RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 109, 31 March 1871, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Satubday, 25th Mabch. (Before H. W. Robinson, Esq., R.M.) Richards v. Connell. —This was an assault case, but was, with the consent of the Court, withdrawn. Brookes v. Jones.—Claim, £34. No appearance of defendant. Judgment, by default, for £33 Bs. 5d., with 225. costs. Hall v. Tait.—BalaDce of dishonored acceptances, £24 ss. 6d. No appearance of defendant. Judgment for amount claimed, with 22k. coats. Mondat, 27th Mahch. Brown v. Price. —Claim, £2, for wages. Judgment for amount claimed with costs, 6s. Smith v. Price.—Claim for £2, for

wages. Judgment for amount claimed with costs, 6s. John M'Neill, alias James Boss, was charged, on the information of George Collett, with being unlawfully in the bedroom of the said George Collett, Ancient Briton Hotel, on the night of Sunday, the 26th instant, without lawexcuse, with the intent to commit a ™ )n 7- Sergeant M'Cluskey conduced the prosecution, and called Annie snell, who gave evidence to the follow--110!' : Am barmaid at the Ancient fcSritori JEEotel. Know accused. Saw laTh "• far- on tbc or frfuridclj, jbth instant, between ten and eleven 5.m. There were others present. While iccused was in the bar Mr. Collett revived a£s and a £1 note. Mr. Colett took them into his bedroom on the eft-hand side of the bar. Accused ?ould have seen Collett receive the and take them to his bedroom. 3oon after Collett came back from the Dedroom accused left. Did not see again until I found him in Collett's jedroom. A few minutes after accused lad left had occasion to go into Collett's )edroom for some bedding. Nearly ell over a man's feet, who was lying >n the ground with his head and shoulLors nearly under the bed. Bed had a 'allance. Called out, " Oh, Jack! vnat are you doing here?" No answer. He turned ronnd. X knew him ;o be the accused. Called out to Mr. The man then jumped on the )ed and went out by the window. Colett came just in time to see him go out )y the window. When in the bar had )n shepherd's plaid trousers with ;oat. Mr. Collett is in the habit of ieeping money in his bedroom. Renember seeing the accused again when lought back by the accused some time ifter. Had not on the same clothes as vhen I saw him previously.—Crossexamined by the accused: Was never n any other room with you excepting ;he bar-parlor and dining-room, and lever witli any other purpose than that >f serving you with drink. —G-eorge E, ollett deposed: li new accused. Re•ofleet seeing him in my house on the !6th, between ten and eleven o'clock ).m While accused was in the bar I eceived a £5 and a £l note. Took hem into my bedroom., Keep bar akings in bedroom. Accuse ' saw me eoeive the money and take it into bedouin. Shortly after, accused left the >ar. Heard the girl (last witness) call ut " Oh, Jack! what do you want oom. She had gone there for the >urpose of fetching some pillow-slips. (Vent to the bedroom. Saw a man

limp out of the window. The man had n check or shepherd's plaid trousers. ?he window works on a pivot. Acused, when in the bar, had on plaid rousers. When subsequently brought n by the police had on different trouor«s. Gave him in charge to the police or being unlawfully on my premises, nth the intent to commit a felony.— Nonstable Chartres proved having arested the accused.—Upon being called pon for his defence, the accused said hat he had been in the habit of doing ery much as he liked in the house, and ras not there with the object of stealng.—The Magistrate said that he had iot the least doubt as to the intention f the accused to commit a felony, accused had had a very narrow scape from having been guilty of burlary. He (the Magistrate) would sntence him to twelve months in )unedin gaol, with hard labor. THUKSDA.Y, 30rH Ma.rch. Hjorring v. Haggie.—Case adjourned > 6th April. Ryan v. Creighton.—Claim, £3 for •espass and damage to plaintiff's gar=o3, Clare Flat. Patrick Eyan deosed that the damage complained of as done on the 24th and 25th instant, j a bull alleged to belong to defenant. The defendant, being sworn, deied that the bull pointed out as the ie which had done the damage comained of was his property, though it »ry nearly resembled one of his. omplaint dismissed —9s. costs, 10s. rpenses.