RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3323, 14 October 1873, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Tuesday, October 14. (Before I, N, Watt, Esq., R.M.) Drunkenness.— George Lee and John Mason were each liued ss, or twenty-four hours’, for this offence. The latter was also fined 40s, or seven days’, for assaulting Constable Doran and a civilian, while they were taking him to the lock-up. Theft. —Joseph Haylaud was charged with feloniously stealing a bottle of gin from Cadzou’a Bay Horse Hotel. MountedConstable Powell stated that yesterday Mrs Cadzou charged prisoner with the offence, and he arrested him.—Janet Cadzou : On Saturday last accused came into my hotel, and after staying some time in the bar, went out. My little girl then came and asked me if I had sold him a bottle of anything. I said “No,” and on looking missed a bottle of gin from a case which stood in the bar. Accused soon returned, and seeing the wrapper of a hottie sticking out of his pocket i seized it, and sent my children to look for the bottle in the direction accused had gone. They found it hidden under some stones and tussocks.— Mary Cadzou, aged seven years, daughter of last witness, said she saw accused go from the hotel with a bottle in his pocket, whereupon she told her mother, who sent her and her brother to look for it. 'They found it as described. -John Cadzou, aged fifteen years, gave similar evidence, adding that there wore four persons besides accused in the bar at the time, but that accused was standing against the case —Accused stated that a man named Henry Smith gave him the bottle of gin, and he put it away till the morning. He did not know who Smith was, and would not wish the case adj tinned to iind him, hut would like it settled at once. He was innocent of stealing the bottle.—His Worship thought accused’s tale was scarcely probable, and sentenced him to fourteen days’ imprisonment, with hard labor. Embezzlement. William Stott was charged with embezzling the sum of ss, the property of Messrs A. and T. Inglis, bis

employers.—-Mr Stout appeared for accused. —Alex. Inglis stated that accused was in his employ, and that yesterday, from what he was told, ho called him into the office and asked him what he had done. Accused answered, “ I took the os,” and taking that sum from his pocket laid it on the desk, saying, “ Don’t make a row about it.” To Sub-Inspector Mallard : All of the shopmen have a book similar to the one produced, in which their sales are entered. The tickets produced should correspond with the receipt for 34s given by accused to Mrs Bannatyne, of the Sussex Hotel, who bought the goods. —Thomas Inglis : I am partner with the last witness. Yesterday 1 marked silver to the amount of 255, and asked Mrs Bannatyne to come and buy some carpet at my shop with the money. When she came into the shop I called witness to attend to her, 1 watching his proceedings. Mrs Bannatyne bought a piece of carpet, which cost 345, for which she paid the 25s on account, the accused paying it over to the cash-taker. 1 then marked two more half-crowns and four shillings, which I gave also to Mrs Bannatyne. She then came in again and paid accused the f)s balance, and he brought 4s only to the cash-taker, giving him a check for that amount I then called a constable, and my brother sail “Don’t be in a hurry,” called accused into the office, and charged him with the offence. Accused admitted the theft, and took the 5s out of his pocket.— His Worship here intimated that he had to attend the Court at Port Chalmers at two o’clock, and the furtfapr hearing of this case was adjourned till four p.m.