MAGISTERIAL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2694, 7 November 1881, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

TIMARU—THIS DAY. (Before R. Beetham, Esq., R.M.) DRUNKENNESS. A first offender was fined 5s for this offence. CATTLE TRESPASS. Robert Waugh, dairyman at Washdyke, was fined Is for allowing cattle to graze on the public road. Mrs Waugh appeared for her husband, and said she was not aware that any wrong was being done*oy the cattle being grazed on the road. LUNACY. Mary Buck, who had been taken in charge in the Pareora district, as of unsound mind, was remanded for medical examination. ASSAULT. John Carmichael, boarding-house keeper, and his wife Mary Carmichael were charged by Honora Murphy, their domestic servant, with assaulting her on the 3rd inst. Mr White appeared for complainant and Mr Tosswill for defendants. From the evidence of the parties, and of a Mrs Williams, it appeared that a considerable amount of illfeeling had been engendered by tittle-tattle and tale-bearing, especially of Mrs Williams, who naively admitted that she had been largely to , blame in this respect. Mrs Carmichael took the girl over to Mrs Williams’ to ,l check the stories,” taking her husband with her to “ hear them checked,” Some rough compliments passed, and Mrs Carmichael lost her temper and struck the girl a violent blow in the eye. The latter charged the man with then seizing her and banging her head against the wall, and this was supported by Mrs Williams, but Carmichael and his wife denied it altogether, and the Magistrate decided in their favor on this point. The striking of the one blow mentioned was admitted and a fine of 5s and costs 32s was inflicted. The Court then adjourned.