RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Waikato Times, Issue 844, 13 November 1877, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

( Before W, N. Searanqke,. Esq,, E .M.) ■ ' ABOSIVB liANGtrAGS. ~ Banna Cocknead was ohargecf with nfl»»g abusive language towards William Palmer, and (us .family on the 2^nd'alD^ Bb'.h l paraea are" residents of Hamilton East. ~,,. ' William Palmer, sw&rn, ;atated'thafc'b'e was a tjirdorur. On l,'ie day mentioned defendant came/to> his house and called out. for his /ittle girl, **nd ask«d for the handkerchief his little boy had t fr >va, her. fr The gjrl implied she no such haodlterdliiel ' ' Defer dai.t shouted out "..I kni»* tetter j you are a stinking Jittle b —, and your father and rnothe are no better, and are a d n lot of rogues together." She cried out that myself a.id wife encourage .our c ; ildreu fo?. ; o, alout thieving jud Bt aling. As she' was going away 1 aske.i Uer.wbab it Tas t.ll about, and-slid shook her fist in my J;»ce and said' she would aniaeh it if she i ould reach, using obscene luuguagj to nn wliioh she agaiu repaatod. 1 then got over ttie fence and went uy to her, and she then put her Hit

to her shoulders atJKpheJßß^KwAy., and said tliab I whs a d——d rogue, and that she kaew %#$ I had got the bandTmmng - *th i -Ttie~pTOßend : r- ii 6f the pjlioe oonabitble for the handkerchief she charged my children with stealing, and ahi-» toolc ' fc **'nce *Vi»" 'h? hl^dkiartihief as Been fouha. , , inM4&BtiM: ,i m&&&* *P e r t0 me ab Maria ffunt sworn, she kniew pjWflfciff tm <fcf<Sd*Wi YAV<MCfc ImonW^gtt witness' little girl cameWwme aadnsa^ she ~.rhjßiojpicked np a haud*erobiefo Witness washed it and s*w tna uame^on. «. J Coatea. This is.s» dilmiHie'. ( Witness kuewindthingTof dispute dr guarrelQ ';r! 'and bound :Ov:*r/JboJik««iß fibfenp&aoejjor three months

iw .r<j*oK erf* inW««Steq*i j DHarWS'Palmer was charged with as* Mrs (jockhead, pa-, the 2ini_altiaio. \ ft .j JEm, ma - Cuojihftad, g worn, n &' ffip-f.Pajmflr'fl 1 4flbjpr the handkerchief* his had t*fee'u aw<*y from my jumped aver tne'ftiuco.and knocked me* 'MWiii6W f knelt on me;, "ffia? wife said .that will do, but , P'ilm , er r 's4id :r no^r"vKiii kill the W¥e5 T I jytf ilp' I ai&W'why he used me thus?' ''EKi then knocked me (lowa again 'into-the*ditob)- bi'ddii'-ia the water.-' My little boy then wane and told' his father, •-Who cjuW add sawxPaluaar push.-jne do\va again,; threatened to kill me; I was very bad, and sore, and very lame, and am still so from- the effects p£<the kicking I got from defendant. ~ « a?oJtfefeada l at-My saw you strike me. I did not stoKe j pp;-'j>o,urjface;-an4 ;.yoa kicked me iwseai 'hf r never callel you a rogue or taigf r j not run/After your little girl and fall down.

']• ,I>avid j3ookheadj[ sworn—l pettier, residing in Hamilton East, anjd husband of rastJwitne'fls.'LCMyifibtle boy came to me crying, " run, father, run; Mr Palmer ? is V\ T nen I got info' the "street, I saw Palmer in a .fighting after a police constable, when Palmar struck her on the head and knocked her down/?'-I,' saw' J TaotHing 9 e13e.. il did not near" *'anjp &orffi"ijtom'!Wsto> ot them. (Witness was very dea'fOr 0 ' : ' J, ;

[i ;'4?o strike,- imy wife, ( L was -then about 20 yards off, in ihb street". liaW'your wife and daughter j there also.-" '"

To the Court—l did not see my wife shakeiher fist; i<j We &»■ jupt-onfgoqfd,teems' ; W;ith-the,Pjalmenj. .ft B j Jeale deppatd .thatfii.e; waa a'duly qualifird medioal .prao6itio J o v ef, that-dirfcbi : vJSbVh;.nIJ; defendant showed him a contusion on : her right thigh, "a swelling on the babk of ner [ a.n4jioonjp?ained.jof>ipain generally . about.the) ri^s., ihq' to haye ; been .done-some- daya jireviuUslyT r, r To defendant -The injury"appeared to be a bruise, which uiigut have.been from a fall: the,injury to the neck was simply a frwelling-br strain; ) ~ __ r To the s, tdld H me v she had called previously to see me. ~ The o injuries were not of-a serioa*nature. " ■-, .Defendant w»,bpuud-oAex to keep the ' pWcie'^u 'aapeovvi Jp2s for chree_ months. ' ,R ' r ' " l Lx ' ~ Tsrael- Petheril was charged with assaulting John Deegan. Tne d'ase-'was adjuuned, but afterwards settled out of Court*? '■'■ "•'•' '■

DRT/tfKB-N'KBSS. ~ Robert Sill wis caargad.by Constable ..Mutra Y t > with cilia offence 1 Gbnatable Murray proved" that defenon the t'SOch uic, waa helplessly drunk iu the puo 10 street. A mau named Jouii' M»yi-Was when Maya nad 6 ot bun wituin 10J) yards i hiß/houaß,;defea4aaL-l<»i4 hiuiseijf down' in the m<ddle of cue ro^d".' Mays .then... got aiiother mau, aud taey earned* defenuaui hoiiie.; ..-•..:-."o.iTVlCtt ~. ,- - ' ' , Jouri Mays, sworu, add, defendant was :*bie :fcy' ,wa^- ; wiia (myrßas^ahee. i '\rie ! diinuiy 1-iy duwa in tho btrpec 10 take a res.. ~ ■ l .... p , - Jftoed; 20a, .and-ceste, ,t j * 0 • •; J • *