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Released 10 Nov 1865
EAGLEHAWK POLICE COURT.
Thursday, 9th November.
(Before His Worship the Mayor, and Dr Pounds, J.P )
ABUSIVE AND THREATENING LANGUAGE -Bather Brown brought the above charge against Mary McClure.
The prosecutrix said she lived at Sydney Flat. She sent her children to school on the 3rd instant, and subsequently saw Mrs McClure's children throwing stones at her (the prosecutrix's) children; she remonstrated with Mrs McClure as to the impropriety of allowing her children to do so, when she was assailed with the most abusive language. She had a few words with Mrs McClure about stealing a rooster, but nothing more. She had no witnesses.
Mrs. McLure denied having said anything improper, and called Mrs Ellen Irons, who gave evidence to that effect, but Sergeant Richards giving the defendant a bad character, she was fined 21s, with 5s costs, or seven days imprisonment.
Mounted-constable Kavanagh charged Maria Balderstone with using abusive language in a public place on the 4th November, in Red Jacket.
The defendant was the same person who, with her husband, was committed for trial for the manslaughter of her child at Red Jacket in September last, and is at present on bail awaiting her trial at the Supreme Court. The constable said he heard the prisoner using most abominable language in a public place at Red Jacket. She addressed no one in particular. He could not utter the language she used, in court, but handed a paper to the Bench on which the words were written. Mrs. Balderstone was partially drunk, and her husband very drunk.
Wm Dawson said he remembered the 4th instant.
He heard Mrs. Balderstone use most abominable language. The words written on the paper, which was shown him, were uttered by her.
Mrs. Balderstone denied the charge, and called Mrs. Ellen Irons, who said Mrs Balderstone never used an improper word, and made a charge against Constable Kavanagh of going into a shanty close by and drinking.
Fined 21s, with 5s costs, or seven days' imprisonment.
IDLE AND DISORDERLY.- Sargt. Richards charged Ellen Irons with being idle and disorderly. He said she was a prostitute and a public nuisance, and requested a remand for eight days. The remand was granted.
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