RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1928, 9 March 1875, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

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(BifoveH. C. I/AWLoaand E. W. Pvckby, Esq*.,J'a.P.) DBUWKENNESS. Francis Kaine, alias M. Kaiue, was charged with having been drunk and incapable in Brown street, Grahamstown, on the Bth inst. Mr Bullen asked the Bench to merge this charge and the one following in one, and fine the full penalty for drunkenness. INDECENT LANGUAGE. Francis Kaine was also charged with making use of profane and indecent language in a public place, to wit, Davy and Queen streets, Grahamstown, on the Bth inst. Fined 20s and costs for this and the former offence. ANOTHER DBUNKABD. John Jopes, alias William Bose, was charged with having been drunk and incapable in Brown street, Grahamutown, on the Bth inst. Fined 10s and costs, or 24 hours* imprisonment. A YTAIF. Wnu Simson was charged with being a neglected child and associate of thieves. Mr Bullen stated that the child was an orphan. The mother was living, and had been married to a man named Higgins, who subsequently deserted her. She had no control over the child, whohadgone from .-his house and lived on the hills where the

neighbour's children took food to him. He (Mr Bullen) had sent there for him, and had him fetched in. Too child was known to associate with thieves and persons who had been convicted*of having no lawful means of support. He would ask the Bench to send the child to thejjglustrial School, and to be brought upin the faith of the Church of England. Mrs Higgins, the mother, said she did not wish the child to be sent to the Industrial school,. He did not want for either food or clothing, as site was in a position to keep him,; but she had: no-control over him, and wished . that he 'might b© punished so that it would be a lesson- to - him to behave better in future:; ' *rV ? The Bench told the woman that she °££ Il j 1° be g]ad of opportunity afforded of sending her son where he would be taVen care of. Mrs Higgins replied that she did not wish her child to go. His great fault was that, as a runner on the "EVenibjr Star, he appropriat d the money obtained for the sale of the papers., and she wished him punished. , The Bench was of opinion that the child should be sent to the Industrial School, and an order was accordingly made out—the term to be five years, aid to be taught the Church of England faith. SUSPICION OF LUNACY. ' "^ Annie Miller was brought up on suspicion of being of unsound mind. ' ' "''•'' ' Mr Bullen stated (hat the woman had been, discharged from gaol 12 days since, having been undergoing a term of 12 months' imprisonment, and she had been drinking heavily jsince then. - She was very delirious. Mr Bullen further stated t that the Surgeon of the Hospital. had agreed to take in such cases, and he would therefore ask the Bench to send the woman to the Hospital instead of adopting the ordinary course. . * . r This advice was adopted, and the woman was ordered to be sent to the Hospital... The Court adjourned.