HUTT RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5062, 14 June 1877, Page 2

HUTT RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Wednesday, June 13. (Before J. C. Crawford, Esq., R.M.) BREACHES OF THE PEACE.

William Wood was charged with having committed a breach of the peace by fighting in the streets at the Upper Hutt. Constable Lyster deposed that the defendant came out of the Criterion Hotel in a state of drunkenness. He was stripped, and commenced fighting and using bad language. Fined 10s. and costs, or 48 hours imprisonment. M. Fitzgerald, charged by Constable Gillespie with a breach of the peace, was fined 10s. and costs, or 43 hours imprisonment. W. Hall was mulcted in a similar penalty for a like offence, committed also at the Upper Hutt. ALLEGED ASSAULT. James Farrelly was charged, on information drawn by Constable Stewart, with assaulting a man named King. The complainant appeared and stated that he did not wish to press the charge. BREACH OF HIGHWAYS TRAFFIC ACT. Peter Wilkie was charged with having committed a breach of the Highways Traffic Act. The ease was fully proved, and defendant was fined 20s. and costs, 6s. 6d. DRUNKENNESS. There was only one charge of drunkenness preferred, a man named William Scrimshaw being the delinquent. He was dismissed with a caution. RAILWAY BY-LAWS. John Munro, Timothy Tuney, Thomas Lnnland, Joseph Laney, and Alfred Keys were each fined 20s. and costs for having committed breaches of the railway by-laws. William Grant, charged with a similar offence, was dismissed, the case not being sufficiently clear against him. THREATENING LANGUAGE. John Dovern was charged with using threatening language towards James Martin. The case was adjourned till next Court day, in order that complainant might be enabled to produce witnesses. CIVIL CASES. The following civil cases were heard : Peter Wilkie v. P. Cochery—Claim, £l7 7s. sd. Judgment for amount claimed and costs, 20s, Robert Hooper v. Joseph Martin—Claim, £lO, 7s. lid. Judgment for £3 las. 10d., less amount paid, with costs. H. Stratford v R. Johnson—Claim, £ll 10s. No appearance ; case struck out. J. H. Ross v, J. Sherriu— Claim, 10s. fid. Judgment summons. Amount ordered to be paid within a week. A. Richardson v. William Harman—Claim, £8 ss. Adjourned for a week. One other civil case, the last on the list, was withdrawn. This concluded the business, and the Court then adjourned.