RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2535, 20 February 1877, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

! THIS DAY. ; (Before W. Fraser, Esq., R.M.) MALICIOUS INJURY TO PKOSJEIITY. Mary Taipari was charged with wilfully aud maliciously breaking one pane of glass the property of ode Emma this morning. Defendant through Mr Wilkinson admitted breaking the window. Mr fciub-luspecior Bullen stated that Emma taid she did not not want to press

the charge, and he would ask that the information be withdrawn. Withdrawn accordingly. VAGSANCY ACT. Mary Brown, an old offender, was charged with having no lawful visible means of support. Defendant pleaded not guilty. ; Mr Bullen stated that in November last defendant had been sent to prison for one month. After being discharged she had resumed her old courses, and was so bad that she had • delirium tremens and was ( remanded to the hospital; The other day she had been discharged, having promised to go to Auckland, but had not done so. ..William Biddick, sworn, deposed—l am a fisherman residing on the beach. I know the defendant. She frequents the huts of the fish-hawkers on the beach. She was there last night quite drunk. I saw her with a woman named Duncan in the hut of a man named Farrefly. Defendant was there, and Farrelly was in his shirt. They were making a noise, and carrying on in a disgraceful manner.

By defendant—l sent my wife away because it was not fit for her to be near the place. Detective Brennan, sworn, deposed— I saw the defendant on Saturday, half drunk, and a lot of young men were following after her. She is always about the fishermen's huts, and has no visible means of support. Defendant said she had come to the Thames to sell some land at Puriri. She had plenty of money owing to her on the Thames. She would promise to go away if she was let off. this time.

His Worship said it was no use trusting to her promises. She would be sent .to prison for three months with hard labor.

ANOTHER CASE. Ellen Duncan was charged with having no lawful visible means of support. Mr Sullen stated that this was Cven a worse case than the former one. She was continually drunk. Defendant said that she was not drunk. She was going home this morning, and M r Brennan and the constable arrested her. William Biddick, sworn, deposed—l saw this defendant along with the other woman in ihe fishermen's huts last night. She was drunk, but was not' quite ao bad as the other..

Detective Brennan, sworn, deposed—l know that the defendant is in the hlbit of frequenting the fishermen's huts. She was drunk yesterday. . His Worship said she would hare to enjoy Mrs Brown's society for three months. Court adjourned.