RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4406, 4 May 1875, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Monday, May 3. _ (Before J. C. Crawford, Esq., K.M.) _ William Roach was charged with being drunk and disorderly on Saturday evening. His Worship fined the prisoner 10s. ; m default, forty-eight hours. assault on a constable. William Palmer was charged with a similar offence, and also with assaulting Constable Carroll in the execution of his duty. Xne prisoner was creating a disturbance at Barretts Hotel on Saturday evening, and on the constable remonstrating with him bb abominable language, and struck and kicked pleaded guilty, and said he was the worse for liquor ; but he was very sorry for bia misconduct. . , n . . His Worship fined the prisoner 405., in default seven days’ hard labor, at the same time warning him to be more careful m “ LODGED,” AT HIS OWN BEQUEST. Robert Lampteer, whose appearance was the reverse of respectable, was charged with being drunk and incapable on Saturday evening. The prisoner staggered up to the constable and said that if he was not provided with a night s iChdng at the expense of her Majesty the -T" Queen he would do something desperate. The constable, in order to accommodate him, complied with his wish. _ , n , The prisoner, in explanation to the Oourt, alleged that he had been drinking for some time, and bad injured hi* hand, and he did not know what to do in consequence. The Court remanded the prisoner to Thursday morning, to give him an opportunity of recovering from the effects of his recent debauchery. rOBI’EIT OF BAIL. Mary Humlin, who was charged with being drunk and disorderly, but did not put m an appearance, forfeited her bail of £l. Sergeant Ready proved having arrested prisoner in Willis-street about 1 a.m. on Suiiday. She was very drunk, and created a horrible disturbance whilst being conveyed to the lock-up. threatening language. Jane Ashbridge, a very old offender, was charged, on the information of her liege lord, with having used threatening lauguagetowards him on Friday evening, to wit : IU do for you, if it is twelve months to come. bhe also purloined a boiler from tbe premises The prisoner, it appeared, is a victim to klepto“wßUam Ashbridge, a respectable middleaged man, proved the charge, and said that he was continually annoyed by prisoner’s conduct. The prisoner denied, in strong terms, the allegations of her husband. _ His Worship ordered the prisoner to find one surety of £lO, and herself in another of £lO, to keep the peace for one month, or in default to be imprisoned for that period. This concluded the business. ,