ASHBURTON—MONDAY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2365, 3 March 1890, Page 2

ASHBURTON—MONDAY.

(Before Messrs R. Aloorr, D. Thomas, ond T.BaUock, J.P. 1,.)

DRUKKENNBSS AND D^SORDKBIY OONDCCX.

Moiiy Petty, a wo.&aa who ban to long, list of previous cony ctiona agniost her, was charged wUb having been guilty if drunkenness, disorderly conduct, aad ustDg obscene languige at the railway B atlon ou Siturday Uet, and with haviog asaaalted Rowland Hill, a gaard on the line, as well as a lady passenger, whom she had struck In the face. For the assiaitg she w»b cent to prison tot seven days witb hard labor, and was fined 101 with the usual alternative tor dcunkennesi, the charge of uslcg obscene language having bee a departed from. ALLEOBD LAIOKSY, William Piggo.t w«d oaar^ud with the larceny of £20 from M-aoa Tapai, a Maori, In a railway oarrbge. The polioo aaked fo? a remand, but meanwhile took the evidence of Mason Tapai, who stated that he had some time ago ia Welliogton raovived £50, nhioh he got la nott-n. Me travelled from Lyttelion to Ohrlaiohitch, and thence a'.ocg the sonth Hue. £a the tralu h6 bought a cap front Flggott for Is 6d, taking out his mo ey for the parpoao The fliau who Bold him the cap took ha money out of his hand, and declined af e^ rep atod ceqnt»sts to him baok the notea. The man who took the note* left the carriage and went into another one. The theft w,v,B oommittod when the la 6d Wi:i being paid. Tha Maori being paralysed in the right hand took oat his bundle of ciutes to get at bla sliver, and while he held the notes two ten pouori nutes W6r» etol«n from him by Piggott, Maaon vent on to Temokt*. and gave lnform»*ion to the polloe. The B^noh graaied a remand for ten days, to allow, of the man, named Kuig, who w»s wlth; Piggott, and waa oulj' apprehended at liaugitata that morning, being brought op on the charge along with Figgott, The Oonrt then rose,