MAGISTERIAL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3042, 28 December 1882, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

TIMARU—THIS DAY, (Before H. J, LeCren and F. LeCren Esq«.) « drunkenness. W. English, W. H. Pearson, 0. Dmherty, and N, J. Anson were charged with drunkenness, the lust named having been drunk at the Railway station. They were fined, English, 5s Anson, 10s or 48 hours, Pearson, £l,-Docherty, 6s, VAGRANCY. J. Helean was charged with vagrancy, having been convicted of drunkenness within the year, A long 'record of convictions against him was produced and the - Bench sentenced him to 2 months’ imprisonment with hard labor. illegally on premises. Luke McAlister was charged with being illegally on the premises of a Mr« Morgan, near Peeress Town. The prosecutrix testified that accused made his way into her premises last evening, in company with another man. She failed to identify him, however, and accused said he knew nothing about it. J. Pders deposed to prosecutrix coming to his house yesterday evening, and his searching her garden and finding the accused hidden in the bashes. George Taylor was charged with being illegibly on premises. Accused pleaded “ Not guilty.” The prosecutrix said accu-ed knocked at her door after midnight, and she bade him go away. He then burst the door open, (Ond Wont to the sofa and lay down. She then went for the police. Ho had never been there before.

Accused—“ Have a moment’s recollection ! Was I never there before V Witness—“No, you never were.” Constable Casey deposed to arresting ‘ accused when lie was lying on the sofa, as stated before. Accused, in answer to the enquiry whether he wished to ask the witness any questions, said he had nothing to ask. The constable had told the exact truth. Ho called G. Copland, who said he and accused were tog ther in the house next to that of the ‘ prosecutrix, s..e being also present, and he thought, accused went into her house by mistake. Accused vehemently protested against it being due to a mistake, and asserted that he had been invited into the house by the prosecutrix. Prosecutrix repeatedly interrupted accused, by exclaiming that “it was a lie," the “d"or was locked” &o. In reply to the Bench, prosecutrix admitted having been in the company of the two men, and also that the accused when he came in, did not insult her. The cases were dismissed. CONSPIRACY. HORSESTEALING, AND FBAUDULENT BANKEUPtCY. Patrick, Bridget Lenora, and Mary Ryan were charged on remand with the above offences, all three, with the first, and Patrick Ryan with the o’her two. On the application of the police, they were farther remanded to January 4. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Amelia Johnston was charged with n«ing obscene language in North street, last night. Accused pleaded that she did not use any obscene language. Sergeant Cullen, and Constables Latimer and Casey proved the offence, and testified to her having used the words mentioned (they were submitted on a slip of paper). Accused vehemently denied the statements of the witnesses, and called Mrs Gregg, who corroborated her statement, accused supplementing this, sotto voce, by uncomplimentary references to the po ice such as “grinning hyenas,” &c. The Bench decided that the balance of evidence was against the accused, and fined her £1 or seven days’ imprison* m nt. Accused—Thank you, air. I’ll pay the money. There [producing a £1 note and flinging it o« ihe table] there’s the money. Now [to the police], I’ll trouide you for my basket. She then marched off with a triumphant air, indulging in various grimaces at the police on the way.