MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

Globe, Volume I, Issue 87, 10 September 1874, Page 2

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday, September 10. [Before C. C. Bowen, Esq., R.M.; and H. P. Murray Aynsley, Esq, J.P.] DRUNKENNESS. John M'Elroy, who had been arrested for being drunk while in charge of a horse and dray, and had afterwards been admitted to bail, did not appear when called. His Worship ordered that defendant should show cause why his bail should not be estreated. BREACH OF CITY-BYE LAWS. For permitting horse and cattle to wander in the public streets and roads the following persons were dealt with : —Robert M'Parlane, fined 5s ; James Sheriff, 5s ; T. Aldridge (two horses), 5s ; F. King, 5s , Wm. Ormandy, 6s ; Andrew Maher (18 head cattle), 20s ; and James Whittington (4 head cattle), 10s. H. Fuhrman, for permitting his horse to run away, was fined 10s. John Maluza, for being absent from his horse and cart, was fined 10s. Reuben Binslead, for permitting his chimney to catch on fire, was fined 10s. John Lane, for wheeling his fish cart down the footpath in Madras street, was fined 10s. James Goss, for failing to keep a light on a hoarding in Cashel-street, was fined 10s.

P. Graham and H. W. Farrar were summoned for breaking a horse in the city. The Constable stated that he saw the defendants lunging a horse on a piece of land at the junction of Oxford terrace and Gloucester street. Mr Millet, who appeared for the defendants, said that the men did not know they were doing wrong at the time. Fined 10s, BREACH OF DOG NUISANCE ORDINANCE. The case against William Teague, summoned for being the owner of an unregistered dog, was dismissed. Thomas Mason aI»o summoned for being the owner of a dog unregistered, was fined 20s. SUNDAY TRADING. Henry Marks was summoned for contravening statute 29 Car. 11. by selling a cocoanut on Sunday, 30th August, to two boys. The defendant admitted the offence, and said that, father and son, he had been a shopkeeper for twenty-nine years, but did not know before that he was doing wrong in selling on a Sunday, or that there was such a law as this in existence. Now that he knew of it he would keep his shop closed for the future on that day. His Worship told the defendant that under an old Act of Charles 11. he was liable to a penalty of £5 for every such offence. He would be fined 5s in this case. FAILING TO OBEY AN ORDER OF THE COURT. Thos, Helms was summoned for failing to comply with an order of the Court to contribute towards the support of his wife and children.

Mrs Helms said that since the order had been made she had only received £2, which her husband had paid into Court. His Worship said he would make an order that the balance £8 be paid within a week, failing that, a warrant would issue. BREACH OF LICENSING ACT, 1873.

Mary Gordon was charged on summons with selling fermented drink without a license. Constable Galward stated that on the 17th August he went to defendant’s place, who keeps a tobacconist's shop at the corner of Lichfield and High streets. He asked for a glass of cider, and got some in a bottle to take away, all of which he paid for. He took the bottle containing the cider to Professor Bickerton, in the same state as he received it from the defendant. Alexander W. Bickerton, professor of chemistry, stated that he received a bottle of liquor from the last witness. On analysing it he found it to contain two and a half per cent of alcohol. The liquor would be intoxicating if drunk in quantity. The defendant said she had made no disguise of selling this liquor publicly, and trusted his Worship would deal leniently with her. *• | His Worship told the defendant that possibly she did not know that in selling the liquor she was contravening the Act, but from the evidence of Professor Bickerton he was certain that this was a liquor that should only be sold by licensed victuallers. In reply to his Worship, defendant promised not to sell any more of it, and was fined 20s. LARCENY. Robert Gardiner was charged on remand with stealing a pair of boots, the property of Mr H. Williamson, Kowai Pass. George Folston stated that on June last he was carrying on the West Coast road. He remembered getting a sack containing boots from Messrs Suckling Bros, for Mr Williamson. He delivered them to Chas. Wheeler, the driver of the Malvern coach, to take to the Pass. Charles Wheeler, driver of the Malvern coach, remembered taking a sack of boots from George Folston in June last, to be delivered to Mr George Williamson, Kowai Pass. Delivered the bag in the same state as he received it. Henry Williamson, storekeeper, Kowai Pass, remembered on June last sending to Suckling Bros for some pairs of boots. One pair particularly he had got measured for. Had never seen the boots in Court before, but they were exactly the same as a pair that were made for him before. Received a bag of boots from the last witness, and at the time got an invoice for seven pairs, but there were only six pairs in the bag. Sent word to Mr Suckling the same afternoon about the pair being missing. The prisoner, in defence, said that he bought the boots from a man who had since gone to the Palmer river for 15s. He had not stolen the boots.

A second charge was laid against the prisoner of stealing a flask of brandy. Michael Galvin stated that on Monday last he took off his coat at the Prince of Wales Hotel to play a game of bagatelle, and laid it on a form, and when he afterwards put the coat on missed a flask of brandy out of brandy out of the pocket. The flask produced was like the one he missed, and contained about the same amount of liquor he had in it at the same.

By the prisoner—l don’t remember giving you the flask to take a drink out of it, I was not very sober at the time. His Worship sentenced theprisonerto four months’ imprisonment with hard labor on the first charge, and two months’ imprisonment with hard labor, the second sentence to take effect after the expiration of the first.

LUNACY FROM DRINK. Robert Matson, brought up on this charge, was remanded to Lyttelton for a week.

LYTTELTON. Tuesday, September 8. [Before W. Donald, Esq, R.M.] DRUNKENNESS. Frank Rickards, a new arrival, arrested by Constable Emson, was charged with this offence, and fined ss, which was paid. REFUSAL OP DUTY. John Veigler, (George Nichol, and Berent Kruidsen, were charged by Captain Freebody, of the ship Carisbrooke Castle, with this offence, and the two former sentenced to one week’s imprisonment, the latter being sent on board, agreeing to go to bis work. CATTLE TRESPASS. Charles W. Brown was charged with allowing three cattle to wander an large in the town, and fined 10s and costs. William Mitchell, for allowing one cow to wander at large, was fined 6s and costs. Wednesday, September 9. THREATENING AND ABUSIVE LANGUAGE. Samuel Prescott was charged by William Owans with this offence. Mr H. N. Nalaer, appeared for the complainant. The Bench, after hearing the evidence of the complainant and bis witnesses, also the witnesses for the defence, dismissed the case, stating that it should never have come before the court. embezzlement op ship’s cargo. Edward Ford, a seaman, lately belonging to the ship Eastern Monarch, was charged

by Captain Donaldson with this offence. Mr Nalder for defence. After the evidence of the captain and a witness had been taken, Sergeant-Major O’Grady applied for a remand for the production of further evidence, which was granted until Tuesday next. LARCENY. Thomas Campbell on remand, charged with this offence, was, after the evidence of an additional ;witness, sentenced to six months’ imprisonment. SLAUGHTERHOUSE LICENSE. Thomas H. Parkirson applied for a slaughterhouse license for his premises near the orphanage, which was granted. KAIAPOI. Tuesday, September 8. (Before J. Birch, Esq.) MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT. Edmund Ford, a sailor, arrested by Inspector Barsham, was brought up on warrant, charged with embezzlement of ship’s cargo on board the Eastern Monarch. Acoused, who answered the description given in the criminal report, was remanded to Lyttelton.