Mayers (British Assessor), a man was accused of cruelty to a mule by wor ing it attached to a licensed carriage while ins most unfit condition.—Sergt. Ross stated the man had been charged for a similar offence on the 22nd of last June, and fined. Sergt. McIntosh, Acting Inspector of Traffic pro tem, appeared on behalf of the S. S. P. C. A. and said it was a very bad case. The animal's shoulders were full of open sores- The Court inspected the mule, which appeared to be in a most pitiable plight. It was owned by a dairyman in the Sinza Road. Sergt. McIntosh suggested that the animal be sent to Dr. Pratt until it had recovered, or, if Dr. Pratt thought fit it could be destroyed. To this the Court agreed, but thought its destruction would not be necessary, as it looked a young animal and likely' to tuan out all right if properly fed and not worked for some tine. Accused was fined $30 and to pay $20 for the keep of the animal until well.
A well-known loster with a number of others not in custody, was accused of extorting money' by means of threats. Sergeant Gibson stated that the affairs took place near the garbage depot on the Gordon Road, and the complainants said that six men Ind attacked them with knives on their boats, per boat before they would be permitted to proceed any further. The Sergeant thought the man belonged to the same gang who had enticed a man into the country and detained him there, and who stole the Australian horse some time ago. It was very dificult task to arrest these men, as they moved about from village to village. In the case the tipe of the district caught the man. Accused was sentenced to300 blows and one month's cangue.
A man, supposed to be of unsound mind, was brought before the Court under no less than fourteen separate charges. They consisted of eight extortions, four assaults, two of stealing. The man had been tried on the 10th ultimo on.a charge of creating a disturbance, also with being of unsound mind and a danger to residents, but the ease was then adjourned for further enquiries into the charges made by other complainants, The Court at the time expressed itself of the opinion that they were doubtful of the alleged insanity. Inspector Wilson stated that prisoner had been acting quite sanely since he had been in the cells. The fourteen complainants appeared and were heard yesterday morning with the result that prisoner was ordered to undergo twelve months' gaol and afterwards to be doported.—On Friday morning (16th instant) before Mr. Chang (Magistrate) and Mr. S. F. Mayers (British Assessor) a man was accused of being in possession of tickets for water. The tickets were an imitation of those used by the Waterworks Ao. for the purchase of water at the hydrants.—Sergt. Ross stated the man had had the tickets printed and sold them for nine cash each.—Mr. A. P. Wood, Secretary and Enineer-in-Chief of the Waterworks, appeared and stated that the man had formerly been in their employ, but as he had not done his work properly he was dismissed. The man had had some 2,000 tickets printed, and said he had sold 700 and that there were 1,300 more in his house. He paid $1 for printing each 1,000. The stamp on the back of the ticket was slightly different to those used by the Waterworks Co.—Sergt. Ross in reply to the Court said the printer had been arrested by Mr. D. Main and rided over to the French Town authorities, but the man would be handed back shortly. He suggested that a remand be granted until the printer could be brought forward. To this the Court agreed and remanded the case until Monday next.
'A man was charged with stealing the Waterworks Co.'s water from a tap.—Mr. Wood said it was a case where a bui ing was in the course of construction and a tap projecte from a neighbouring building. The tap had been stopped up with metal plug, but this had been unscrewed and a wooden plug driven sin its place in such a way that besides using the water there was a continual waste. The value of the weter thus used was about $25, and this sum the man had already paid. "The Court fined accused $5 and ordered the $25 to yo as _compensation.—On day morning (19th instant) before Mr. Dang (Magistrate) and Mr. S. PF. Mayers (British Assessor), the man accused on Friday morning of being in ossian of tickets nearly similar to those used by the Waterworks Company, for the purchase of water at hydrants, was again before the Court in company with the man who printed them.—Sergeant Ross stated that the other man arrested was printer who had his shop in French Town. He printed tickets for_the Waterworks, and he had received 2.80 from the other prisoner for printing 2,000 tickets, but there was a slight difference in the Waterworks' chop on the back. The remainder of the tickets had been recovered.—Mr. D. Main of the Waterworks stated that the only thing he had against the printer twas that he had been paid money for the tickets and he must have known it was oat trip with Cuthbertson in October, lat the same time demanding twenty cents wrong, as the compradore always mate
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