RESIDENT MAGISTRATE COURT.

Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 672, 16 June 1870, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE COURT.

Wednesday, Jxra"E 15. (Before E. C. Eeid, Esq., and S. Thorpe, Esq., J.P's.) Isaac Chapman was fined 10s for being drunk and disorderly, on the morning of the 14th instant. He was also charged with resisting the police in the execution of their duty. Constable Hunter swore, that at 3 o'clock on the morning of the 14th instant, a woman came to the -Police Camp and wished to give prisoner in charge for insulting her and throwing stoiioa at her in Gladstone-street. He told the prisoner to go home or he would arrest him. He then called the woman some names and refused to go away, whereupon he attempted to arrest him. He resisted the arrest and threatened to use a revolver. Prisoner was not possessed of a revolver. Iu the attempt to arrest, prisoner kicked the constable about the legs. By prisoner: This occurred at the corner of Molesworth and Grladstonestreets. I did not have any clothes torn, but my leg was marked with the kicks. I used my baton after struggling some time, and struck you with it. Beatrice Lee proved that prisoner hid made use of bad language to her and threw stones after her. She went to the Camp and laid information. _ Constable threatened to take him in charge, and afterwards got hold of him when prisoner resisted. Both struggled for some time, and heard prisoner say "dont ill-use me, a man, in that manner." At the constable's request she went to look for the night-watchman to render assistance, but could not find him and returned in a few minutes, when the constable was tying prisoner's hands behind his back.

The prisoner made a statement that he had been very roughly handled by the constable, to whom he gave no provocation ; and that he had been struck several times on the head with a baton. The Bench, in the face of no contradictory evidence, considered the charge proved, and inflicted the minimum tine of 10s, expressing that the prisoner might, if he chose, lay a complaint against tbe constable for assault or using undue violence.