RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 168, 13 February 1868, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

"Wednesday, Feb. 12. (Before J. Giles, Esq., M.D., R.M.) Ellen Kennedy, who was remanded from Monday for the production of

the complainant, for whose attendance a warrant had been issued, was again brought up charged with robbing the sum of £4 18s from one Alfred Pierce at her own house on the morning of Sunday last. Mr Tyler appeared for the defendant. Alfred Pierce deposed: I am the prosecutor in this case, and should have appeared on Monday to prosecute, but was deterred from doing so by fear as I had been threatened by some prisoner's friends. On Saturday night last I was drunk and went into defendant's house about 10 o'clock. A short time before I had counted my money, which was in my breast pocket, and I had £4 18s, I never went to any other house, or spoke to any person after counting my money until I went to prisoner's house. Soon after I got to her house I dropped to sleep, when sometime afterwards I was awakened by feeling prisoner's hand in my pocket, and on getting fully awake I found that all my money was gone. I staid in the house for some time after trying to get my money. Prisoner offered me 30s, which she stated she had taken from me for safety, as I was too drunk to care of it myself, but I would not take the money unless the whole amount was restored to me.

Constables Neville and Donnelly gave evidence to the prosecutor being sober on Sunday morning, when he came to the Camp to give prisoner in charge, and Donnelly: who arrested her, stated that she admitted having taken 32s from prosecutor's pocket to take care of for him but no other money, and she offered to give to him when witness charged her with the offence. Mr Tyler, in cross-examination, elicited from the complainant, that when he went into the house, he was asked by the prisoner to shout, and borrowed 2s 6d from her for that purpose, telling her he had no money. The Magistrate dismissed the case, but ordered the 32s to be handed to prosecutor. FROLIC AFTER THE BAL MASQUE.

Donald M'Kinnon was brought up charged with having struck constable John Paul with a switch at 6 a.m., and with using threatening' language. The prisoner, who said that the whole affair was meant as a joke, was sentenced to pay a fine of 40s.

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. John By an, who had only been out of gaol a few days, was again brought up charged with drunkenness, and with being an idle and disorderly person. He was fined 40s or 48 hours imprisonment, and a further imprisonment of seven days for habitual drunkenness, MALCOLM V STETENSON. This case, adjourned from the 10th, was again adjourned to Friday the 14th as the counsel were engaged with the Judge in Chambers. DAVID LESLIE V. MOREY. This case was adjourned till Friday for the same reason. The Court then adjourned until Friday at 10 a.m.. as the Magistrate would be holdinga Court at Addison's Flat this day.