RESIDENTMAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2806, 11 February 1878, Page 2

RESIDENTMAGISTRATE'S COURT.

THIS DAY. (lMuro W. Frnscr, Esq., 11.M.) DUUNKJJNKJiSS. Two persons • were charged with drunkenness, but both being on bail their bail was forfeited. A YOUKO VAGKANT. Joseph Wtstou was charged with wandering about, und haviug no settled place of abode. Mr liulleu said there was room for the lad at the Training School. "Committed to the Training School till ho reached the ago of 15 years. ABSAUI.T.

John Council was charged with unlawfully assaulting one Arthur O'Keefe on the Bth inst. Arthur O'Keefe, sworn, deposed—l am a cabman. I was on the wharf on the

Bth, when Conneli came down and backed his horses against mine. I told him to hold on, and ho came up and said he would choke the liver out of me, or anyone belonging to mo. He thumped mo in the face two or three times. By defendant—File carriage was not straight across the wharf. John Bryan, sworn,' deposed—l am' 1 a . cabman, and was on the wharf on the day in question. Plaintiff was there with my cab, which wns straight down the wharf. Council's cab backed up against my one, and Arthur (plaintiff) told him to look out. Conuell then struck plaintiff on the face, and said ho would choke the liver out of him. Conneli was going to strike me when the constable came up. Arthur never provoked (.'onnell. John Conneli, sworn, deposed—l am a cab-driver. I was on the wharf on Friday afternoon, beint; there first. O'Keefe's : cab was across the wharf, and I called to Bryan to shift it. He said he wouldn't, and I backed my cab into its proper place. O'Keefe and I had seme words , and he struck me in the face. I shook , him, but did nothing more.

; John Kenny, sworn, deposed —On Friday night; I]had a conrorsation • with O'Keefe, and from it I guessed that there would a. row between Counell and him. : here corroborated Gonhell's evidence.) ■ Constable Hogau,, s wo^n, deposed—-I was on the wharf on Friday, and saw Connell and O'Keefe' wiring into each other. I stopped them, and asked what the row was about. X was told by Connell that O'Keefe had his cab slanting across |he ..wharf, which it was slightlyt :I| ordered'O'Keefe to straighten his cab. • His Worship-said he thought they were both as bad as the other. They would be both bound oVer 'to'leeep'the* peace for three months in their own sureties of £10,.and two others of £10 each. • Court adjourned. /