RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.—GISBORNE.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1181, 21 October 1882, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.—GISBORNE.

This Day [■Before M. Price, Esq., R.M.] BREACH OF BYE-LAWS. Robert Booth was charged with haviug, on the 10th day of October instant, whilst driving horses along Childers-road, used obscene language. Defendant pleaded not guilty. Sergeant Bullen called H. E. Kenny who, on being sworn, stated : I am a barrister and solicitor, practising in Gisborne. I know defendant by sight. I don’t know his name, I saw the defendant on Wednesday, the 11th, not the 10th instant as stated in the information. Defendant was in Childers-road. I was walking up and down in front of Mr Adams’ garden. I saw defendant coming up the road with several horses from the direction of the Gisborne Hotel. The horses were in front of him, and he had a long rope in hia hand. The horses were walking when I first saw them, but when defendant got near the Police Station he began to urge the horses on. The horses appeared tired and unwilling to go on. He got them into a hand gallop by calling out and swearing at them. Defendant used very bad language. The horses all went on to the footpath in front of Mr Greenwood’s house, and I found that two trees were broken. Defendant was either drunk or a very bad rider. This was the case. The defendant then said he desired to give evidence. He said he was leading five horses two of them being unbroken, He got behind them to make them move. He got a little excited and came out with several howls, and said “ Get up you beggars” several times. He said he was excited. Fined I Os, with costs of Court 7s> in default 3 days* imprisonment.