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Evening Star, Issue 3709, 12 January 1875, Page 2

Tuesday, January 12. (Before J. Bathgate, Esq,, R.M,) Drunkenness. —John Connell for being drunk while in charge of a horse and cab was fined 10* —Sub Inspector Mallard asked >hat the fact of a m-m (a licensed cabman) having been orunk wbi'e in charge of the vehicle hould be brought under the notice of the Jorporation Wipe Be TiNfi.—Ceorgo Fummell was charged by his wife Charlotte with assault ■ag and beating her. -She a'so asked that he tmuht be bound over to keep the peace.— omplamant’s story was that on Sunday afternoon her husband threatened to take her life, and repeatedly struck her with his fists. She admitted having had some drink, and used harsh words to him.—Defendant was fined 20s. with the option of one week’s iraoris >nment; and was also bound over to keep the peace towards his wife for six months in his own recognizance of L2O. Wife l esertion. James Walker was charged, on remand, with deserting his wife at Christchurch in December, J871.-Sub-Inspector Mallard asked that the accused might be remanded bo Christchurch. He ads raitted being the person mentioned in (he I waVraW, and having denied all knpwledg© of

the woman who alleges she is his wife, a re mand was necessary. He (the "üb-tnspictor) handed in a photograph of the accused.—His Worship uai i he could not remand to ' 'hrist church, it uot being an in fictable offence. Me could only adjourn the hearing to Christchurch, and ha had power to liberate the accused on bail ; but he had no information before him. only the warrant to apprehend. Sub-Inspector Mallard : That raises the question as to the transmission of a prisoner from one Province to ano .her, The warrant was issued iu Christchurch and forwarded down here f< r execution - His Wor.-hip; The information should have be-n attached, and then the whole tbina won d have been complete.—The «uo Inspector pointed out ‘h it prisoners had fr quently been remanded from Province to Province on a warrant of appreh**ns on.— His Wore bio said that be must adjourn the ca e for a fortnight, pending the arrival of the information.— the Sub-Inspector : Then do I understand your Worship to rule that when any warrant sent from any Province to this Province the information must be attached ! —His Worship : That is my ruling, and if you choose to no; ice the terms of the war rant you will see why It reads—“ The warrant to answer to the said information ” Now, to adjourn the hearing from Province to Province 1 must have the information before me.—The cases was then adjourned for a fortnight, defendant being admitted tu hail in his own reco nisauce of L‘2o Breach of the Harbor Kkgulations.— John Findlay was charged by < 'aptain Thomson, harbor-master, with leaving a quantity of timber on the Stuarc street jotty eo as to become an obstruction.—Defendant did not appear, and complainant said that defendant had admitted the offence and promised to remove the obstruction, but had not done so. —Mis Worship; \ou have power, under the statute, to 'remove it yourself.— Witness : I contemplate doing that.—Hia Worship said as it was a first offence he would only inflict a nominal penalty of 20s and costs, but in future cases would impose the full penalty <>f LlO and costa. Wholesale Theft oe Drapery. —Mary Fleming, domestic, was charge !, ou remand, with stealing a quantity of drapery of tho value of L 67 Is lOd from the premises of Messrs Herbert, Hayoes and Co. on or about December 14 The depositions of Mr Haynes the informant, as taken at the last hearing, having been read over, the witnefs was cross-examined at considerable length by Mr F. R. Chapman, who defended. He stated that persons in the employ of the firm frequently purchased goods from them and accused had got things ; but none of the articles referred to in the information were bought by her. Witness first accused her of stealing the goods on December 20, when Mr Allan, his clerk, discovered a quantity of the firm’s property at the bouse of Mr Sounness, where she lived. The case had not concluded at four o’clock.