RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1742, 3 August 1874, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

THI3 DAT.

(Before W. Fbasek, Esq., E.M.)

DBTJNKENIfESS. V -Waiters, a native, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Pollenstreet, Shortland. Defendant pleaded not guilty; he knew nothing about the disorderly part. Constable Madill said he apprehended the accused, when he » became violent. He had been disorderly in the Melbourne If otel. Fined 10s or 24 hours' imprisonment. ! - ,' William J. Walmsley was charged with being drunk and disorderly, in Albert--street, Grahamstown. Bail forfeited. - John Head was charged with being druak and disorderly in , Albert-street, Grahamstown. Defendant pleaded n^i' guilty* r> .- ; -. "• A Sergt. Elliott sworn said—l appre.bended the accused on Saturday about eight o'clock, he was with Walmsley and another, and fell ia the channel and so disfigured themselves that they could hardly be recognised. Accused said that he was trying to take his mates home; ,he found he could not so, and tried to ■ .take'them to the station,* when he waslocked up with them. He had been working for. Mr. Holdship for. a • long while, and did not want to be mixed,-up with the matter. Strgt. * .-.Elliott,^reexamined, said that he had repeatedly told the accused to go home, but he kept -on making a noise and followed hint down the street. Fined 10s and costi. ' William (a native) was charged with being drunk in Grey-street, Shortland. Defendant said he was so drunk he qould not -recollect Fined 10s, or 24 hours' imprisonment,.,,..,,,. „..\ ..-. „<■.-;•>■ „ BKEACH OF MUNICIPAL POLICE ACT. „, John i. McGregor was charged ; with being the driver of a vehicle without . reins, and did ride thereon, no* person , being on foot to guide the horses. Mr. Bullen said that the accused was , driving a dray carrying a load of'long timber; ho jumped on-the back of the load, and did not seem to care anything , about which way the horses went, and , only jumped off the load when he wag , close to another dn»y- • ■ Fined 10s and costs. HOBSE Olf THE FOOTPATH. i ,Thos.:McGlutchy was charged withun- > lawfully allowing his horse to remain on , the footpath- in Augusta-street;- Short- . land. ; Defendant pleaded guilty, i Mr. Bullen said that frequent com* I plaints had been made at butcher boys destroying the footpaths. Fined 2s 6d and costs. - •■ INDECEKT LANGUAGE. , James Hyman was charged with using , indecent language- towards one Joseph L Hayes on a public place, to. wit, Rollestont street, Shortland. Defendant pleaded not guilty. , . Mr. Dodd for complainant. Joseph Hays, sworn, said—l am a ; laborer. I went to defendant's shop to . pay .him som« .money I owed him. He would hot take it as he said it-was not ; enough. He said he would knock a by thoroughfare through me. Passers by could hear-him. I.gave the.de- , fendaht rid provocation! There was no one near. . , - v - To His Worship: I owed defendant 8s for rent, and he had my things. I want the things I left.

His Worship ordered the plaintiff to pay eight shillings, (paid), and instructed Sergeant Elliott to go and see that the defendant handed orer the things. Defendant—Oh, I will toon, do that.. Case dismissed. Court adjourned.