MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2300, 17 August 1881, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHEISTOHUECH. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17. [Before J. Nugent Wood, Esq., R.M.] Drunkenness. —Mary Ryan, for being drunk, was fine 5s and Is cob hire.—For first offences two men were cautioned and dismissed. Industrial School Children. —The case of J. J. Dowie, in arrears of his payments for his children, was adjourned for a week.— May Mitchell was ordered to pay up within fourteen days, or a warrant to issue. Failing to Pbovide. —Pat Sullivan, a resident or Ashburton, was charged with failing to provide for his child, aged three years. —Mrs Sberrin, a widow, deposed that defendant brought a female to her in October, 1880, and loft it, agreeing to pay 10s a week for it. He had not paid anything since February last. He had taken no notice of her applications.—ln answer to defendant, she said she believed defendant had first taken the child to the Convent, and Father Ginaty had referred him to her.—Defendont said he wished the child to bo sent to a Government institution.—ln answer to the Bench, Sergeant Mason said defendant was not a fit person to have charge of the child.—The girl was ordered to be sent to Burnham for seven years, to be brought up in the Roman Catholic faith, the father to pay 5s per week for her support while there. Slaughtering Without Licenses.— Three oases against G. W. Ell wore adjourned for a week. With Desertion. —Dennis Sheehan was charged with this offence. Mr Jojce appeared for complainant.—Mary Sheehan deposed that her husband, after a long course of ill treatment, finally loft her on July Slat, and since then had not given her anything towards her support. In answer to defendant, she said ho had removed certain furniture because it had not been paid for, and she had to sell it to help to pay for it. Payne, a neighbor, deposed to seeing the husband on one occasion knock his wife down into the gutter, roll her in it, then drag her into the house by the hair of her head. Defendant was drunk at the time.—D. Thomas stated that he had known defendant as b tenant of Mr Cunningham ; he was in arrears with his rent, —Alice Payne, wife of first witness, deposed that she h»d seen defendant beat his wife, throw her out of tho house, and jump on her. She know that for some time before July 31st Mrs Sheehan had no food. Witness had taken her in and fed her.—Mrs Sheeh&n, re-examined by defendant, stated that for ten days before her husband left her he only brought her one small loaf. She had a few small potatoes and a little oatmeal. She had no firing and no money.—ln the course of the hearing his Worship characterised defendant as a brute, and finally ordered him to pay 15s per week, 9s costs, and professional fee, £1 Is,