RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3745, 28 December 1880, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

—. .#_ THIS DAY. (Before Harry Kenrick, Esq., R.M.) INDECENT LANGUAGE. Isabella Welch was charged with using indecent language on the 24th inst. in Grey street. Constable Stapleton depqsed that hie •attention was attracted to the prisoner on Christmas Eve by the foul language she was using. She was standing at her own door. A number of persons were passing at the time. Prisoner pleaded guilty, but said that she had been much annoyed by a number of bushmen and Maoris, who were constantly around her door and would not go away when told, and who annoyed and insulted her. His Worship fined prisoner £1, or in default 3 days" imprisonment. DRUNKENNESS John Fitzgibbons was charged with this offence and pleaded guilty, but as he had been locked up a!l night he was discharged. HOBBE STEALING-/ , Harry, a native, was charged with stealing a black pony, the property of Mrs Ritchie, of Ohinemuri, on the 24th inst. Sergt. Russell, sworn, deposed—He was stationed at Paeroa, and knew prisoner. Had seen him at Paeroa on the 24th inst., e!id had purchased a black pony from him on that date. He had the the receipt with him and prcduced it. | ♦"In consequence of information received, he had since arrested the .prisoner for the above offence. The case was adjourned till next Tuesday, as there was no interpreter present. SLY GBOG SELLING. Ellen Kane was charged with selling spirituous liquors without a license. The accused applied for an adjournment, on tbe ground that there were no solicitors at present on the Thames to defend her. The adjournment was granted till Tuesday next on condition that the accused pay witnesses' expenses. ANCrHEE CHARGE. Miss M. J. O'Keeffe was charged with: a similar offence on the 23rd inst., and pleaded not guilty. Sergt. Mulville deposed that he knew defendant, who kept a temperance hotel in Pollen street. visited tbe house on Christmas Eve, going in by the side door in Pollen street. He saw Miss O'Keeffe and a man named Phillips in one of the rooms with glasses before them. He took up the glass before Phillips, and tasted the contents. It was beer, and Phillips, on being questioned, admitted that he had paid for it There was also a jug of beer on the table, and one of the men in one of the other rooms was drunk. Miss O'Keeffe's house was not licensed. Gordon Phillips deposed that he remembered being at. Miss O'Keeffe's house on the 23rd inst., when a policeman came in. He had had a drink of beer, which was supplied by Miss O'Keeffe, and he had paid Is for it to her. There was no one else present at the time. Prisoner said that on the 23rd instant she was going home with her brother, who was the worse for liquor, and she got a man to help her home with hip. Arrived there she said she would give him a drink of beer, only she had none in the house, and asked this man to go for some, which he did. Soon after Mr Phillips came in, and she asked him if he would like a drink, and on his assenting she supplied him with one, but he did not pay for it. , ■ Hugh Farrelly deposed that he had helped Mr O'Keeffe home on Thursday, as he was the worse for liquor, and Miss O'Keeffe offered to treat him if he went out for some beer. He went to Vaiighan's and got a jug full, and took it to Miss O'Keefe's house, where they had a drink. He had only one glass, and Miss O'Keefe took one glaBS out of the room. Mr Phillips was not in the same room as he was. He had never previously had drink in the house since Miss O'Keefe had had ■•it.-- .". ■ - ■ ■ ■ ■ . ■ : His Worship after summing, up found prisoner guilty and fined her £2. „ CONTEMPT OF COITBT. 0. F. Quint was charged with the above offence by deliberately pushing against and spitting in the face of Mr Phillips, a witness who had just left the box. Sergt.-Major O'Grady proved the charge, and Mr Phillips gave corroborative evidence. ! Prisoner would give no satisfactory reason for the assault, and was fined £5, or in default one month's imprisonment. Court adjourned.