MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2145, 10 January 1881, Page 3

MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

. CHBISTOHUEOH. ! Monday, Janttaby 10. [Before B. Westenra and J. E. Parker, i Esqs., J.P.'s.] Dbt/nkbnnbbb.—For a first offence a man was fined ss. Fbatjd in BANXBtrrrOY.—The case against Grace Crabtree was postponed till Monday next. ABSAULTB.—Edward Bromley, and Elizabeta Bromley his wife, were oharged with using abcsive language to Mary McMurray, and with pulling her by her hair. Mr Salter appeared for prosecutrix, Mr Thomas for the defendants. The alleged assault took place at the greengrocer's shop of prosecutrix in Colombo street North on the 14th December last. After hearing evidence, the case was dismissed, Mrs Bromley to pay solicitor's fee 21s,£and oosts of court 2i, and one witness ss. A case against Ellen McGrath for assaulting J. MoMahon was dismissed as too trumpery to be dealt with. Thomas Morgan was charged with pushing his mother, Ann Belmer, against a door. The Bench adjourned the case till Monday next to allow of certain family arrangements to be carried out. Pbotbction Obdbbs.— Catherine Miller obtained an order protecting her earnings against her husband, James Miller, who has deserted her. Mary Ann Burmeister applied by Mr Loughrey for an order protecting her earnings against her husband, Charles Burmeister, whom she oharged with being an habitual drunkard. Mr Holmes, defendant's solicitor, being engaged at the Supreme Court, the case was adjourned for a week. Miscellaneous.—Alfred Thomson, James Smith, and Joseph Bichard were eaoh fined ss, and 2s costs, for allowing horses to wonder. W. W. Charters admitted, by Mr Douglas, having trespassed by walking on the railway between Opawa and Wilson's Bridge; he was fined 20s and costs 2s. James Bennet, charged with burying the bodies of twin infants, who had lived only a few minutes af'er birth, in a seotion near the house of his sister, the mother, pleaded ignorance of having committed any offence. The Bench informed him that he had been guilty of a serious infraction of the law. He was fined £4, with 2s oosts and 18s expenses of one witness. G. W. Sharpe was brought up for driving his horse and cart across the Colombo street railway crossing while a train was approaching. Mr Joynt appeared for the prosecutors, the Railway authorities. The evidence of the gatekeeper, and John Sullivan a cabman, showed the act of defendant to have been a pieoe of gross rocklessness. He ' was fined £4, solicitor's fee £1 Is, cabhire and oosts Bs, total £5 9s. B. Marsden, an indentured apprentice to George Hyde, was charged with disobedience to the orders of ' his master, a shoemaker. Mr Joyce appeared for Mr Hyde, Mr Stringer for defendant. ' The boy was admonished and dismissed.