MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 228, 15 January 1877, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

THIS DAY. [Before T. W. Parker, Esq., J.P.] DRO'KEXNESS. Henry Pearson pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorder^'. A constable deposed to having seen him on Sunday night drunk and creating a great disturbance. Fined £2, or ten day's imprisonment. DAMAGING PROPERTY. James Allen was charged with damaging a plate glass window. Remanded until to-morrow, for the attendance of witnesses from Papakaio. ILLEGALLY OX PREMISES. Charles Burgess, a blacksmith, was charged with being illegally on the premises of Thomas Paterson, on the morning of the 14th instant. Thomas Paterson, an expressman, deposed : I was in my stable on the morning of the 14th inst., when I heard a noise amongst the fowls. On going to see what caused it I saw a man lying amongst them. The fowl-house and yard are enclosed with a flax-stick fence, about 7ft. high, in which there are two gates. One of these was shut, and the other slightly open. There is no public right-of-way through my

ground. When I saw the man I shut the gate and ran down for a constable. Two of them came back with me, and -when I got home I found the prisoner leaning against the gate inside the yard. I struck a match, and at once recognised him as having formerly lived near me, and I had bought some fowls from him when he was leaving. I never gave him any authority to be round my house. I gave him in charge. I don't know whether he was drunk or sober. The prisoner declined to cross-examine. Constable Donovan deposed to going with Paterson to his house, and finding the prisoner as described above. He appeared to be under the influence of liquor, although there was no smell of it on him. As Paterson explained that, had he recognised prisoner at first, he would not have given him in charge ; and as he (prisoner) said he was drunk and knew nothing about what had occurred, his employer, Mr. Robertson, also giving him an excellent character, his Worship discharged him with a reprimand. BREACH OF THE BYELAW.S. Augustus M'Naughton, for leaving his horses unattended, was, on the information of Mr. Toms, who said that twenty minutes after he had warned the defendant, he saw the horses running away down Tees-street, was fined 10s.