RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

West Coast Times, Issue 678, 26 November 1867, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

♦ (Before G. G. FitzGerald, Esq., E.M.) Monday, November 25th. Dbitnk and Ixcapable. — John Callaghan and James Phelan were each fined 10s, with the usual alternative. Larceny. — Joseph M'lver was charged ' with stealing a paling from Mr Roscow's yard. Mr M'Beath was called, and deposed that he saw the prisoner, about ten o'clock, on Sunday morning, remove a paling from the yard of the Manchester Hotel, and take it to his own tent. He informed Mr Roscow of what had occurred. Mr Roscow deposed that be was the proprietor of the Manchester Hotel. On bunday morning he was informed by Mr M'Beath that the prisoner had taken a paling from his yard. He went to the prisoner's tent and found him cutting up a paling. The witness had lost about 100 palings from his yard within the last fortnight. By the Court. — There is a gate to the yard. Prisoner stated that he was in want of some dry wood to light his fire with, and seeing the paling lying '6n the beach he took it. He believed it had been washed there by the sea. He had never taken any of Mr Roscow's palings. His Worship said the prisoner must have known that he was doing wrong by going through Mr Roscow's gate, but- he would give him the benefit of the doubt. The prisoner was discharged. Bbeach of Police Obdinance. — William Swords was charged by the police with neglecting to keep clean the chimney of his house. His Worship fined him L 2 and costs, The defendant refused to pay the fine, and was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment with hard labor. Assault. — George Milbank was charged on the information of Henry Eastman, with assaulting him on the 18th inst.—The complainant stated that •on the day in question he went to the Police Camp, ana presented the defendant with a bill for payment, which had been standing over for some considerable time. The defendant at first refused to pay ir. Witness then asked him to give him Ll or 30s on account. Defendant took hold of him by the chest and pushed him out, and at the same time struck him on the face. — Cross-examined by the defendant — Witness took his coat off after the defendant had struck him. — The defendant stated that the complainant grossly insulted him. He requested the complainant to leave, and he refused to do so. He took hold of him by the coat, for the purpose of putting him out. The complainant then struck at him. — His Worship adjourned the case till the following morning, for the production of a witness who was present when the alleged assault was committed. The enquiry into the stranding of the Favorite was then proceeded with.