MAGISTERIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1645, 25 August 1887, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON-THURSDAY. (Before Mr John Ollivier, R.M ) ALLEGED LARCENY. Two charges of larceuy against Eliza jeth Croton, an Inmate of ihe Timara gaol, were adjourned for a fortnight, the acoused being too ill to appear. UNREGISTERED DOG. Robert Bennett was fined 10s and costs. TRACTION BNGIMB Robert Meaclara was charged with taking a traction engine across the Ashburton Traffic Bridge without having obtained a permit.— The defendant said that he had bean returning from Mount Somers on a Saturday night. Ho reaohed the bridge about ten o'oloolr and the County Council offices had c'osad hours before. If he remained where he was, on the other side of the bridge, he said that he would have been proiecuted for obstructing a thoroughfate, and he therefore thought it better to orons the bridge. — A fiae of 10* and costs was ii flioted. HQRSKS AT LARGE, J, F. Butler was fined 10j and costs for being the owner of horses found wanderIng at large. < a "prohibit." Petec Keller, licensee of the Wlnslow Hotel, was obarged with having at Tin wald Saleyards sold whisky to one T G. Marriott, knowing the same to be a prohibited p Tson — Sergt, Felton deposed , to having served notioa of the prohibition I order on the defendant. — E. J. Fooks, otoik of tho Town Board of Tin wald, was called to prove that defendant was tbe holder of a conditional license for the Tiowald Saleyards,«-T G Mwriott, said that there was a pohib tton order m force against him. He was at Tinwald Saleyards on Tuesday. He had a beer and whisky. Ha was supplied with the drinks •t the bar, he could not «ay if it was defendant who eupplied him. Witness did not know if defendant knew him ; he did not know defendant — By defendant : Witness did not know defendant till pointed out In Court that morning,— Peter Keller, the defendant, sail that he did not know Marriott till pointed out to him that morning. If he served him with liquor it was In Igaoranco of the prohibition otdit being m force, — The Magistrate said it was the duty of publicam to comply with the Act, and find ont the persons prohibited. Fined 20s and cists. -The Magistrate cal'ei Marriott and told him that ha was liable to a fine as well as Keller and he was not Bare that he did not deserve to be fined heavily. He had no right to go and tempt a publican to supply him with Hqucr and the Banch was sorry that the poles had not laid an information against Marriott. If the la.tsr was brought up on such a oharge he would be fined to the fullest extent the law allowed. The Benoh hoped that this would be a warning to Marrlof. SXABSINQ CASE, Wua. Sohaflfer, a Bohemian by nationality, was charged with having done greivous bodily harm to Edward Morgan, by stabbing him with a knife at the Old Men's Rome, on the morning of August 21st — Mr H. Zander was sworn m aa Interpreter. — Edward Morgan said that he and defendant had occupied the same room m the Home for two months. On Monday morning m getting out of bed got a knock on tbe head. Sobaffer had called witness ill names and complained of hie snoring. Saw Sohsffer had his trousirj on, and a stick m his hand. He rushed at witness and threw him down between the bed and the wall, and held him by the throat till one of the inmates re'eased him, Schaffor rushed at witness a second tlraa and witness found himself stabbed through the hand with a knife. Schaffar had often threatened him, and he fonnd him ttandiag over his bed sometimes.— Cross-examined bySohefljr : It w,»s Sohaffer who strack witness and cut aia uauUo.— n:u(,»,i ICU-«« O , on mmi nm , (o of tho Home, said that he was disturbed on Monday morning, about 4 o'clock, by Morgan calling out, " Dlok, Diolr, he ie choking me." Went to Morgan's room, and found someone lying on the floor Witness got «oma blood on his hands. Got a ligrht and found Schaff r with his one knee on Morgan's bed and he hid 8h»-ffir by the throat. Witnesi took hold of Shaffer and asked him if he wbb going to commit murder. Shaffer went away, and Mr Fox, the master, came. The r: om wa9 much blood-stained, and Morgan had blood on him also Took Morgan to witness's room, and found he was bleeding from his hand, and bound it up.— Constable D. Smart said that he arrested Scbaffer at the Home, and searched for the knife ÜBed, and found two small kniveß on a shelf. Prisoner said, "tbat is the knife," which is now produced.— Dr Trevor examined Morgan on Monday morning and found his right band had a penetrating wound near tbe wrist, from back to front The knife produced would cause such a wound. The patient is doing well, and the wound will probably nat do him any permanent injury. —Thomas Fox, master of the Home, said SohaflVr hid been m the Home since Ist February last, having been formerly m the Dunedin Refuge. He also corroborated the evidence of the previous witnesses concerning the affray, gave him to understand that the knife produced was the one that he stabbed Morgan with. Sohaffer suffered from epileptic fits, and was nnder medical treatment for them. — Gross* examined : The accused handed witness the knife produced and said it was the one he stabbed Morgan with. — The accused declined to say anything m hiß defence, and was committed for trial at the next sessions of the Supreme Court In Ohrlstohuroh on 3rd October naxt. The Court adjourned till 2 p.n?.