RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 12, 28 June 1864, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Satueday, 25th June, 1864. (Before M. Price, Esq., R.M.) James Boy cc was charged with, the crime of committing a felony, with assault. The Commissioner of Police said he thought there was no ; evidence to prove a felony, but- he would prove that an assault had been committed, and called- ' - •Elizabeth Atkinson, who . deposed that she .was unmarried, and in tho employ of Mrs. Webster, ■ Dee-street. On the evening of the 22nd instant, the prisoner came into the shop botween eight and nine: o'clock, and asked for some glass. I said that T did not know the price,.- and that there was hb one iri the place at • the time except myself, and thatul could not give it. He' said he^ Tvould wait;' ; I told him there was no use -in waiting, as my employer would not'be home for an hour. He still said;he would wait. He then- blew but the light in the shop; and I said I would go 'into the par- 5 j lor and get another. He jfollowed me, -and-'I-I tried 1 tpr "close -the parlor r. dbor, f when :.ihe • said, i "'You've igotsmy .hand fast in the r door." He then : pushed -it open and got in; jarid'got hold ofime by= j the neck, and:put his hahdovermymouthtbpre■ventmy Calling- , out; > 'He .tried to -throw 'iue on ) the floor. I straggled; and :got away ! from hiihV 'and ran out by the back door, 1 'and '; called 'for/asisistance. XX '• '*'<''i'.''')' X- .My; \ ByjthC;Bench.— The prisoner used no violence ifurther than, putting his '■ hand round my neck. i] The prisoner had nothing to plead in his de; i he : had .'bc'ehVdi'iiikihg' : at ithe.time, .and - x wished.^tp , throw,. himself , on mercsy of tfießehcli, /. ,/ / ; , : \ The.^Magistrate" -' ; cbn'sidered , the ; .charge .-could ; only be'ruaclebut as^Qnabfassault.^ As there was no violence^ used, he did hot think.it., necessary, -toj sendthe^case^to 'tKe'/'Sessi6nßj ,/ and believed his sentence .would .meet .the '/circumstances cash. 3 He' then; sen'tehced the pfisonpr to jail for two months, mth hard/labor. „,- v ri cu;XX. iiaa^oi I 'The' Court* then' acliourhed/ ...