MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

Globe, Volume I, Issue 3, 3 June 1874, Page 2

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday, June 3rd. [Before C. C. Bowen, Esq., R.M., and J, Marshman, Esq., J.P.I DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.

Thomas Johnson was arrested by Constable Davis for being drunk at the railway station and also travelling without a ticket from Lyttelton to Christchurch. 'J he guard stated that on coming from Lyttelton by the 6 o’clock train the previous evening, and when collecting tickets at the Valley the accused, when asked for his ticket, produced a marble, and had no ticket. He presented the marble again at Christchurch. He did not notice that the defendant was under the influence of liquor until he arrived from Christchurch. Fined 20s. Patrick Colleran, arrested for drunkenness, was fined 10s. DRUNK AND CREATING A DISTURBANCE. James Thompson, who had several times been remanded on this and other charges, was again brought up. The evidence previously taken showed that the accused had been drinking heavily. He was now recovered, and his Worship further remanded him until to-morrow morning to allow of his swag being returned to town, when he will be discharged. LARCENY IN A DWELLING. W. E. Collins, alias Temby, was charged on remand with stealing a cash-box containing £Ol, and some deeds and papers, from his father, Joseph Temby, in the Heathcote valley. Mounted-constable Gilchrist stated that he arrested the prisoner ou Thursday last, at the Kowai Pass Hotel. He told him he was charged with stealing money. He asked him if his name was Temby, and he said not, and that he had not stolen auy money. He took him into the hotel, and searched him, and found £56 3s Id (produced) on him. On the £lO note the name “Dickson” is written. After the prisoner was searched, he said that he did take the money, and that he was going away to Melbourne. Peter Temby stated he was brother to the accused, and lived at the Heathcote valley. His brother also lived there. On Sunday, 24th May, his brother was at home, and next day his mother told him that the cash-box was missing. It had been taken out of his mother’s bedroom, and contained £6l in cash, some writings, some deeds, and an insurance paper. The money consisted of twenty-six single notes, one £lO note, marked “Dickson” on the back, two £5 notes, £l3 in gold, and £2 in silver. The marked £lO note produced is the one that was in the cash-box. Joseph Temby stated that he was father of the accused, and resided at Heathcote Valley, The prisoner had been staying at his house. On Thursday night, 21th May, he slept there. The cash-box produced was in his bedroom at the time, and was the one in which the money was kept His (witness’s) wife missed it after prisoner left, and it was sent back the next night by the train, with the deeds and papers in and the money gone. The box contained £6l before it was taken away. Mr Dickson’s name was written on the back of the £lO note. The note produced is the same. Last saw the money in the cash-box ou Saturday night, 2'Jrd May. His l(witness’e) wife counted it over them,

The prisoner bad no right to take the money, none of it belonged to him. Was sure the note produced Is; the one that was in the box.

When asked if he bad anything to say, The prisoner said that he had committed the act through his sister-in-law, who had constantly been “ bullyragging ” him, and he took the money and intended to go out of the country. He had always given his mother the money he had earned, and never received sixpence back. In reply to his'Worship, Joseph Temby, father of the accused, said that none of the money in the box belonged to the prisoner. His Worship committed the prisoner to take his trial at the next criminal sessions of the Supreme Court.