RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 136, 12 June 1869, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Before 3. Sharp, Esq., R. M. This Dat. Cattle Trespass. T. B. LouissoD, J. C. Burford, Wm. Lloyd, T. Foy, and J. Stock well, each /or allowing one horse to be at large in the streets, aud J. Walker for permitting one cow to trespass were fined 53. and costs. The offence was admitted in all the cases. Larceny. Henry Deane, a lad of 16 years of age, charged with stealing a load of firewood from his employer, James Harman, of Spring Grove, farmer, was sentenced to two mouths imprisonment with hard labor. Assaults. Wm. Hill charged with assaulting George Beck on Wednesday evening last was fined ss, and costs, £1 12s 6d. Thomas Berry was charged with unlawfully assaulting W. Osman of Murphystreet. Wm. Osman sworn : On Saturday evening last Berry came up to me where I was at work, and asked what I had been saying to his children. I replied that I had said nothing. He then after, abusing me, caught me by the collar and struck me on the ear, when I knocked him down. He jumped up again and, pulling off his coat, said he had come to give me a hammering, aud he would do it. I advised him to go home, as it would take "two such fellows as he " to hammer me. He then came at me again, and I knocked him down once more. He continued to abuse me and caught me by the collar and I threw him down, when his wife came up and struck me with a stone. He then got up and threw stones with which he hit me three times. As he went away he threatened to catch me some day and knock my brains out. Henry Newport sworn : I was present at the time of the assault. Berry came up to where we were at work, and asked Osman what he had said to his boy. Osman replied that be had said nothing to his boy, but had spoken to his wife about taking away some fencing. A good " deal of swearing then took place on both sides, and a blow was struck. I don't know who struck the ■first blow, but rather think it was Osman. They fought for a time, aud then Mrs. Berry came and struck Osman with a stone. Berry. commenced the row. ~,]L} ; heard Berry say he would catch Osman sonw d,»£ and do for him,, •

His Worship said that as there appeared to be some doubt as to who struck the first blow he should not convict defendant of the assault, but as it was evident that he had gone out ofhis way to commence the altercation with complainant, he should bind him over to keep the peace, himself in £20, and two sureties in £10 each.