RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3520, 5 June 1874, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Friday, June 6. (Before J. Bathgate, Esq., E.M.) „ Drunkenness.— William Pearce was fined ss, with the option of forty-eight hours’ imprisonment; John Brady, 40s, or fourteen days’. Theft. -George Buchanan was charged, on remand, with stealing from the person of John Russell, a silver hunting wat hj, a gold Albert chain, and a small locket. Prosecutor said that on the 2nd January he was with prisoner in the Prince of Wales Hotel, where ae got some drink, and went to sleep. When be awoke his watch, chain, and locket were goae, as was the prisoner. The watch produced was his property.—Prisoner here de aied ever having been in prosecutor's company or in the Prince of Wales Hotel,— o.dward Holmes, publican, said that in the month of February last a man named Kennedy came along with the prisoner to his hotel. The latter wanted to sell the watch and chain produced to him.—Henry Gunnery said that about two months and a-half ago, while in the Prince of Wales Hotel, prisoner asked him to sell the watch and chain previously iden afied by prosecutor as having been stolen from him. Witness told him to do his own dirty work.- Abraham Solomon, pawnbroker, said that a man named Kennedy and a person resembling the prisoner took the' watch and appendag ,to him to pawn in February last. Knowing it to be stolen, he wanied to get the men to stop for a few minutes. Kennedy did so, and witness handed him over to the police, but he could not induce the ocher man to remain. His Worship said he considered prisoner guilty of the theft —Prisoner: 1 can assure you whether you find me guilty or not, I know nothing whatever of the watch—(Laughter) —Prisoner was sentenced to thirty days’ imprisonment. civil cases. C. R. Chapman v. Thomas Kennedy. Claim Lsl 3s 6d, for house-rent.—Judgment by default was given for the amount claimed with costs. At this stage of the proceedings his Worship asked the legal gentlemen to excuse him from proceeding with the business, and to allow the cases to be adjourned till Monday. While sitting ia the Library yesterday afternoon he had caught cold, and felt too indisposed to hear the cases on the list. He really wished more comfortable apartments for a library could be got. If there were any pressing cases he would hear them at once. Mr stout : We are willing to allow the cases to be adjourned —Tne cases set down for hearing were then adjourned till Monday.