POLICE COURT, QUEENSTOWN.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Volume I, Issue 46, 7 October 1863, Page 5

POLICE COURT, QUEENSTOWN.

(Before J. S. Hickson, Esq., R.M.) Monday, October 5.

Patrick Archibald, for drunkenness, was fined 20s. or 48 hours' imprisonment. John Coghlan and Joseph Stratton, drunk and disorderly, were fined 40s. James Mahon was charged with being drunk and obstructing the police. The prisoner was evidently far from sober as he stood in the dock, having been bailed out on the previous night. There was a second charge of using obscene language. The prisoner blundered out something about what he " considered" and " thought," but was crt short by his worship, who fined him 40s. for the first offence, and 20s. for the second. Patrick Sheridan was charged with attempting to rescue a prisoner from the police, and with violently assaulting Sergeant Naden. The prisoner said he was drunk, adding it was the rirst time. Sergeant Naden deposed that as he and Constable Molloy were taking a man into custody, the prisoner attempted to rescue him, and struck the sergeant twice—once on his forehead, and once on his jaw. The blow on the jaw was a severe one, and the Sergeant felt the effects of the blow even then. He was struck deliberately. Fined £lO. Charles Price was brought up on a charge of stealing a saw and Crimean shirt. Detective Callen applied for a remand for seven days. Granted.

l Fitch v. Union Bank—No appearance. ! Pelley v. Duncan.—Withdrawn. j M'Dougall v. Kenyon.—Claim for £7 16s. 3d. ' 250 lbs potatoes. It appeared from the evidence adduced that the defendant had told some potatoes damaged by kerosene oil, to plaintiff. It was proved that plaintiff was aware of their bein.; partially damaged, and the extent of the injury seemed to be j the disputed point. His Worship dismissed the case without prejudice. Bond v. Tibbie and Tibbie v. Bond.—This was a cross-action, Bond having sued Tibbie for a loan of £5, and Tibbie claiming from Bond £24 for wages. Mr. Campbell appeared for Bond, and Mr.Shepherd for Tibbie. A great deal of irrevelant matters were gone into, the chief interest in this case centering in the passages of I arms between the learned gentlemen engaged, ' and which appeared to afford huge delight to the

lookers-on. Tibbie was unable to prove his having been engaged by Mr. Bond; and his Worship gave judgment for the amount claimed. The second case, Tibbie v. Bond, was withdrawn, and Mr. Campbell applied for costs in that case also. On hearing this Mr. Shepherd said he would go on with the case. Mr Campbell objected, and it was again withdrawn. A witness for Mr. Bond here addressed his Worship, stating the delay to which he had been subject, and claiming compensation. The magistrate having announced that he should give £1 a day expenses to the witnesses subpoenaed, Mr. Shepherd again proposed to go on with the case, to the amusement of the bystanders; but this his Worship re fused to allow.

Cassius v. Silberberg, and Hendry v. do.—No appearance.

Croft v. Aymer, and Griffiths v. Gordon.—No appearance.

Duncau v. Clark.—No appearance of defendant. It appeared that the summons had been served by the police constable stationed at the head of the Lake, but as he had not arrived in Queenstown, there was no proof of its having been served. It was therefore postponed, the plaintiff remarking that Clark had left for the Hogburn. Barnes v. Procter.—This was a claim for £lO for property left for repair in possession of defendant, who is a watchmaker and jeweller—£B for a watch, and £2 for a ring. They had been stolen from defendant's shop, and the disputed point was the value of the articles. Judgment for £6 and costs.