RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4577, 20 November 1875, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

ErIDAY, NOVEMBER 19. (Before J. C. Crawford, Esq., E.M.) ■ .V ■ ■ DRUNKENNESS. Frank Studdard was charged on remand with having been drunk and incapable, and with bein" a vagrant. The Bench : was inclined to give defendant another chance to amend, arid therefore dismissed him with a caution.- '■ , Mary Ann Drundell, a young woman respectably dressed and possessed of considerable personal attractions, was charged with being drunk and incapable.' ■ At the request of the Inspector she was dismissed. John'Williams was fined ss. and costs for having been drunk and incapable. - , ; A DISORDERLY HOUSE. Jane Churchhouse was charged on remand with keeping a disorderly house, and encouraging bad characters thereto; The case was adjourned for a week, in order to give the defendant a chance of going away. THREATENING TO SHOOT. George Josephs was charged with threatening to shoot one S. Bingham on the 18th inst. Defendant pleaded not guilty, through Mr. Allan, his solicitor. The evidence of Bingham was to the effect that he was at Mrs. Harry’s house, when defendant came np. Defendant was not wanted there, and so witness told him politely. He used no threat, and said no more than was necessary to convey to defendant the idea that his presence there was. not considered desirable. Upon that defendant drew from his breast a pistol, presented it at witness, and fled down a lane, where the pistol was subsequently found. That was the pistol produced. Could swear to its being the same. By Mr. Allan : Defendant had been drinking a little, I should say. He appeared rather lively.: Constable Buchanan deposed to searching the prisoner in the lock-up. Bound on him several cartridges. The pistol was not loaded. The Bench : What sort of a character does he bear? . Sergeant Monaghan : His ■ character is no food. He’s a drunken blackguard, sir. ° Mr. Allan said prisoner’s version of the affair was that he was carrying the pistol about, with him to sell for a friend, and his pointing it at Bingham was a foolish threat, such as a drunken man might be supposed to make. He clearly did not intend to do any harm as the pistol was not loaded. He submitted the case was of a very trivial character.

TTi's Worship said no man should point a firearm at another, even supposing it to be empty. Prisoner was bound over to' keep the peace for sis months, himself in £25, and one surety in a like amount.