RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 437, 21 September 1877, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

THIS DAY. (Before T. W. Pakkkii, Khi|., K.M.) LI'NACY. James Murray was charged with bcit unsound mind. Sub-Inspector Smith said that the had been running about the streets wi poker and a knife in his hands, and m ' in an insane manner. 'I he man was i j quiet this morning, and it was evident he had been suH'ering from the effucf drink. 'I he accused, in reply to the Bench, st that he knew the cause of liih being pi in the dock, and acknowledged that he been drinking for some time. His Worship said he did not eousidm accused in a fit, stale to be set at liberty, he would therefore remand liim. IMiKNK AND l)ISo|| IiKKI.Y. John M'l.eod, who was charged with I drunk a'id disorderly yo-lcnlay, phi Miilty, and was discharged with a can tin Miehaei Kinsarne wa> charged with I drunk and disorderly in Itcheii-strect terday.—The case was diinissed. ASSAI'I.T. Michael Kinsarne wis also charged having, yesterday assaulted Jane Paul. The evidence of tin: prosecutrix lin been taken, his worship adjourned the until to-morrow morning, in order to u of accused calling witnesses whom lie he could bring to show that he had not mittcd the assault.

si,v-(iito(i-si:i,i.iNu. Kaehael Craee appeared for judginui the case of sly-grog-selling heard againsj ye terday. His Wor.-hip said he would adopt the gestion made by the counsel for the p cntion, and make the line a light one u tin; circumstances. The defendant W be called upon to pay a line of L 5. The line was paid. kkknan's cask.

Robert Keenan, against whom a chat sly-grog-selling was heard yesterday peared tor judgment. His Worship, in giving his decision viewed the evidence in the case at length, and said it was palpable fron evidence that there had been a great am of drinking in the defendant's house 01 night in question. J'efcrriug to the * nients of the witnessiH for the defeiu the ell'eet that there was no brandy i house, his Worship said that it was ill liable that, in a house when; so much <1 ing was cairied on, there should b brandy, for which, too, there appean have he mi so g••cat a demand. It wan dent to him th.it if the prosecution had for selling whisky iu-tead of brandy tli fence would have been that there wi whisky in the house. After conipariii| evidence for the prosecution with tint the delcnee, and remarking that the f< was far more trustworthy, lie said ho v take into consideration the remarks o counsel for the prosecution, to the ell'eet he did not wish to act oppressively in easet., and would line the defendant Lb the fine was not paid forthwith, it won recovered in accordance with the Ordin Mr. LaltiHT, on behalf of the dcfeii gave notice of appeal. Mr. O'Meagher said that his ron about not wishing to act o ipressivol, ferrcd particularly to the ease against Craee, in which the circumstanccH wo an exceptional nature. He would not i pose to prevent his Worship inllictinj full penalty. His Wor hip said he had understoor learned counsel'!) remarks to apply to it ea-es.

Mr. O'Meagher remarked that penalties would not have the ell'eet o terring defendants from a repetition o offence, and would not be likely to 1 the evil.