RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume I, Issue 30, 29 July 1867, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Featheeston, July 23, 1867. (Before H. S. Wardell, Esq., R.M.) Drunkenness.

Rqbcvt, McNamara was charged by Constable Butler with being drunk and disorderly in Grey town on Sunday last. The ■prisoner pleaded guilty. Constable Butler in reply to the-Magistrate stated that prisoner’s conduct ■on the occasion was most disgraceful, and that he-was when’arrested almost in a state of nudity/ ; Prisoner bore a very bad character, being several-twftes brought up in Wellington for the like offence. Constable Connor stated

that prisoner had in Wellington been sentenced to 7 days’ imprisonment for disorderly conduct. The Magistrate, after severely reprimanding the prisoner, sentenced him to 3 days’ imprisonment with hard labour. A charge of assault was also hud against McNamara by E. Strawbridge but not proceeded with, the plaintiff not washing to press the charge.

Bigamy. Fanny Gibbs, alias Gordon, alias Glover, also llobcrt Gibbs, surrendered to their bail in answer to the above charge, and were, on the application of the prosecutor, J. Manning, remanded to the 31st July. After the remand was granted, the magistrate asked the prosecutor whether he would on the 31st be in a position to produce the evidence necessary to warrant him to commit the prisoners for trial.

Tlie prosecutor stated in reply, that he had forwarded the depositions and summonses, which had been granted him by the Court, and that he had reason to believe that the matter was in train, and had no doubt that the case would then be complete. The Magistrate: Have you reason to believe that the summons granted by this Court to you will be served on William Hawley Glover ?

: The Prosecutor: I forwarded it together with a copy of the depositions taken in tins Court, also a copy of a certificate of marriage as performed by Mr J. E. I. Boys in Greytown, to Mr. F. Atcheson, the Inspector of Police in "Wellington. The Magistrate: Did yon not on the last occasion state that you were prepared to accept the prosecution of the case independent of the police or anyjother department, and were not summonses and a copy of the depositions granted to you on that understanding"? The Prosecutor in replying stated that he believed it to be the duty of the police to take the matter up after the steps he had taken. Constable Butler then produced certain documents, to wit, the said depositions and summonses which he had received from the Police department, Wellington. His instructions were that they had been received from (to them) an unknown person, a Mr Manning of Grey town, and they coaid not taka cognizance of papers received in such an informal manner, and instructed him to make a report on the subject. Constable Butler further state 1 that he was present at the last hearing, and understood Mr Manning undertook all responsibility in this action. He then gave the prosecutor (Mr Manning), the whole of the documents.

Mr. Manning stated that, as tie summons had not been served on Giover and there was no one in the district who could prove the existence ol Glover, he could not expect to have the evidence complete until the week after next. Bail was accepted for both prisoners.