MAYOR’S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2608, 27 June 1871, Page 2

MAYOR’S COURT.

This Day. (Before his Worship the Mayor and the Hon. Dr. Buohauan, J.P.) DRUNKENNESS. John Morris, and Jane M‘Neill, were each fined ss, or 24 hours imprisonment; and Mitchell Nosbett, 10s, or 48 hours. uttering. Andrew S. Geddes was charged with uttering a forged cheque. It appeared that on the evening of the 18th iust. the prisoner went to the Australasian Hotel, Maclaggan street, and asked the landlord (Mr Hutton), to cash for him a cheque for LlO, which ho represented was drawn by Mr R. Campbell, of Campbell and Low, station holders, Waitaki. Not being acquainted with the firm in question, Mr Hutton declined to give prisoner the money ; but on the faith of the representations made, gave an advance of L 3 upon tho cheque. When the cheque was taken a few days afterwards to the Bank of New South Wales, on which it purported to be drawn, it was returned marked “no account.” A remand for 7 days was granted.

THE PRINCES STREET FIRE. The hearing of the charge of arson preferred against r. W. Reichelt was proceeded with, and occupied the time of the Court until its rising. The witnesses examined were—Detective Parrell, Messrs Hart and Boycs (who valued the stock on Ileichclt’s premises after the lire), William Noonan (shopman to the accused) ; and they were all severely cross-examined by Mr Barton, The greater portion of the evidence, as was the case yesterday, was merely a repetition of that given at the Coroner’s inquiry. The only new facts elicited were these Noonan, in the course of cross-examination, said that three weeks ago' Reichelt packed two boxes and a trunk of goods for Goldammer, Witness had been in the back house mending toys, and on coining into the shop again noticed what Reioholt was doing. Witness asked him who they were for, and he said for Goldammer. Three mouths before he told witness he intend d to give Goldammer a start. On the same occasion he told witness to enter a quantity of picture-frames at Is each to Goldammer in the day book, which witness did. Reichelt said he would enter the other goods himself ; witness could not say whctherjiedid jhcnhg'it

have done so without witness’s knowledge. Mr Hart stated that he made a valuation of the goods found in Goldammer’s phssession, and estimated their value here at L4t2, and the cost price at L3OI. This witness underwent a very severe cross examination—so severe, indeed, as to cause Dr Buchanan to ask Mr Barton to be “as lenient as possible ” with the witness, and Mr Smith to characterise it as “uncustomary bullying.” Mr Barton fired up, and stated he would question the witness warmly aud in the manner he “richly ” deserved, and acted up to that intimation throughout. [Left sitting.]