MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2680, 8 November 1882, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday, November 8.

[Before C. Whitefoord, Esq., E.M., E. Westenra and J. E. Brown, Esqs., J.P.’s.] Drunkenness. —For a first offence a man was fined ss. Michael Eyanwas remanded till November 13th. George Craw, against whom there is a prohibition order as re-gai-ds Christchurch, and who could not remember where he got his liquor, was fined £l, or in default forty-eight hours’ imprisonment with hard labor. Vagrancy. Walter A. Wilson was charged with having no lawful means of support. Mr McKendrick, licensee of the Zetland Arms, stated that the prisoner had for some time been loafing about his hotel. He had been detected getting a meal at the tea table on Monday, for which he tried to evade payment. Witness never saw him pay for anything, and had several times put him oil the premises. The prisoner made a statement, after which he was discharged with a caution. Mary Craig, a street-walker, and who in the last six months had been mostly in gaol for offences similar to that with which she was now 'charged, was sent to gaol for one month, to be kept to hard labor. Profanity.— C. W. Evans, a boy aged about sixteen, who came up on bail, was charged with this offence. Constable Herlihy deposed to meeting accused and two other boys the previous night in Cashel street. They wore whistling, shouting, striking the shutters, and making a groat noise. Witness told them to be quiet, when he was met by a torrent of abuse and language of the most blasphemous character. The prisoner denied the charge, and accused the constable of having himself made use of bad language. He called one of his companions who corroborated his statement, and who admitted that they had been very disorderly. The Bench said of this witness that from the way in which ho gave his evidence, he was not to be relied on. The accused was fined -SI, or in default forty-eight hours’ imprisonment with hard labor. Failing to Provide. —Michael Eyan, who is in arrears US for the support of his child at Burnham, was brought up on warrant. He had been arrested and dealt with for drunkenness. He was remanded till Monday next to be dealt with by Mr Ollivier.

Labrikinism. —James Patrick, a powerful looking young man. was charged with having assaulted John Laurenson, and with having at that time made use of obscene language. John Laurenson deposed that while walking in Madras street north last Sunday night about eight o’clock, he saw prisoner, who had previously accosted him, interfering with a young lady. Witness went to her rescue, and was then assaulted. The prisoner made use of most filthy language. After hearing corroborative evidence, the Bench, regretting they had not power to order him to bo whipped, sentenced the prisonerito two months' imprisonment for the assault, and fined him £5, or in default fourteen days’ imprisonment for using obscene language.