MAGISTRATES' COURT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 339, 25 May 1877, Page 2

MAGISTRATES' COURT.

THIS DAY. (Before T. W. Parker, Esq., R.M.) RAILWAY TRESPASS. Matthew English was charged with having trespassed on the Breakwater Railway line yesterday. The accused pleaded guilty.

The following evidence as to a the circumstances of the cas^: — || Alexander Allan deposed : I am a rail- If ■way porter. I act as a railway constablS l| ( also on the railway. About a quarter pasit I|> six o'clock last evening, as the train was * proceeding to the Breakwater, with pas- 1 sengers for the steamer Samson, on which I was acting as guard, the enginedriver stopped the train, and called my attention to a man lying on the line. I took my lamp and went along the line, and found prisoner lying with his feet • about six inches from the rail and hia head towards the sea. Ho was lying on his back, drunk. The train proceeded to the Breakwater. I took the prisoner in ; custody and put him in the break van. He was rowdy after arrest. The engine- ; driver and myself took him to the police- ■; station. John M'lntyre deposed : I am an en- ' gine-driver. About a quarter past six last U evening I was driving an engine and train I down to the Breakwater. I saw the pri- J soner lying outside the rail. I stopped tl the train, and informed the guard. Prisoner was very drunk. He resbted when the last wituess and myself were putting him in the van. His Worship gave the accused a very severe reprimand for his conduct, and inflicted a line of L 4. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Ann Lloyd was charged with having been drunk and disorderly. In extenuation the accused pleaded that as yesterday was Queen's Birthday she had taken a little drop too much and fell down. Fined ss. CRUELTY TO A HORSE. Robert Pringle was charged with thu above offence. Constable Welsh deposed : On the 11th ( inst. I was on duty on the Weston road. I met defendant about 100 yards this sidu , of Weston driving a dray with two horses • attached. One of them was badly cut >; through the chain rubbing up against its : side. The place was quite raw. Thcra . was some blood on the chain. The chain i touched the sore part when the horse wai j pulling. I spoke to defendant about it, j and lie told me his father had instructed jj him to go into town, and ho had to take | the horse. Defendant acknowledged that B the horse was in a bad stated. '' A fine of 10s. was inflicted. 'A CIVIL CASES. 1 Kenny v. Carnoross, sen.—Claim, L2 r 19s. 6d. Judgment for plaintiff by do-' fault. \j Fleming and Hedley v. Williams.-, , Claim, L 22 10s. Judgment for plaintiff, j with costs. m