RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

West Coast Times, Issue 303, 12 September 1866, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before G. G. FitzGerald, Esq., R.M.)

Monday, *Seitember rlO.

Drunk and Disorderly. — Anne Miller was fined ss, or 24 hours' imprisonment with hard labor. — Joshua Horton, for this offence, was fined L 2, or in default, four days' imprisonment. Committing a breach or the Peace. — James H. Gibson and Edwin Finch were charged with fighting in Revell street, opposite the Prince of Wales Opera House, on Saturday evening last. The former was .fined 10s, or in default, 24 hours' imprisonment, the latter, Ll, or the usual alternative, to be imprisoned for 48 hours. Another charge, of drunkenness, was entered against Finch, for which he was fined the usual ss, or 24 hours' imprisonment. <

Assault.— Thomas Rice, on bail, appeared to answer to this charge. It appeared that whilst Sergeant Dyer was endeavoring to separate Finch and Gibson, Rice took hold of him by the collar, and prevented the sergeant for the time from arresting his man. Rice stated that he was not award the sergeant was a police officer, ad he was dressed in plain clothes, I>ut thought'that he was some prirate individual, and as" Gibson was a friend and' partner of his, he took hold of him. Constable Cooper said that he had heard the sergeant tell Rice when he took hold of him that he was a police officer, but that he still kept bis hold. The Magistrate fined him L 5, or one month's imprisonment, remarking that he might have been charged with the more serious offence, of "rescuing a prisoner." The Court then adjourned until eleven o'clock to-morrow (this day). Tuesday, 11th September. Drunkenness and Disorderly Coxduct. — Edward Duggan was fined 5s and los respectively, or in default to be imprisoned for 48 hours. Richard Leach was also fined 5s for drunkenness, or in default to be imprisoned fpr 24 hours. A, further fine of L 2 was inflicted on Leach for indecent -exposure of his person in a public place, or, in default of payment, four days' imprisonment with hard labor. Assault. — Lars Petersen was charged by Adolph Loguest with assaulting him at Stafford Town on the 6th in«t. The complainant failing to appear, the information was dismissed. Breach of Destitute Persons Relief Ordinance. — Margaret Levy was charged on the information of Samuel Hepburn with deserting her child, a lad under four-. teen years of age, leaving him without means of support. The information was dismissed, the dofendant having returned to her ch'ijd. '. Breach of Police Ordinance. — Cornelius Scanlan and Michaql Malley were charged with furious hiding in Revellstreet on the 81st ult. party appearing, a warrant was ordered to issue for their arrest. Larceny. — John Baxter and George Drew we c charged with the larcehy of certain wearing apparel, of the value of 255., fronl the brig Cosmopolite. Frederick Fisher deposed that he was a seaman on board the brig Cosmopolite ; the prisoner Baxter was also a seaman on board the vessel. The prosecutor gave Baxter^ two shirts to wash for him, which he did not return, but left the vessel on the morning of the 10th. On searching liis bunk Fisher also "missed two other shirts, a pair of drawers, and moleskin trousere, which were in a bag under his bunk on board the vessel on the evening of the 9 th. During ,the night prosecutor, awoke , several times, and saw Baxter standing beside him. lv the morning he missed the clothes from under his bunk, and hearing that Baxter had left the vessel, he" at once gave information to the police. (The property was produced, and identified by Fisher.) Richard White deposed that he arrested Baxter in Revell street, about half-past nine a.m. on the morning of the tenth, and on searching him at the camp, found he was" wearing one of the shirts produced, and which was claimed, by Fisher as one which was in the bag uiifler his bunk, when he went to bed on the evening of the 9th inst. ' Prisoner admitted that it belonged to Fisher, and stated that he had another in his swag,which he had 'left at the Digger's Arms Hotel. . The sergeant accompanied him there, where he found the shirt in question, and the- greater portion of the other articles missed by prosecutor. * From there the witness proceeded on board the ketch John Mitchell, and in prisoner's (Drew) bunk found 'one of the other shirts (produced and identified by Fisher), with a quantity of biscuit and beef rolled up in it. The witness' suspicion had been aroused from seeing the two prisoners walking about the town together, on the day previous. Drew stated" that the shirt had been given him by Baxter. The Magistrate discharged Drew, and after listening to a very argumentative and lucid speech, made by Baxter in his defence, s,ent him for one month to an establishment where the Government will provide him -with an entire suit. / CIVIL CASES. * Hardy v. Parry.— Fpr boards Judgment, by consent, for full amount, L 5 15s. and costs. Rehfisch v. Riley. — For goods supplied. Judgment,,by default, for Ll5 7s 7dj and costs, Gs. Raphael and Marks v. Solomon.— For board. Judgment for 7i 6d and costs. Same v. South. — For board. Judgment, by default, for L 3 4s 6d and costs'. Worrall v. Jones. — Adjourned until September 12, to allpw plaintiff to furnish a bilt of particulars. Kelly v. Nightingale. — For wages. This case was adjourned until 12th September. Hart v Prince. — For money lent. Judgment for full amount claimed, L 5, and costs. . Luckct v. Walker. — Mr- Button appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr South for the defendant. The plaintiff claimed to recover the sum of L 73 ] 7s, as follows :— To cash expended for material for fitting up a billiard room at Kanieri, under agreement, L2l 7s; to damages sustained by me, by reason of the breach of the aforesaid agreement, L 52 10s. This last item was reduced to Ll2. Judgment was given for the full amount, L 33, less LlO, which had already been paid to plaintiff. Kilner v. Humphries. — For washing This case was adjourned until the 12th instant, in order that defendant might file a set-off. - Finlay and Haworth v. Lambton. — For timber. Judgment by consent for X 6 15a 3d, and costa.

Farmer v. Hepburn.— For seaman's wages. Judgment by default for L 6 and costs.

Moran v. M'Gill.— Amount of 1.0 U. Judgment by default for L 4 6s 6d and costs.

Emerson v. Williams. — For goods supplied. Judgment for L 4 12s and costs. There were a few more cases heard which were of no interest or public im- ' portance whatsoever.. The Civil list to-day was unusually long, comprising * fifty-f our % cases, in a great many of which there*was no appearance of the plaintiffs or defendants. The Court was then adjourrfed until eleven o'clock to-mo/row (this day).