HBH 1890 August 29 Court Reisdent Magistrate's Court-yesterday-Captain PREECE R.M. William JENNINGS-drunkenness George HARPER charged with assaulting his wife Catherine HARPER. Mrs HARPER detailed abuse and brutal treatment which she had been subjected to by her husband. She attributed his conduct to drink, of which he had been taking a great deal of late. He claimed that three or four pints of beer daily were necessary for his indigestion. Constable SCHULTZ described accused's violent conduct and disgusting language at the time of last assault complained of- Accused is a respectable looking man who had been in the police force and the railway department, was ordered to find two sureties of £2- each and one of £10 himself, to keep the peace for three months, or in default to be imprisoned for like period with hard labor. Catherine ROSE-charged with using obscene language in Chaucer Road yesterday- Constable SCHULTZ gave evidence James Mc EWAN and Margaret WILLIAMS also gave evidence. Accused was sentenced to one month's hard labor, and was promised three months' if she appeared again on a similar charge.