RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 1968, 26 August 1869, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

This Day. (Before James Fultou, Esq., E.M,) DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. John Cunningham was fined 1 Os for being drunk.—Hect or Gallaahan, for drunken and indecent conduct in the coach between Dunedin and Tokomairiro. was lined 40s, or to be imprisoned three days. LARCENY. David Davis was charged with stealing money and tobacco from the shop of S. Doodeward. Mr Wilson for the defence. — The policeman who apprehended the prisoner, stated that on searching him at the lock-up, to which he had been taken for being drunk, he had L‘i 19s in silver on his person, and six plugs of tobacco.—S. Doodeward, hairdresser and tobacconist, said that the prisoner and he were on friendly terms, and that he asked witness to go with him to the theatre. After some demur they went, and on the witness’s return he found the shop 'had been entered and the money taken away. In the evening, just before shutting up, he had sold a young man a pipe. Amongst the money received for it was a remarkable shilling which bad a hole in it. He placed it in the box with the remainder of his money, which consisted of three £1 notes and some silver, and the shilling produced by the police resembled the one he had received The tobacco also resembled that which he had in stock.—David Millar, barman at the York Hotel, proved giving change to the prisoner for three £1 notes. — Mr Wilson addressed the Court on beha f of the prisoner, and pointed out the probabilities in favor of bis innocence. He was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment with hard labor. PETTY OFFENCES. For wheeling a carriage across a footpath, James Thomas was fined 5s and costs. —The following fines were imposed for the offences specified : Thomas Brown, for a goat wandering 10s ; William Carey, for a nuisance on his premises, 10s; W. Sheddon, two horses wandering, 2s 6d each ; J. Muir, borne wandering, 2s6dj John Aitchison,

goat wandering, —having been out of work for some time, was ordered to pay the costs of the prosecution ; costs were ordered to be paid in all other cases. UNLAWFUL RESCUE. Hughes v. Scanlan.—Mr Wilson for the prosecution. The defendant admitted the offence, but said that he was only removing a buggy which belonged to himself, which was in the possession of Mr Williams when an execution was levied upon his goods. He had no intention whatever to take any steps contrary to law, and what he did was entirely in ignorance.—His Worship said as a sort of apology had been made to the Court, he would not impose the full penalty of L2O, but would simply flue the defendant 40s and costs.