RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.—Nov. 30.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 197, 6 December 1872, Page 5

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.—Nov. 30.

(Before H. W. Robinson, K*q., tt.M.) Police ▼. Money.—Fighting in the street. Tt will be remembered that some time back this coae came up in another form in October last when the defendant was discharged and Hawker vai fined in the sum of £2 and costs' —the charge being that of being drunk arid disorderly. Defendant was required to enter into his own recognizances in the sum of £2O, to keep the peace for three months, and pay costs 5s 6d. Spilliard ▼. Cooper—lllegal detention of property. The plaintiff said the property claimed consisted of one pick, one shovel, and one fork which he swore to as being his property. For the defence, it was contended that the tools in question were the property of a miner named White who had left the Province and who was indebted to the company of which Mr. Cooper is manager for water, and th t they were claimed on that account. Defendant adjudged to give up to complainant on demand the pick, shovel, and fork, j claimed by him or to pay 25s as value of same. Defendant to pay 6s 6d coats. M'Donald v.* Andrew White, and George Thomas. —This was a charge ou information that the defendants, inin.rs at Clarks, had assaulted complainant by taking from him a revolver, and searching his pockets. Mr. Howl atwho appeared for the defence, pleaded justification. The facts of the case were peculiar* and to the following effect:—M'Donald, a perfect stranger in the district, made his appearance at Clark.* on Thursday last, stating that he was looking for work. He went into. * he different- ptore* and houses talking and drinking with the inmates. His conduct appeared strange, and the more so when.it was discovered that he had inhis belt a six-barrelled refolver loaded with ball* and capped: This ke

was requested to give up, and did|so without making a show of resistance ; and his pockets were searched. The party had just been washing up, and had a large amount of gold in the place, which made them naturally care- i ful and suspicious. The complainant said that he had been kept prisoner for two days, The Magistrate remarked that that case* was not before him, nor was it one within his jurisdiction. Considering the circumstances of the i case—that the place was a very lonely one ; that there was valuable property at stake ; and that complainant was a stranger and carried au unlawful weapon, the Bench would inflict upon each of the defendants a fiue of Is., and 4s. 3d. costs.