RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT, PORT CHALMERS.

Evening Star, Issue 3647, 30 October 1874, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT, PORT CHALMERS.

Friday, October 30. (Before T, A. Mans ford, Esq., E.M.) Throwing Tobacdo to Prisoners. Charles .)oh :B'n’.'leaded guiity to a charge of throwing a ; dice of tobacco to the prison* i s work mg on the pew r«ad at Eort Cha mom.—S rgeant Fergusson stated that about 4p,m yes eid ay toe prisoner, in comping wi hj a fern le. was passing along the in w road c ose to where the prisoners were working, wh- u witne s noticed the accused iiil ng !is pipe ; sh rtly ;f:erwards he put . is hand into his pocket, and throw the pie -e ( f tobacco produced to the prisoners. Accused was fine I 40s, or seven days hard 1 dior

'I heft Charle" John on was aho charged with stealing a silver lever watch, of the yaiue of L 6, the pmpeity of John Jones, rrom the s.». Wanganui—Sergeant Ned

:ia f ed that upon searching the prisoner yrst tday, alter he had been piven in charge for throwing tobaeco to the prisoners, he found a silver wa'cli, .No. 66 33. upon him Yesterday morning a man named John Jones went on board the s s. Wanganui, then lying at the JR at tray street wharf, to work, ami left on board his waistcoat, containing the watch and a chain, the former of which Le missed when he knocked off woik at 6 p m. That found on the prisoner was similar to the one stolen —The remand asked for by the police was granted.