RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3588, 26 June 1880, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

THIS DAY.

(Before H. Kenrick, Esq., E.M.) dktjnksnnets.

Henry Warner was brought up on a charge of being drunk and incapable in Browu street this morning. Fined 5s and costs. This was the second time within three days.

XJNFOBTUNATE OWBTEBS OF DOGS.

Thomas Wilson was fined Is. Costs were remitted on account of the inability until lately of the defendant to take out a collar

James Brown, who did not put iv an appearance was fined 5s and costs for the sutne offence.

CRUELTY TO A DOG.

Bella McLiver was charged with illtreating a dog belonging to Alfred Price by throwing scalding water on it. Mr Miller appeared for the defence and pleaded not guilty.

Charles Curtis paid he saw a dog run out of the Hazelbank Hotel and saw him rolling over in the gutter. H«, noticed water on it, and remarked that it was Mr Price's dog. He noticed that the dog's back was scalded, aud it was howling very piteously.

Henry Laducr said that on the 14th he was standing by Keid's the timber merchant. His evidence was merely corroborative.

Detective Farrell said he was standing near the Hazelbank Hotel, and had some conversation with accused. • Accused said if the dog in question were to go into the house she would scald it. >

Accused

(sotto voice) What lies.

Alfred Price said his attention was called to his dog which was scalded across the loin.

Mr Miller said that he could prove that Miss McLiver never did scald the dog. He could prove that by two witnesses independent of the evidence of the accused.

Isabella McLiver said she never threw any scalding water over the dog. There was nq scalding water in the bar that day. She was quite certain she never mentioned the word scald to Detective Farrell, and bis statement was wholly false.

Eleanor Thewlis said she was in the third room from the bar. She was going into the passage when she saw a dog go through howling. It would have been impossible for Miss McLiver to throw hot water on the dog. His Worship said it was quite clear that Miss McLiver did not scald the dog. He should dismiss the case.

Sub-Inspector Kenny then examined Mr Price with the object of showing that Detective Farrell's statement was cor* rect.

Sub-Inspector Kenny said that Detective Farrell told him that the conversation about scalding the dog was a private one, and that there was nothing to show that the dog had been scalded so far as he knew. He appeared to be disinclined to give evidence. Witness said it would be a disagreeable duty they would have to perform in bringing an action against Miss McLiver.

Detective Farrell made a statement in support of hit evidence.

His Worship said that he should make no exception in the matter of costs, but he believed that the Detective was telling the truth.

IMPROPER LANGUAGE.

James. Thompson was charged with Using language calculated to provoke a breach of the . peace at the Bendigo Hotel towards William Storey. Mr Dodd appeared for accused and Mr Miller for defendant.

After hearing evidence in this case the defendant was bound over to keep the peaoe to Wm. Storey for three months.