RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3172, 29 August 1881, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

MONDAY, AUGUST 29,

(Before H. Eyre Kenny, Esq., R.M.) FELONY.

F. D. Bendle was brought up on remand charged with stealing certain moneys from Her Majesty's mail. Mr Cotterill appeared for the prosecution, and said that, as the police were not yet prepared to go on with the case, be would ask for a remaud until Friday next. His Worship granted the remand until Friday next at 10 a.m. RAPE. Charles Knox, a young man apparently about 90 years of age, waa charged with felonious assaulting and committing a rape upon a girl named Margaret Smith at the Spit. The police asked for a remand until Monday next, which was granted. VAGBANCY. Andrew Clark was charged with this offence, and pleaded guilty. As he was an old offender, be was sentenced to three months imprisonment with hard labor. LUNACY. Manihera Ngarara was charged with this offence. It appeared that the prisoner had been living at Taupo. He had been examined by Dr. de Lisle, who certified to his being insane. His Worship said he would remand him for a week to admit of medical examination. As it required two medical men to certify he would suggest that another be appointed along with Dr. de Lisle, who had already examined him. UNLAWFULLY ON THE PBEMISES. Patrick Lynch was charged with being unlawfully on the premises of S.Snelling, at Hastings. Mr Snelling gave evidence of the offence, and His Worship said that, as this was the seventh conviction recorded agaiopt the prisoner for this offence, in addition to several other convictions, he would deal with him severely. He would have to go to prison for six months with hard labor. STEALING TIMBER IN THE BUSH. Rubin Collins, Charles Dixon, and Joseph Stoker, were charged, on the information of the Chairman of the School Commissioners, with cutting certaiu trees on the property of the School Commissioners, with the intent to steal them. Mr Cotterill appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Lee appeared for the defence, and pleaded guilty on behalf of his clients. Mr Tyle was sworn, and said, in answer to His Worship, that there was a erreat deal of timber being taken away from Government land. It was a common crime. There had been some thousands of treeg cut and taken away from the Rakiata block.

Mr Lee said his clients had nothing to do with cutting timber on any other block. They were only working men, and as the expenses would be heavy he would ask His Worship to make the fine as light as possible. His Worship said he could see no difference between stealing this kind of property and any other, but, as the prosecution had only asked for a fine, he would fine each of the accused £2, in addition to which there would be the value of the timber, and the costs of the prosecution, making in all £5 2s each. The Court then adjourned.