MAGISTERIAL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2211, 19 April 1880, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

TIMAEU—THIS DAY. (Before E. Bectham Esq., E.M.) THE MCLKISII I'i;i!.TIJI!V casks. Tlio fourth and last information—'that of (ieorge Orr —against -las. McLeish, for perjury in connection with the late disputed ownership of a Hock of sheep was to have been hoard this morning. When the ease was about to bo called on, Mr Perry, on behalf of Mr Orr, stated that “the three previous eases against McLoish having been disposed of, and the evidence in the present ease being of a very similar character to that heard in those cases, the prosecutor had decided to withdraw the charge. The whole of the cases have therefore been abandoned. DRUNKENNESS. Several inebriates were fined os each for this offence. LUNACY EKOM DIUNK. A man brought up on remand,charged as above, was' further remanded until qext Epjday, ALLEGKD ASSAULT.

J. Allpress was charged on tbo information of Alice Graaf, with assaulting her on April 15 last. Mr Haipefsley appeared on behalf of tlio accused, and pleaded net guilty, Alice Graaf, the prosecutrix', stated that on Thursday last Mr Allprcss called at her place in the Main Horth Eoad. He called about a small account that the prosecutrix owed him. When he was going away, he shook hands with her and afterwards kissed her several times, and also drew her to him in an objectionable manner. He asked her for a kiss, and on her refusing to give him one he said he should help iiimselProsecutrix told him to go home and kiss his owp wife, ifc said he wanted a change. Mr Aflppcss then asked prosecutrix scvpral times to go fur a .drive. Shp indignantly refused and threatened to tcjl her husband. 'L’he defendant said f * Good-bye ” and then left the bouse, He bad done the same sort of thing in August last, 15y dir Hamersley-—The money Giving by prosecutrix to defendant bud been due since June last. Allprcss had asked for the money. Mrs Felgar was living in the same bouse as prosecutrix. There was only a thin partition between tbo rooms. Did not make any noise when the defendant acted il} the way complained of. Told him not to' make her aj)g}.y or he would rue it. About two minutes after accused went away, Mrs McKenzie, a neighbour, came in and found her crying; she related to Mrs McKenzie what bad take}} place, Mrs McKenzie would have beep asked fo iptend fho Court by witness but she was too ill to cqipo. IB reply to dir H.aniorsley prosecutrix stated that she bad been insulted by another man on a certain occasion, and if she laid money she would summon him also.

His Worship said it was a pity Mrs Mackenzie was not present. However, t)».e case could be adjourned to enable her to bo siibpcijnaecf. Mr Hamersley, for the defence, remarked that it had come out in evidence that the defendant had acted in a similar way to that now complained of in August last, If so it was very odd that the proaccqfyjs; sh.qijld have’invited the defendant to enter her parlor and sit down on Thursday last. He (the learned counsel) would bring evidence to prove that thp whole story was a fabrication. Ho called

Fanny Fclgar, a married woman, who said she occupied a room divided by a tbin partition from that in which prosecutrix resided, and that she was at home on Thursday, but heard no sound of senfiling or struggling, although she afterwards saw Mrs Graaif with her eyes red as if she had been crying. The defendant was then put into the box, <n|d jjdmitted h.jvhut' called at the house of tjie 'pruseciffi.ix, bqt denied having kissed or acted improperly toWWd« hep. Tho prosecutrix »HU expressing a desire that Mrs Mcivcnvdo' might bo examined tho case was adjourned until to-morrow morning to enable witness to be snbpienacd. ANOTHER ALLEGED ASSAULT.

William Hale was charged, on the information of William Allison, with ffssinjlting him on the night of April 7. Mr iieid appei.rod on behalf of tho plaintiff, Air Hamersley appeared for (he defendant.

William Allison, residing in Timani, remembered Wednesday, the 7th ; was at (Jrccn’s new’ store on that evening, there was a sweep going on and several parsers were present, Withess heard

the defendant say ‘‘ There goes the most dishonorable in New Zealand,” and on witness asking if the words referred to him, the defendant said he would “ pot him in the eye,” indicting at the' at the same time a hard blo.w that knocked him up against the door. This blow was followed up by several others. Witness did not retaliate. Had had some words with the defendant previously on the day of the as.V.ult. Had clone sonic business for him with which he was dissatisfied. Defendant said he would give witness £5 to go do\vn, on the beach with him. Was in bad health at this time. Had been lodging in the same house as the de-. defendant. By Mr Hamcrsley—The business transaction!! referred to just now was the. sale by me of a share in a ticket in a sweep to the defendant. The share realised £3OO, £225 of which had been paid by witness to defendant. £75 was still due to him, but witness did not know whether he was called upon to pay this latter sum. Some evidence having been given as to the dispute, the ease concluded. Hi* Worship characterised the whole affair as trivial, dismissing the case and ordering each party to pay their own costs. A DISJ’UTK ABOUT A DOG. F. Poff was charged, on the information of Mary Heffernan, with assaulting her on April G, at her residence at the Levels. The affair arose out of a dispute as to the ownership of a dog, which was in the complainant’s keeping when claimed by the defendant. ' A second charge of assault was also preferred against the defendant by the complainant, which she alleged took place on April 9. Both cases were of a trivial nature and were dismissed. The Court then adjourned.