RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5459, 25 September 1878, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Tuesday, September 24. (Before T. A. -Hansford, Esq,, 8.M.) • DRUNKENNESS. Two inebriates were disposed of in the usual manner. PETTY LARCENY. A lad named' Henry Smith, engaged as pantry boy on board the Hinemoa, was charged with stealing two sticks of tobacco, the property of James Edward*, tobacconist. Prisoner pleaded guilty. A boy in the employ of the prosecutor proved that he saw the accused take the tobacco. His Worship said that if he had the power he would* have ordered the boy to be whipped. As it was, he would send him on hoard and speak to the master about him. THE TE ARO ELECTION ROW, Henry Walker was summoned by James Ames, returning officer, for assaulting him on the 12th instant at To Avo polling booth at the last municipal election. Prom the evidence of the prosecutor it appeared that between 30 and 40 men crushed into the booth shortly before the time for closing. On being remonstrated with the defendant, Walker, pushed the prosecutor backwards. For the defence it was stated that prosecutor first took hold of defendant by the coat collar and tried to push him out of the door. After hearing several witnesses, his Worsaid that .Ames was to a certain extent to blame, though probably innocently, by allowing too many men to congregate in the booth at the same time. Pie considered the assault a trivial one, and dismissed the case. NEIGHBORS* QUARREL. * Thomas Howling was charged with assaulting Hannah Fester on the 20th inst. Complainant did not appear. Her son was in the Court, and stated that his mother was old artd infirm and unable to attend the Court. The sou then went on to say that the defendant maintained that he had a right of way of way through complainant’s property. Mr, Mansford said that-as a question of title was involved the case was out of his jurisdiction, and the summons must bo dismissed. SLY GROG SELLING, Charles Moody was charged on the information of J. Haynes, lessee of the Newtown Hotel, with selling on the 15th instant three glasses of grog without having a license for the same. Mr. Edwards appeared for the defendant. The first witness called was William Clout, who deposed that on last Sunday week he and two friends took a walk as far as the Ivilbirnie Hotel. The hotel has been recently built, but is yet is not licensed. Ho paid Mr. Moody some money which he owed him, and Moody then asked witness and his friends to have some drink. They each had a pint of .“shandy-gaff,” but no one paid for it. Sergeant Smith hero said that Clout had staled that the chinks were paid fur.

A. B. Glass aud F. Bird corroborated the last witness’s evidence. This was the case for the prosecution, Mr. Edwards said that he would like to make a few remarks. His Worship said lie did not consider it necessary to say any more. The case must be dismissed. A PROTECTION ORDER WANTED. Ann Ohote, wife of John Chote, made an application for a protection order against her husband. From the - evidence it appeared that the defendant was not in the habit of beating his wife and was not a regular drunkard, and the application was disallowed. BREACH OF CITY BY-LAWS. David Egan was summoned for committing a breach of the city by-laws. As the defendant did not appear a warrant was issued for his apprehension. TUREA.TEN.IXC LANGUAGE. John Prestige pleaded guilty to using threatening language to Inspector Atcheson on the platform of the Kaitoke railway station. After bearing the evidence of Inspector Atcheson defendant asked for a remand for a week, which was granted.