MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 152, 28 November 1874, Page 2

MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. Saturday, November 28. (Before Dr Back and W. D. Carruthers, Esq, J.P.) LARCENY. Bridget and Mary A. Herrick, the latter a young girl, were charged with the larceny of a perambulator. Henry Piper identified the perambulator in Court as his property. It had been left on the 4th instant in front of Manning's brewery, and stolen from there. Mary Donaldson, who keeps a shop in Cashel street, stated that the little girl brought the perambulator produced to her for sale, and wanted 30s for it. She (witness) would not give that amount and it was left there. Subsequently the elder prisoner came and offered to take 15s for it, which sum was paid her. Chief Detective Feast stated the perambulator was reported to him by Mr Piper as stolen on the fourth. From inquiries made he saw the elder prisoner and the girl at their house. He could not see the perambulator there, and the woman was very abusive, and said she knew nothing about it. Next day he saw her outside the court, when she stated that she had heard the children had got an old perambulator somewhere, and that it was broken up and wasn't worth sixpence. He also wished to mention that, from what he had heard, he believed the woman was encouraging the girl to thieve. The woman was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, and the case against the girl dismissed. VAGRANCY. Sarah Jane Arney, who had only been released from prison a short time, since which she had been knocking about the town and conducting herself to the annoyance of several people, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment as a vagrant. LYTTELTON. Friday, November 27. [Before W. DonaM, Esq., R.M.] DRUNKENNESS. Henry Derry, arrested by Acting-Sergeant Maguire, charged with the above offence, was dismissed with a caution. Henry Smith, charged with the same offence, was also dismissed with a caution. DRUNKENNESS AND USING OBSCENE LANGUAGE IN A PUBLIO PLACE. Charles Allan was brought up, charged with this offence, and fined 10s, whioh was paid.