MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2515, 1 May 1882, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

OHRISTOHUROH. Monday, May 1. [Before ti. Beetham, Esq., E.M.] Dbunkbnnbss. —Frederick Eolkman, for being drunk and disorderly and resisting the police, was fined 45s.—H. Banning, who had endeavored to prevent Constable Flanagan from arresting Kolkman, and had assaulted him in doing so, was sentenced to forty eight hours’ imprisonment with hard labor. - H. Honnor, for using obscene language, was fined 10s.—Michael Eeilly, for being drunk, was fined 10s. For first offences, four men were fined each ss. Laecbny as a Bailbb. —S. H. Saunders was charged with this offence as regards a horse, buggy, and harness hired from F. W. Delamain. The police applied for a remand, stating that prisoner had hired the vehicle on last Sunday, April 23rd, promising to return it the same day. Ha had not done so, and was arrested, on warrant, at Amberley, on the £9ch instant, and there had not been time in the interval to prepare the case. Tho vehicle, &n,, had been returned to tho owner. The Magistrate said he thought the facts did not disclose the offence in plaint, and, as no further evidence was forthcoming, prisoner was discharged. ■ Lunacy fbok Drink, —Joseph Green, who had been under medical treatment, was brought up cured and discharged. In a similar case, John Murphy was ordered to pay 9s for his maintenance while in gaol and was discharged. Stealing fbom the peeson.— William Campbell, < das Edward Reynolds, charged with steal a watch from the person of a man unnamed, was further remanded till May 9 th. Unlicensed Place op Amusement.— Daniel Lea and Joseph Goslin were charged with keeping a place for the holding of meetings and assemblies, to wit, the New Gymnasium Hall in Lichfield street west, without having taken out a license for the same. The offence was proved by the evidence for the licensing officer and that of Madame Lotti Wilmot, who stated that on Sunday night, April 16th, she had delivered a lecture in the building. There ware donations made by the audience, but no admission fee bad been charged and she bad not paid rent for the use of tna building. At this stage it was discovered that a wrong date had been inserted in the plaint and the case was dismissed. Assaults. John Parker was charged with using obscene language in a thoroughfare, and with violently assaulting Geo. O. Flaxroore at St. Albans on April 15th. Prosecutor had remonstrated with defendant about his illusing a woman, when defendant began by using very abusive language, and finally threw a,stone, which struck and cut open prosecutor’s forehead. Two witnesses gave corroborative evidence. Defendant denied the offence point blank. At the time named he was at home. He called the woman about whom the disturbance was said to have arisen. She said she know nothing about it. The evidence was re affirmed, and some further facts were stated by the witnesses for the prosecution. The magistrate said he did not believe defendant’s story. A gross assault had btoa committed, and it could not be dealt with in the ordinary manner. Defendant was ordered to be imprisoned for one mouth with hard labor, and ordered to pay 20s expenses of witnesses.—Charlotte Barber was charged with assaulting Mary O’Brien, and Maty O’Brien was charged with damaging the property of O. Barber. Mr Joyce appeared for Barber; Mr Stringer for O’Brian. These women, neighbours, had a dispute about the trespasses of a pig, and a row ensued in which same missiles and much bad language were exchanged. Both cases were dismissed.—Lucy Weston was charged by Mary E. Woodroffa with destroying flowerroots in her garden, and Lucy Weston, Frank Weston, Arthur E« it and Wm. Wall were charged with assaulting M. E. Woodroffo After hearing the evidence his Worship said that as regards the latter case plaintiff and her husband had committed mainfest perjury, especially as to Wall, who was proved to have been at work at another place in town at tho time the assault was said to have been committed. He (the Magistrate) did not believe the story of plaintiff in either case ; both would bo dismissed, allowing £1 le solicitor’s fee in each case, expenses of witnesses and defendants, £1 15s • and costs of Court, Mr Stringer appeared for the defence. Miscellaneous, Jos. Williamson, for driving on a footpath, was fined 5=,. and exexpenses of one witness, 10s.—H. Whitoford, a cabman, for preventing another cabman from obtaining a faro, was fined 10s. —John 8 euhouie, (or not keeping a light burning on building materials stacked in the street, was fined 10s.—For allowing cattle to wander at large, John Grieve, William Penninghonse, and J. W. Davis were each fined ss.—Wm. Tomkins, for keo,iig an unregistered dog, was fined 20j.—in a case against Louis Smith, cab driver, for obstructing with his vol iole a roadway at the Exhibition grounds, judgment was reserved till Tuesday next.