RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 1, 27 December 1877, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT.

.lA-cx-xj-f, Mov ay Deo biib v 24. (Before W, N. 3i«. auk-, K«q., K. \..) •DKUNKE-JNKBh. .. George Scott pleaded go-ihy to the above offence, and was niied 5 and costs ; m default, 24 hairs' imprisonment. Rehana (a native) pie ided _juilt\ to a like ofl .nee. — Fined 5s am, costs; m default, 24 hour-*' imprisonment. *•■ "> JXaiban Cooper, second offend for di unket.nat-,!., pleaded and was fine. 10s and costs, nr, m de- ; f tult, 48 hours' iinprisoiimH.it. Henry vVidow was charged with | having uo visible or la-vtul mea.s oi support. Srfr^eant McGrovern stated thathe prisoner arrived m 'Hamilton early last week, ami was mooning aoouc the town; aud, on list Friday night, be wen., between thfc .ours of 11 at night and 1 on •Saturday morning, to sswral pe-»« •le's houses, down JS-o. I, and roused them up asking ior shelter, .-iter ten o'olock ou Saturday nighi, Constable Haddock found tbe pri soner wandering about m a haltdrunkeu state, aud took him jin. c custody on the present c.i.trge, After evidence bus been taken th. pr.soi.er made a rambling .statement, and said he had cmi - from tUg an with a view of getting wor« on t.ie railway. His Worship said, as h * the pri. soner was unknown co iiie police that he would this u.ne dea ieu*ently with bim. Sentence i to 48 hours m New castle G:.ol.