MAGISTERIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1409, 17 November 1886, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

APHV URTON—TO fi-D IY. [Before Mr O. C. S B ddeley, R.Mj CRUELTY TO HOKSB3 Edward Parish was oharg- d with wort - ing a horse in which vv.va nff-rnr from -iore ahoul ’era. The offence w;s not x serious do, and the lowest penalty, 20a, wat iefl cted. Peter Stewart wes charged with worling two lo'sea Buffeting from eose ah aiders —Ur Parnell appeared for the defendant.—This also was arm ill offence. The charge with regard ti one of the horse was dismissed, and on that in con- • 1 c-ion w t'r the other, the lowest penalty, 20 1, was inActed KR' WORKS George Engle, Thomas Scott, and P. Q Miller, for «h m Mr Or s appeared, p’eaded guilty to a charge of letting off fireworks in a public place on the night > £ 6. A fine of 5s and costs in each caie wa* inflicted A LISPUTiD SPADE. Henry Earuabaw wm, charged on information with the larceny of a spade value 8a 6 1 the proparty of the Ashburton Borough Council Henry Spicer, the foreman of the Borough Council labor gang, said that he missed a spade from the doraa’n a few weeks ago. He had bought the spade from Messrs Orr and Alcorn, He llentlfied the one produced es that which had been lost. He recognised it by a hrnimer mark on the handle.—A. Maopheraou, shopman at Orr and Alcorn’s, deposed to selling some spades to the last witness. He identifi ,d the firm’s private mark on the one produced.—This was the case for the prosecution The defendant called J. Sealy, who said that a few weeks ago lie sold Tarnahaw a spade similar to the one produced. It was one of a number that he (Mr Sealy) had procured from M tasra Orr acd Alcorn.—Tne Magistrate said there was no case and dismissed the information. The Court then ros ,