MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2221, 9 April 1881, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

OHEIBTCHUEOH. Saturday, Apeid 9,

[Before E. Westenra, J. Ollivier and J. E. Parker, Esqs., J.P's.] I/AKCekt. —Alfred Shaw, charged with stealing a watch valued at £7 from J. Boswell, was, on the application of the police, remanded till April lltb. VixtranEss Cheque.— E. Luke, alias John Jackson, alias Charles Ellis, alias James Miles, pleaded guilty to obtaining £2 16s by means of a valueless cheque from J. McNamara, licensee of the Gladstone Hotel, Christchurch. The police said there bad been two previous convictions entered against him for forgery and uttering. He was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment with hard labour. I/ABbikin Pbostitdtbs. —Josephine Ellen, Nellie Sobs, Alice Hulbort, and Jane Wilmot - all but the first being very young girls—were brought up under the Vagrancy Act charged with having no lawful visible means of support. Sergeants Wilson and Hughes deposed to their living at a house in Now street owned by Mrs Michael Murphy, and stated that their occupation of the house and their behaviour in it was a groat nuisance to the neighbors. Accused were all prostitutes. J. McDonald, who lives near the house, deposed to the orgies that have been carried on by the women and their visitors. After a few severe remarks from the Bench on the intolerable scandal to the community that had been created by the practices of prisoners and their companions, they wore sent to prison for three months with hard labor.

Assaults.— J. O. Burberry was charged with assaulting Mary Sexton; and Mary Sexton, H. Bosaiter, and John Barker were charged with assaulting J, O. Burberry. They are semi-detached neighbors in Main street. On April 6th Mrs Sexton, having given a party, the festivities after eleven p.m. being loud, annoyed Mr Burberry, who requested that the cornet and violin in use should be moderated. Mrs Sexton told him to mind his own business, on which ho hauled her out and “ slung ” her into the ditch. That was Mrs Sexton’s account. Defendant said she told him to go to h—ll, and poked her fingers in his eyes, which induced him to cast her from him. Immediately this had boon done, Bosaiter and Barker ran at defendant, who, as he said, in self-defence struck Bosaiter on the head with a mallet, inflicting some damage. After hearing all the evidence offered by several witnesses, the Bench told Burberry ho had been guilty of a most cowardly assault on Mrs Sexton, after having made a moat impudent attempt at dictation, which was met as might hare been expected. The assault on Bossiter also was entirely unprovoked, and defendant might think himself well off in escaping a more serious charge. The case brought by defendant against the others was dismissed, and he was fined 20a for the assault on Mrs Sexton, and 40s for the assault on Ur Bossiter, with costa and expenses of one witness, ss.