RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5355, 27 May 1878, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Satuudav, May 25. (Before J. 0. Crawford, Esq., K.M j Joseph Jenkins, frank INyberg, Christian Hamer, Henry Jones, and John Naughton, ti ve Bailors, were charged with being drank and disorderly in the streets on Saturday night. The police stated the sailors were marching up and down theatreet, taking np the whole of the footpath. Nyberg was discharged, as there were some doubt as to his being amongst the crowd. The others were fined 20s. each. ASSAULTING A CONSTABLE. John Naughton, one of the above-named prisoners, was charged with assaulting SerWyatt. The offence was proved, and Hie prisoner was sent to gaol for seven days. bescuing a I’Kisonnn. George Edward Davis, Christian Bartel, and ■ James Hpiller were charged with attempting to rescue a prisoner. They were each fined 405., or, in default, seven days’ imprisonment. ALLEGED BUBGLABY. John Smith, on remand, was charged with entering the house of Miss Greenwood on the fifth instant. Miss Greenwood remembered the night of the 19th. The windows were shut and the doors were shut and fastened. There was no one lodging in the house but witness’s sister and two housemaids. They all went to rest between ten and eleven o’clock. About two o’clock she-heard a noise, and got up and struck a light. She slept on the ground floor. After striking the light, went out into the entrance lobby, where the staircase runs up. rShe called out, “Who is upstairs. Deceived no answer, but heard a door creek. She then went back into her room, and put on her dressing-down, and took up her revolver. She had a lighted candle in her hand. On entering the lobby she found a man standing inside the doorway. He spoke first, and said “ Don’t do that,” as she pointed the revolver at him. She said, “You scoundrel, what are you doing here.” He replied ho had been drinking, and mentioned something about an “escape.” Witness said, ‘‘ You have been trying to rob the house.” She askedjhim where ho had got in, and she thought he said by the window. Hie told him to be off, and made him lead the way to the front door. He had a wide-a-wake hat slouched over his eyes. His boots were on . the door mat. As he was leaving he asked if he could take a hook that was on a stand at the entrance of the drawing-room door. She said no, and told him that he ought to be thankful that he had not a bullet through bis head. The book had the name of ° Moss written in it, and had several photographs iuside. She believed the prisoner to be the man who broke into her house. Her house had been attempted to be broken into on two previous occasions. Miss Ann Greenwood, sister to the last witness, gave corroborative evidence. Thu prisoner said he had witnesses to prove that he was not the person. On the application of Inspector Atoheson, the prisoner was remanded until Tuesday. LABCENY AS A BAILEE. frank J. Smith was charged with stealing from John Gowling, on the 9th May, at Melbourne, the sum of £lO2. Inspector Atcheson asked for a remand for eight clays, In order that the necessary papers might be received from Melbourne. Accused asked for bail. His Worship granted bail as follows Two sureties of £2OO each, and himself in £IOO.