-guard. Cross-examined Said there had been very little force used. Jle WM not frightened or hurt. At this stage Mr Thomas said Mr Alport admitted the facts. .He had caught hold of prosecutor in a moment of (excitement, and he now regretted he had done so. Mr Gresson said in that case if Mr Alport would pay the costs of the proceedings the charges wonld be withdrawn. This was agreed to, and tho cose terminated. Protection Osjjbb.—Amelia Ann Bashford obtained an order protecting her earnings against her husband, was proved to have behaved with habitual cruelty and neglect towards her.