MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2508, 21 April 1882, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

OHBIBTOHUBOH. Friday, Aphid 21. [Before 0. Whitefoord, Esq , B.M.] Drunkenness. —Ellen Jordan, an inveterate and veteran drunkard. and a persevering vintrees to this Court, rnrie her fifty-fou.'th appearance. She had been drunk as usual, [ and as usual offered a torrent of explanation. She said that since shs had been up before, a fortnight ago, she had not tasted liquor, she had not indeed; but unfortunately on coining into town she bad met with a few friends from Dunedin, and was beguiled into taking a drop too much. If his “ Wurtohip would only deal leniently with her that time, she would never return, or at any rate if she did he might give her a twelve months, so ho might! The Magistrate said he had often let her off before, and his leniency seemed not to have had good effect. She was sentenced 1o fourteen days’ imprisonment with hard labour. Ann James Humphries, who had been lot off with a caution at the last sitting of the Court tor a similar offence, was fined 10s. A man and a woman were fined 5j each. W. B. Stanley, who had been at Addington gaol under medical treatment for lunacy from drink, was now brought up cured, and, being ordered to pay 10j 6d for his maintenance whilst in gaol, war discharged. Fighting. —Matthew Sandford and David, his brother, wei« charged with having committed a breach of the peace within sight of a policeman. Prisoners, on the termination of a civil case on the day before, had commenced to fight outside tbs Court, and hei together with another man and a woman, skirmished into Court creating a great disturbance. They were arrested by order of Mr Boetham.J JThey were each fined 20s, or in default forty-eight hours’imprisonment with hard labor.—John Crewe and Chas. 8, Haggle wore charged with fighting in front of the Oddfellows’ Hall at four o’clock in the morning. They pleaded guilty. Crewe stated that, being at a ball at the hall, they both, by a mischance, engaged the same " party ” to dance, and an altercation arose about it. They went outside to settle it, and were caught in a fight by the constable. Sergeant Brooke statsd when arrested Haggle appeared to be getting the best of the other man. Crowe was fined 10s and Haggle 20j, the latter receiving a sharp reprimand for improper language while in the dock, I abcent. — George Barger, alias Brennan, was brought up charged with haring stolen a cash-box, containing cheques and securities, valued at £76 7s, the property of J. W. Buddie and W, H. Partridge, of Christchurch. The prisoner was also charged with a breach of the Vagrant Act, viz., soliciting alms. He pleaded not guilty to the charges, and, on the applicaiion of the police, was remanded till April 28th. Malicious Injury to Property.—ln the esse of Hempton v McGee, counsel on er o’i side agreed, on account of business in another Court, to an adjournment till April 24‘.h. Mr McOonnel, for the plaintiff, applied for a summons calling on one A, W. Campbell, required and subfceaaed as a material witness, to show cause why he should not be deal r . with under the Act for neglecting to attend the Court. The application was granted. Protection Oedeh. —An order for pro. tccting her earnings was granted to Elizatsth Hastings against her husband, Chas. Hastings, on the ground of his habitual drunkenness. He was ordered to pay all costs, and solicitor’s fee £1 la. Mr Perceval appeared for plaintiff.