RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2010, 14 June 1875, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

THIS DAY. „ (Before W.-FEASEB.Ejq., R.M.) ' ■ ■■■ DRUNKENNESS.-. Charles Wilson Was charged with tho i above offence, but was on bail and did not appear. >, ; Thomas Prenderville pleaded guilty; to a charge of being drunk and incapable, and pleaded to be let off—"sincerely aud faithfully promising " never to do it again. There were many previous convictions recorded against defendant, however, and His Worship told him he could not let him off in th« face of tho&e fined ; 20s and costs, or 24 hours' imprisonment. ■«' ■ ■ AN HABITUAL DRTTJNKAED.'. Wm.Carn, was charged with having been drunk and disorderly on the 13th. He pleaded guilty, and was fined in the usual amount. The same defendant was also charged, under the Vagrant Act, with being an habitual drunkard, having been thrice convicted for drunkenness within the preceding twelve months. - ■Mr Bulltni enumerated the different occasions on which defendant had been' convicted. Defendant said ho had been up in the bush for the last four weeks and a half. He had a family in England'and one son out here. That son had been imprisoned for assaulting him.. His Worship remarked that defendant was liable to be sent to prison for three months with hard labor, but in the hope that he would amend, he would impnse a mitigated sentence of one month s imprisonment. ; •SUPPOSED INSANITY. The name .of -Annie Miller was on the charge sheet, on suspicion of being of unsound mind.. ; The case 'was adjourned from Friday, the 11th instant, to admit of medical examination.

, Dr. Fox.stated tliat the ■woman was now in a sound state of mind, having been suffering from heavy drinking.:- -- . Annie, Miller was then brought into the Court. - . -

His Worship asked her whether she could keep from the drink; if she vras let out. '■ ■ ■ ' • ■. ■

The woman made a statement which was not remarkably clear ; but. the purport of which seemed to be that she thought there must be " something in her brain." . [ t His Worship remarked that he was much afraid it was a hopeless case, and dismissed her. A SIMILAR CASE. John" Patterson was charged on sus-i picion of bong of unsound mind. This person was also remanded from Friday, on the "application of Mr Bullen, for medical examination. Dr Fox said this man's insanity had been caused in a similar manner, but his.mind was perfectly sound at present. . . ■ ' .

In answer to his Worship, Patterson said he was confident that.-the narrow! escape he had had froih being destroyed woul'l prevent his taking to drink again. He was dismissed.