RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4343, 1 December 1882, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

THIS DAY. (Before H. Eenrick, Esq., EM.) A LEGACY OF THE NEWSON EFFIGY. Mrs Mary Halliday charged Mrs Elizabeth Mourue with using abusive and threatening language towards her on Monday last. Mr Miller appeared for complainant. Mrs Halliday deposed Mrs Mourne styled her a sanguinary ancient warrior's lady, and taking up a stone, proposed to relieve her of her brains. When Mrs Mourne was speaking, no one else could be heard. She would have been struck with the stone, but Mrs Owen presented her. Witness was a very bard working woman, and she was continually subjected to these threats. Defendant lives in Sandes street, Bluck 27, but she is always to be found in Rolleslon street. Never had a quarrel with her.

Mrs Mary .Newson deposed she re membered Mrs Mourne coming over from Mrs Me Mullen's, where they all congregate, to Mrs Halliday's. She was very much excited, as if mad or drank. She made use of very bad language, brandishing her umbrella, and repeatedly inviting ancient Mrs Halliday fco come and " have it out." The state of her no one couldn't hsrdly tell. This was between three and four in the afternoon. The defendant denied making use of the language imputed to her, and never threatened Mrs Halliday. Mrs Margt. Owen, deposed that she was minding Mrs Mourne's little boy until his mother returned from Grahamstown. She told her she would never mind him again, he was so cross. Mrs Mourne said she did not like going past Mrs Newson's or Mrs Halliday's (who lives close to Mrs Newson) as they were always jeering at and annoying her. "Witness advised her to go on and never mind them. As Mrs Mourne went past Mrs Hailiday's, witness being with her, they were " baaing and dancing on the j verandah. As Mrs Mourne passed, Mrs Halliday called out "You wore sent out bj the parish priest. You should not wear so much blue ; it would be better to send some money home to your mother in the poor-house ; go and get os from the Jew in Shortland." After this language had been uaed, Mrs Mourne denominated Mrs Halliday a warrior's lady, and said she should be the last to speak to her in that way, for she had been very good to her (Mrs Halliday) when in the horrors of drink. Mrs Mourne used no threats nor had she a stone in her hand.

liichard Owen deposed Mrs Halliday was on her verandah. He was in bed, and the quarrelling woke him up. Mrs Mourne in reply to Mrs Halliday said it was no disgrace to |be sent out by the priest, and she had forwarded some money to her mother. This witness gave his evidence straightforwardly, and corroborated his wife generally. Kobt. Turner and Mr Newson gave evidence for the plaintiff. The former deposed that Mrs Mourne had a stone in her hand, and the latter that she made use of shockingly blasphemous threats. Mrs Margaret McMullen deposed she saw Mrs Mourne go up, and she did not pick up a stone or anything else, His Worship said the evidence was very contradictory. jPpur or five witnesses deposed she had used very foul language. The balance'of evidence was to the effect that defendant was the aggressor. Mrs Mourne was bound over to keep the peace for six months in the sum of £25, and a cross action by Mrs Mourne against Mrs Halliday was dismissed. .