RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3543, 4 May 1880, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

THIS DAY. (Before James Kilgour and H. 0 Lawlor, Esqs, J's.P.) CBUELTY TO ANIMALS. James Tuck was charged with, wantonly torturing a, cow in his^charge by permitting ifc to remain bogged in a. swamp. Defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr Kenny stated the case. ; Defendant admitted the facts of the case as stated by Mr Kenny •—That the cow had been in the swamp 48 hours alire. The cow was not his, and was Valueless j to its owner, as it was suffering from cancer, but he did not like to kill her. On the day after she got bogged, he I received information that the cow would | be dead before the messenger got back. i Fined 10s and costs. I lABBIJCINISM. James Robinson, William Mann, J. McCurdy, David Macky, and William

Dick were charged with annoying one John Moon.

John Moon, sworn, deposed—l reside in Bella street. I remember the 23rd inst. On that date some boys made " hostile demonstrations " to me, one of them squaring his fists to me. I cannot say they said anything. It is very difficult to swear to overt acts, but they used hostile demonstration towards me. They have previously annoyed me.

Theophilus McCollum, sworn, deposed —I reside at Hape Creek. I saw some bo3 Ts standing near Mrs Percy's Hotel, and also saw Mr Moon. I did iot see any of the boys doing anything to Moon. I did not tell Constable Stapleton that the boys were insulting Moon. Elizabeth iPerey, sworn, deposed—l reside at Hape Jioad. On the day in question I saw a number of boys round Moon, and thinking that they were annoying him, I asked Moon to come into my house. I did not hear the boys say anything. Ellen Gould and Thomas McCollum gave corroborative evidence.

Iv defence, David Mackie stated that they did not throw clods at Moon nor insult him in any way, and the other defendants made like denials.

The Bench dismissed the case, saying there was not sufficient evidence to prove the case. Court adjourned.