RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1226, 22 March 1880, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

. THIS DAY. (Before T. W. Parker, Esq., It.M.) DRUNK ON THE RAILWAY. Daniel M'Sweeney and Thomas Graham were charged with having, on the 20th instant, been drunk and disorderly on the railway line to the breakwater, and were each fined 40s, with the alternative of three days' imprisonment. DRUNK ANI) D^OBDWA?. Mary Robinson, for having been drunk and disorderly in Thames-street on Saturday evening, was fined 15s, with the option of going to gaol for three days. John Duncan was fined ss, with the alternative of 24 hours' imprisonment, for having been drunk and disorderly; in Thames-street early on Sunday morning. Ellis Jones was charged with having been drunk and disorderly in Thamesstreet on Sunday afternoon, and was fined 20s, with the option of going to gaol for tlipee days. DRUNK AND RESISTING THE POLICE. Hector Morrison was charged with having, on Saturday evening, been drunk and disorderly in Tees-street, and with having resisted Sergeant Beatty while engaged in the execution of his duty. Upon the first charge the accused was convicted and discharged with a caution, and for resisting Sergeant Beatty he was fined L 4, with the alternative of fourteen days' imprisonment with hard labor. FALSE PRETENCES. Hugh Borland was charged on remand with having, on the 17th instant, obtained goods and money to the amount of L 4 from Mr. J, H. MUligan by means of false pretences. The accused had previously pleaded guilty, and was now brought Up for the purpose of hearing evidence in support of the charge. This having been taken, his Worship sentenced the prisoner to four months' imprjsonme.pt in Dunedin gp,ol with harql labor,

A CABMAN IN TROUBLE. Robert Keenan was cnarged with having on the Ist March, being the driver of a cab, plied for hire withiii-the railway premises without having a licensei to do so from the General Manager. Evidence in proof of the charge was given, during which Mr. Loring stated that a license had been refused to the accused because he was a .bad character, that he had made use of bad language at the station; and that the more respectable expressmen had refused to ply for hire at the station if a license were granted to accused. His Worship remarked that the licensing of cabs to ply for hire at the railway station was necessary for the preservation, of order, and it would be manifestly unfair to allow an unlicensed cabman toplace himself upon an equal footing withi those who had paid their license fees. He» inflicted a fine of 10s.