RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5759, 13 September 1879, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Friday, September 12. (Before L. Levy, Esq., and Major Heaphy, V.C., J.P.) DRUNKENNESS. Mary Pugsley, an old offender, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Conrtenayplaee on the previous day. Defendant, who was out on bail, did not appear, and the case was proceeded with ex parte. It appeared from the evidence of the apprehending constable that the woman was lying on the footpath almost naked, and an express had to be hired to take her to the lock-up. Defendant was an old offender. The Bench ordered defendant’s recognisance of £2 to be forfeited. THE NEW ZEALANDER HOTEL WEEDING CASE. Honora Morgan, on remand, was charged with the larceny of a variety of articles from the New Zealander Hotel, to the value of £l7 lls. 6d., the property of F. Mountain. John Hedley Morgan was charged with feloniously receiving the same. Superintendent James handed in a medical certificate to the effect that Mrs. Mountain was still too unwell to attend. He therefore applied for a further remand for a week. The female prisoner reminded the bench that this would be the fourth remand, and she asked that her husband might be discharged, in order that he could get employment so as to support her. She said some of the articles she had bought and paid for. The Bench ordered both prisoners to be remanded for a week upon the same bail as hitherto. CUTTING AND WOUNDING. George Arbelli was charged with unlawfully and maliciously stabbing John Stockbridge at Kaiwarra on the previsus day. Superintendent James also applied for a remand in this ease, as Stockbridge was an unwilling witness, and it would be necessary to issue a summons for him. The case was remanded for a week. ASSAtILT.

Henry Butler, alias James Butler, was charged with assaulting and beating William Howell on September 1. Defendant was brought up ou warrant, as he had failed to appear in answer to a summons. He pleaded guilty, and the bench inflicted a fine of 10s. and costs; in default of payment 48 hours’ imprisonment. UTTERING VALUELESS CHEQUES. Edward Tolley was charged with uttering a valueless cheque for £8 on March 31, with intent to defraud W. K. Overton, licensed victualler, Wellington. Prisoner was further charged with uttering a valueless cheque for £4 10s. on March 15, also with intent to defraud W. R. Overton. Prisoner asked for a remand upon bail, as his lawyer was not in attendance. The Bench remanded the case to Tuesday, and granted bail in prisoner’s own recognisance of £SO, and two sureties of £25 each. Joseph Tregaway was charged with using obscene language in Eiddiford-street on August 31. He pleaded guilty. It appeared from the evidence of the apprehending constable that the man had used very disgusting languagetp him while under arrest for drunkenness.. A fine of 10s. and costs was inflicted, and in default of payment forty-eight hours’ imprisonment. BREACH OP CITT BY-LAWS. .James McLaughlan was charged with driving a hansom cab round the corner of Manners and Willis streets on September 4, at a faster pace than a walk. It appeared that this was defendant’s first offence, and that he usually drove very carefully. A fine of Is. and costs was inflicted.

Frederick Smith was charged by Mr. Johnson, city inspector, with driving round the corner of Newman and Bolton streets at a faster pace than a walk. He pleaded guilty. Mr. Johnson said defendant paid no attention to the by-law at all, and on the occasion in question was driving at the rate of seven or eight miles an hour. The Bench fined him 10s. and costs. Andrew McCosky, upon a similar charge, pleaded guilty, and said he was not aware of the by law. He had just come from Christchurch, where notices were placed at the corners of streets cautioning people not to drive fast round corners. The Bench fined him ss. and costs. (Before T. A. Mansford, Esq., R.M.) HOUSE-BREAKING, George Briting was charged with breaking and entering the house of Mrs. Myers, Upper Hutt, on the evening of Thursday last, and stealing money to the amount of £ls. He was remanded to Wednesday.