POLICE COURT—Yesterday.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 11, 19 October 1871, Page 3

POLICE COURT— Yesterday.

Before W. Fraser, Esq., R.II. Threaten'Na Lanouage. —William Reddy was charged with using threatening language towards Louisa Ann Somerville on the 15th instant.—Mr Lascelles appeared for complainant, and Mr Miller for defendant. —The parties are neighbors living on the Karaka Creek, and according to complainant’s testimony she complained to defendant about his knocking a fence down belonging to her husband, upon whiqh he called her very bad names, —An intelligent little girl named Margaret Healey, apparently about ten years of age, corroborated complainant’s testimony, as did also Andrew Somerville, complainant’s brothe-in-law, — James Somerville, complainant’s husband, proved that he is the owner of the allotment where the fence was knocked down, and where the altercation took place.—For the defence Mr Miller called the defendant who denied the charge made against him.—The de fendant’s father and another witness stated that they were present at the time of the alleged occurrence, and heard no such language made use of as Mrs Somerville had sworn to. —There being a crossaction, the R.M. said he would hear that before giving judgment.—Mrs Somerville was then charged by David Reddy, father of defendant, with having assaulted him on the day in question by throwing water over him.—Evidence having been taken by which it appeared that the assault was not a very serious affair, and that the whole matter arose out of a neighbor’s quarrel, the R.M. said it ought never to have been brought into Court, and probably would not have been but for the other case. Admitting complainant’s version to lie true, it was such a trivial matter that it must be dismissed. Case of assault dismissed accordingly. In the o*her ease the R.M. considered the language complained of to have been proved to have been used towards Mrs Somerville by the defendant, who would be bound over to keep the peace for the next three months in Lis own recognizance of £lO and one surery to a like amount, and to pay the costs. Trifling as the case was it took a long time to get through, and it delayed the sitting of the Warden’s Court until after one o’clock p.m.