MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 132, 2 November 1874, Page 2

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. Monday, November 2. (Before C. C. Bowen, Esq., R.M., and IV, H. Pilliet, Esq, J.P.) drunk and disorderly. Wm. G. Forsyth, for drunkennesss, was fined 10s ; Win. Duncan, 20s ; and Reginald Martell who had been locked up sinca Saturday morning was discharged with a caution. DRUNK AND USING OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Augustus Advert on arrested for being drunk and using obscene language in a public street on Saturday night, was fined 20s or 48 hours imprisonment. LARCENY. A second charge of larceny was preferred against the same prisoner for having stolen a saddle, bridle and martingale, the property of J. H. Andrews, brewer. From the evidence it that the prosecutor had gone into the Scotch Stores about 9 o’clock on Saturday night and tied his horse to one of the posts outside. The prisoner who is a very old offender, and had only been released from gaol on that morning coolly led the horse away and stripped it of the saddle and bridle and martingale throw* ing the two latter into an office at the corner of Tuam and Durham streets, pawning the saddle at Stewart’s pawn oliice for £1 10s in the name of John Foster, He had let the horse loose in Tuam street, and when arrested subsequently on the charge of drunkenness, the pawn ticket had been found on him and the facts traced out. The evidence was most conclusive, and he was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment with hard labor. ILLUSING HIS WIFE. The adjourned case against John McCroy for ill treating his wife was called on. This case had been adjourned to allow of a deed of separation being made out, and consented to by the defendant, protecting, the property of his wife. Dr Foster told the Bench that the. defendant had signed the deed of separation,, and had expressed regret for his treatment of his wife. Under the circumstances, h& would ask that the Bench allow'the application for the protection of the complainants: earnings to be withdrawn. The Bench consented to this, and the case was withdrawn.