RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2025, 1 July 1875, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

.>■■.>,::. this day; y---r (Before, J, Kilgqttk and E. ft. Puckey, . Esqs.,Jf.'sP.) : ■' A DOG WITHOUT A .TICKET. Albert Bruce was charged with that he/being the owrierbf a dog, " did unlawfully allow the same to be at large in Albert street,.' Grahamstown, without a ticket for the ensuing year being affixed thereto. . Defendant pleaded guilty, but stated that he had a collar for the year for the dog; -Mr Bullen said he did not dispute Mr Bruce's having a collar, but the offence was complete by. permitting it.; to go at large. : '„ ■' ~ ' Pined 5s and costs. '•■ •■■;■ ANOTHER TTimCKETED DOG. . Owen Griffiths was charged with that he, being the owner of a dog, did unlawfully allow the same to be at large in Queen Grahamstown, without a ticket for the ensuing year being affixed thereto.; ; ■ ;r --: '/• .■; ,'•: .! ■■. )':_■ . • ; Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s and costs. SInUIGHTEBING A PIG. . Darnel Orme was charged with having unlawfully slaughtered a pig within the town of Grahamstown, on tha 25feh inst. ;^ Defendant pleaded guilty, but said the circumstances were peculiar. Ho bad a horse and a pig in; the yard, and the horse kicked the pig, breaking it» back, so that he had to kill it. | Mr Bullen said if Mr Orme could give satisfactory proof of- his statement it would be quite sufficient to exbnerate him. Defendant said his wife saw the accident. The pig was a young thing weighing about 3Olbs. It got, into the stable where the horse was. He, had not brought j bis wife, not thinking it necessary. - . Defendant was put into the box, and made the above statement on oath. [ The Bench wei'e satisfied with the explanation, and dismissed the case. ■ Tho Court then adjourned. ..