RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1242, 23 September 1884, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Temuxa—Monday, Sept. 22, 1884. [Before S. D, Barker, and D. Inwood, Esqs., J.P.'s] BREACH OP TMCPKAOB. Cornelius Donovan and Martin Melvin were charged with having on the 14th of September committed * breach of the peace, by fighting. Both pleaded guilty. Constable Morton stated there was nothing against Melvin, but thera were some charges of drunkenness against Donovan. Constable Burke stated that the breach of the peace took ptace about half-past 12 o'clock at night, in a right-of-way near the Crown Hotel. He had ascertained that there was some old grievance between them and they had it out. The Court inflicted 8 fine of iOs each, or in default 48 hours' imprisonment. John Hunter and Edwin Forward were charged with having committed a breach of the peace on the 14th September in the same place. Hunter pleaded guilty under provocation, and Forward pleaded guilty. Martin Melvin deposed : I remember being at the back of Crown Hotel on morning of the 14th, when Hunter struck me. I did not strike him. I never said a word to him, and we had no previous quarrel. The policeman then came.

To Hunter : Donovan was on the ground. I did not hear you say " Let the man up." E. Scott : I s-iw Hunter strike MelTin. He did not strike him more than once, as the constable came. T was pulling Melvin off Donovan when Hunter struck him.

George Gilliet : Melvin and Donovan had a set to. Did not see Hunter strike Melvin. Constable .Burke : About 12.30 on the morning of 15th Septembor I saw Melvin accusing Forward of having struck him, when Hunter came up and struck Melvin. J. Hunter said he saw two men fighting, one of whom was down. Went up and asked Melvin to let the man up. Melvin let the man up, !".'<• :i in ' at witness. The men were strangle u» him. The Court fined Hunter 20s, and Forward 10s, and costs (to be divided equally between them), or in default 48 hours' imprisonment. BULL AT LARGE. Thoc. White was charged, on the information of B. Toner, with having allowed a bull belonging to him to wander at large, to the danger of the lives of H«r Majesty's subjects. B. Toner asked the case to be withdraws. Ho had no desire to injure the man, as he had promised to keep the bull in tLe paddock in future. The Court said the case was a very serious one, but consented to let it be withdrawn. THB SALVATION AHMT. Walter Hobbs was charged with having on the 16th instant assaulted David Charteris. The accused pleaded not guilty. David Charteris stated that on the evening of the 16th, after the Salvation Army meeting, ho was coming out of the barracks when he was struck in the face with a fluid of some kind. The defendant was the only man in the crowd who made a movement at the time. He could not swear it was he that did it. Captain Lewis said he was present. Charteris was assaulted, and he laid hit bands on defendant's shoulder and said, " Did you do that ?" He did not hear defendant; say anything. William Gibbs : Saw Captain Lewis eject a person from the building. Saw defendant outside the door. Did not see him assault plaintiff. Did not tell anyone that it was Hobbs who committed the assault. The case was dismissed. The Court then adjourned.