MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 313, 14 June 1875, Page 3

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. Monday, June 14. |_Before G. L. Mellish, Esq, R.M., and His Worship the Mayor.] Drunkenness. —The following inebriates were dealt with—John Brown who was charged with being drunk whilst in charge of a horse and cart in High street, was fined 10s; Thomas Helmes was fined 20s, and cab fare, 2a; E. Brown, fined ss; Adam Frier, fined 6a. Affiliation. — A case against John Hezlehurst, for neglecting to support his illegitimate child was dismissed, as the parties had been married since the summons was issued. Appeals against the City Assessment. —The following appeals against the City Assessment were heard and determined —Mr Huddleston, the city valuer, attended to support the valuation. Dr Frankish, house and land in Colombo street south, assesessed at £l5O, reduced to £120; Jabez Heasman, house, Allen street, assessed at £3O, reduced at £25 ; John Heasman, house, Allen street, £26, reduced to £2O ; Charles Heaton, house, assessed at £26, reduced to £2O ; D, Lewis, house, Allen street, £35, reduced to £3O ; George Haydon, no appearance ; Barnard Simpson, asssed at £35, reduced to £2O ; house and land, £75, reduced to £7O; J. Hart, house and land, Hereford street, £75, reduced to £7O ; David Caro, store, in Cashel street, £2OO assessment confirmed ; William Davenpoit, shop, High street, £BO, no appearance, confirmed ; H, Alehin, shop, High street, £l2O, confirmed ; Mason, Struthers and Co, shop, Colombo street, £2CO, no appearance, confirmed; Wm. Mitcheson, shop, High street, £l3O, reduced to £IOO ; Oloie office, £35, reduced to £3O ; J, R. Johnston, shop, High street, £250, reduced to £2OO ; shop, High street, £3O, confirmed ; cottage. Hereford street, £3O, reduced to £lB ; cottage, Herefo-d street, £4O, reduced to £36 ; John Hughes, no appearance ; W. S. Marley, house and land, Hereford street, £IOO, reduced to £B7 ; Henry Gardiner, house and shop, Hereford street, £6O, confiimed ; J. 8, Wagner, Clarendon Hotel, £SCO, confirmed; A. J. Raphael, land, Cashel street, £2O, reduced to £ls; William Bush, shop, Manchester street, £75, confirmed ; Hyam Marks, house, Cashel street, £3O, reduced to £25 ; W. R. Mitchell, six quarter acres of land in Hereford and Cashel streets, three quarters in each street, Cashel street reduced from £IOO to £6O, Hereford street to stand at £6O, three cottages and land, Barbadoes street, £26 each, one reduced to £2O, another to £ls, and the third confirmed; B. H. M. Palmer, house and land, Hereford street, £6O. confirmed; J. B. Dale, two cottages and land, Hereford street, £6O, reduced to £4O; Aaron Ayers, no appearance; M. B. Hart, stables, cottage, and workshop, next White Hart Hotel, £75, reduced to £SO; J. De Beer, shop, High street, £l5O, reduced to £100; S. Nashelski, shop, High street, £2OO, no appearance; W, Strange, shop, High street, £SOO, no appearance; Richard Clark, shop, Colombo street, £100; reduced to £7O; P. Schneider, house and shop, Lichfield street, £6O, reduced to £SO; Thomas Bennetts, boarding house, Manchester street, £75, reduced to £7O; 8. L. Bell, four houses and shops, Colombo street, £IOO each, reduced to £BS each; also, four shops in Colombo street, assessed at £IOO each, reduced to £95 each; R, McKnight, four-roomed cottage and land, Cashel street, £SO, reduced to £45; T. D, Jones, three houses in a right-of-way from Tuam street, £3O each, reduced to £25 each; Michael Riley, no appearance ; A. G. Saunders, no appearance; Thomas Bates, no appearance; Richard Murphy, no appearance; Edward Morris, no appearance; Jesse Hall, no appearance; Benjamin J. Hale, no appearance; John Ponsford, no appearance; Charles Clark, house and land, Cashel street, £75, reduced to £6O ; George Innes, cottage and land, Cashel street, £45, reduced to £3O: land in Cashel street, £IOO, reduced to £7O; J. Backhouse, four cottages, Lichfield street, £BO, reduced to £6O; John Tinker, no appearance ; F. G. Hawley, house on town belt, £65, reduced to £SO; Mrs Hughes, cottage, Lichfield street, £3O, reduced to £25 ; L, E. Nathan, no appearance; Thomas Harrup, two houses, St Asaph street, £26 each, confirmed; James Smith, three houses, St Asaph street, two at £26, and one at £3O, the one at £3O confirmed, the others reduced to £2O each ; Samuel Dowdell, fourroomed cottage and land, Bast town belt, £52, reduced to £4O : Edward Dodds, no appearance ; Miles, Hassal and Co, land, Ferry road, £IOO, reduced to £76; Joseph Snell, two cottages, Ferry road, £35 each, reduced to £26 each ; J. B. Banks, skin yard and farm, Ferry road, £IOO, reduced to £75 ; Miles, Hassal and Co, land, South belt, £6O, confirmed; W. Wilson, no appearance; Charles Clark, house and land, Barbadoes street, £76, a portion of thv had been sold off since valuation, and the assessment was reduced to £35 ; Henry Maddison, three cottages in St Asaph street, two assessed at £3O and the other at £2O, the two reduced to £lB each, the other to £l2 ; John Hoppee, houst, St Asaph street, £35, reduced to £3O ; G. B. Johnson, £35, reduced to £3O ; J H. Hooper, no appearance; Thos.

Pje, cottage, Madras street, £3O, Confirmed ; cottage, £26, confirmed; house, £52, reduced to £32 ; vacant land, £6O, reduced to £3O ; htfuse in High street, £6O, reduced to £52 ; Samuel Stewart, house and shop in Madras street £52, reduced to £4O; C. A. Oakes, no appearance ; T. M. Hassal, land Manchester street £26, reduced to £lO ; Thos Tillman, workshop Manchester street £4O, reduced to £2O; E. Mitchell, threehouses andland, Hereford street and Manchester street, two at £75 each, and one at £SO, reduced to £35 and £4O, and the one at £SO to £25. Benjamin Hale, house and land Cashel street, £BO, reduced to £65 ; B. J. Hale, cottage and land, Cashel street east, £SO, reduced to £35; A. R. Creyke, no appearance; W. G. Judge, house, Worcester street, £BO, reduced to £65; Harman and Stevens, no appearance; Miles, Hassal, and Co., offices and warehouse in Hereford street, £SOO, confirmed.

LYTTELTON. Saturday, June 12. (Before W, Donald, Esq., R.M.) Larceny from the Person. —Francis Coyne, a musician, was charged by Thomas Leidlier with stealing one purse, containing three £1 notes, one sovereign, and some silver. Constable Wallace said that he arrested the prisoner and charged him with stealing the above money. He said he had no money. I searched him at the watch house, and found he had concealed three £1 notes in his stocking. He asked me not to show them. One note is burned at the corner and along the side. I received the sovereign from a seaman named McEvoy. Thomas Leidlier, the prosecutor, said—l am a miner, and was on my way to Auckland, I had a £lO note, which I changed to pay my passage money, and £ll paid for my board and lodging. I had three £1 notes and a sovereign, St George and Dragon marked, and some loose silver in my pocket. The prisoner was in my company the day previously, and slept in the same room. I planted my money that night, as I suspected the prisoner. All day yesterday he was in my company. I lent him 2s 6d, as he said he was expecting some, and shouted drinks for him. When I took my purse out to give him the 2s 6d, he could see what money I had in it. I did not know I had lost my money till I was asked by the policeman. I then looked in the purse, and missed it. - I can swear to the notes and to the sovereign. Thomas McEvoy, sworn, stated, I am a seaman; I am staying in Lyttelton, having hurt my foot. I saw the prosecutor and prisoner in the Railway Hotel. They were drinking together. The prosecutor was drunk. I saw the prisoner take the purse out of his pocket. I tried to prevent him, and in doing so a sovereign fell out on the floor. I picked it up, and told my mate John Barber to watch him. I then went for the police. John Barber stated—l am a seaman. I know the prosecutor and prisoner by sight, and saw them last night at the Railway Hotel singing and drinking together. I saw the prisoner put his hand into the prosecutor’s pocket and take out a purse, which he placed under his foot. I saw my mate struggling with him ; also saw him pick up the sovereign, and go for the police. I then had a scuffle with him, when the police came in, and took us both to the lockup for scuffling. I saw the prisoner take the notes out of his purse and put it back empty on the prosecutor’s arm. The prosecutor was drunk at the time, and did not know what he was about. John McQuilken said—l am landlord of the Railway Hotel. I know the prisoner; he has been loafing about my place several days. I know he has no money, as I have given him food. I told the prosecutor, who was partly drunk, to go to bed last night, as I knew he was going to Auckland next day. The prisoner called me on one side, and asked why I wanted him to go to bed so quickly for. I told him to mind his own business. There were two previous convictions against the prisoner. The Bench sentenced the prisoner to six months’ imprisonment with hard labor, and complimented the witnesses McEvoy and Barber on the creditable manner in which they had behaved.