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use of obscene language, was remanded until Thursday.Cause List — Borough Couocil » Cutter sod Lever, £3, rates; order and com. Police v Tuacktrsy, neglecting to keep a light buroiog on certain build-iog materials id Start meet; fined 5s and costs. Si me v Hopton, obstructing the lootpstb wi;b trees; fined 5s and costs. Jertmiah Coffey v Mrs Goodlct, unlawful assault; Mr M'Djrmolt lor Ibe p'ainiiff, aod Mr Walsh lor the dvfeodant. Tue plaiotiff, a ■oodcarter, made a long complaint as to bow be bad been treated by the deieadaot, aod if bo was to be believed, tbe delcoJaoi must have been a virago iodeed. He said that as he was loading bis dray from some 44 shells, meaning hollow trees which be had cut down, tbe defendant's soos tried to take away ■jme o( tbe wood, and failing to do which, tbe defendant came up anl aasauked him with a coma hawk and a large piece of wood. There was a cross case by the defendant against tbe plaintiff, in which she charged him with assault. She stated that her two young boya were out cuiiiug wood when they came home, and told her that Coffey was taking away the wood they had cut. She theo went up to ibe dray distant about a quarter of a mile Irom bar bouse, and asked Coffey to tako off the wood, when he refused, upon wbuh sbe put forward her band to pull the wood off. Colley theo struck her with tbe back of bis axe over the back ol the bead and knocked her dowo, after which be caught her by tbe batr of tbe bead sad dragged bur about the water which was lying about the ground. He then, she said, struck her with a large stick several times, and ultimately drove away tlie wood, leaving her nearly inaenaible, snd suffering from injuries, on account of which she was confined to her bed for several dsys, and was obliged to have recourse to the medical aasistance of Mr Hillai, of Sebastopol. Mrs Glt; odlet’s boys, smart little fel lows, substantially aapported her statements. and did not in any material way contradict themselvts; and Mr Uillaa, who had attended her for several days, proved that she had been very severely injured, and had extensive bruises over the bead and shoulders, and also on ibe body. The bench dismissed tbe case Drought by Coffey, and in tbs cross case against him inflicted a floe of 10s and lit costs, or in default •even days io gaol, at tbe same timo informing Mrs Uoodlet that the dcciaion waa no bar to her proceeding civilly against the defcodaat to recover damages. Kjss v Sbaw, fraud ian-maos to recover a judgment debt of £15 Is 9j; Ur Holmes for tbe plaintiff. It appeared tbe debt was due over two years, and tho court baviog therefore no jurisdiction tbe case was dismissed. Same v M‘Leao, and v Alexander, fraud summonses to re cover provioas debts; bjfb cases were dismissal. Egan v Smith, £3, board; order and costs. Marsh v Nixon, £1 15s GJ, goods; order and costs. Cook Bros, aod Morgan v Ward; no appearance. Cartwright v Earle; no appearance. Bailey v Heoder-aon, £5 9a, goods; and v Michao, £lo ISs; order aod coats m each case. Bolger v llonao, £ 11 S, 8d, work; Mr Stedman for the plaiotiff, aod Mr M'Cormick for the defendant; postponed uniil Thursday. Kokewood Junction Company v Tackett; postponed for a week with ball a guinea costa to the defendant. Same v Morgan. £5, calls; Mr Stedman for the company, and Mr L:wis for the defendant; likewise postponed
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Ballarat Star
Ballarat, Victoria, AU
Wed, Jul 31, 1867
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