RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4476, 24 July 1875, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Friday, July 23. (Before J. Drausficld and R. J. Duncan, Esqs., J.P.’s.) DRUNKENNESS. William Clark was charged with having been drunk and disorderly on board the s.s. Rangatira. The captain of the vessel testified to the bad conduct of defendant, but did not wish to press the charge, in consideration for his family. Cautioned and dismissed. John Thomson was charged with having been drunk and incapable. Ho pleaded guilty and expressed contrition. It being the first offence recorded against defendant, the Bench dismissed him with a caution. James Smith, a man of a respectable appearance, was charged with a similar offence. He stated that he was by profession a tutor, whereat the Bench expressed regret to find him in such a position, and discharged him. A DESERTER. Thomas Farrell was charged with deserting the ship Hannibal, and pleaded guilty. Joseph Brown, carpenter of the Hannibal, deposed that the prisoner left his ship on Thursday night. Hearing that he was on board a schooner about to leave the harbor, he (the captain) wont on board and found prisoner stowed away. In reply to the Bench, the captain stated that ho was willing to take prisoner back again when the ship went to sea, but asked to have him remanded till then, to secure his safe custody. Remand granted. VIOLENT ASSAULT. Charles Kang and Wm. Robinson were charged with having violently assaulted one Sarah Harry, on Tuesday, the 20th inst. Mr. Allan appeared for defendant Robinson, and pleaded not guilty. Charles Kaug also pleaded not guilty. The evidence of the prosecutrix (whose face was terribly bruised) was to the effect that defendants had come to her house on Tuesday night, and upon her refusing to admit them, had burst the door, when Kang violently assaulted her in consequence of her rejecting certain overtures made by him. Robinson did not take an active part in the assault until the latter part of the proceedings, which appeared (from plaintiff’s statement) to have occupied several minutes. He then kicked her, Kang doing the like. At the time of their forcible entry, another man named Burgess was in the house, and ho, at the request of the plaintiff, went for the police; but she did not remember his return, having lost consciousness. The particulars of the evidence are of a nature quite unfit for publication.

Thelnspector asked forandobtainedaremand until Monday, in order to lay an information for an indictable offence, the evidence having disclosed a more serious assault than he had anticipated. Bail was allowed, each defendant in his own recognisance of £IOO, and two sureties in £SO each.