CHARLESTON.

Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 802, 15 April 1871, Page 2

CHARLESTON.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Thursday, Apeil 13. (Before C. Broad, Esq., E.M.) Police v. Michael Gearey. The prisoner was charged with disorderly behaviour in a public street, and with throwing stones at C. Holmes with in. tent to do him bodily injury. Charles Holmes stated that on the morning of the 11th he wont into the Hibernian Hotel to see a friend of his. Saw Geary who told him to go out and called him a wretch. Subsequently Geary came to his house and abused him, telling Holmes to leave the house. Witness went outside, and Geary kicked him and threw a stone breaking two panes of glass which it would cost £2 to repair. Sergeant Maybeny: On the 11th instant about a quarter past eleven I was going down the street and saw prisoner kick at Holmes. I also saw him throw a stone at Holmes, it struck the door and broke the glass. I then arrested him. Fined 40s or fourteen days' imprisonment for wifully breaking the door, and 40s or fourteen days' imprisonment for the assault. CIVIL CASES. Musow v. Smith : Claim £2 10s for a clothes-box ordered by defendant. Mr Shapter appeared for defendant. In this case plaintiff sued for the above amount, for a box, which he stated the defendant ordered. A man named Bickleben, also gave evidence for the plaintiff. The defendant, Margaret Smith, stated that plaintiff had agreed to take a box she had in exchange, and, failing to do that, she had refused to accept it. His Worship said that there was no evidence to prove that a special contract had been entered into, and the plaintiff was non-suited.

WARDEN'S COURT. (Before C. Broad. Esq., Warden.) Haines and Party v. Charleston Frogressive Water Eace Company (Regis, tered). —Mr Shapter appeared for the plaintiffs. This case was tried by the following assessors : Myrick Jones, Michael Murray, Thomas Kyne, and Timothy O'Keefe. j Mr Walker, on the part of the de. fendants, having challenged one of the assessors, Mr Shapter said that, before Mr Walker exercised the right of chal. lenge, he would wish him to produce his right to appear, as the Act stated thai an attorney should appear under seal appointed by the directors. He objected to any of the company appearii g unless by such authority, and asked that Mr Walker's name be struck out of tie plaint so that he be not liable. Mr Shapter then produced the Mining Companies Amended Act of 1870, which stated that the manager can appear for the company in the Resident Magistrate's Court. His Worship said that the same law held good in the Warden's Court, and he should overrule Mr Shapter's objection. The complaint was that defendants had wrongfully raised the wall of their dam, thereby depriving plaintiffs of water, wherefore they claim the sumtf £2OO damages, and that the Court make an order to have the water returned to them. Mr Shapter having asked that (hf assessors be sent to the ground, tin case was adjourned for that purpose. Monier and party v. Sullivan.—Mr Brou appeared as interpreter for the plaintiffs. Romaz, one of the plaintiffs, sworn, stated through the interpreter, that he had a claim and table over which defendant allowed water to run, thereby damaging them to the amount of £ls. Louis Monier, another of the plait tiffs, also gave evidence. Adjourned to the ground.