MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

Globe, Volume V, Issue 525, 23 February 1876, Page 2

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday, February 23. (Before G. L, Meliish, Esq, R. M.) Drunkenness. —The following cases were dealt with ; —John Delaney,also charged with creating a disturbance in a licensed house, resisting and assaulting the police, and wil fully destroying property, was fined 40s, and ordered to pay 6s the value of the property destroyed, William Walsh was fined 10s and cab hire Is 6d ; Robert Mclntyre fined ss. Failing to appear to Recognizances. John Ray was brought up on remand charged with failing to appear to his recognizances at the Supreme Court, Evidence was tendered to show that the prisoner was the person against whom a true bill had been found for larceny in a dwelling, and that he had failed to appear to his recognizance?, Prisoner,

who made no defence, was committed to the next session.

Stealing from the Person.—James Dew and George Ebert were charged with stealing from the person of Walter Eawley. It appeared that the prisoners and the prosecutor had been’living together in the same hut at Malvern. Yesterday fortnight as they were lying down Ebert said to the prosecutor, “You owe me 2s lOd.” Prosecutor replied, “I know I do, but I can’t pay you now.” Ebert then said, “ I will take it,” and the other prisoner said, “ Yea we will,” and then they took a pound note and ten shillings from prosecutor’s pocket against his will, but he did not oppose them doing so. On being taken into custody Dew admitted taking the money, and Ebert said that he only took 2s. Prosecutor said that he did not wish to press the charge; Had not received his money back. Dew said he would give the prosecutor his money back. Ebert in his defence said that he never took any money from prosecutor’s pocket, but on Dew taking 4s he (Ebert) took 2s of that sum. Said to Bawley, “ This is the 2s you owe me,” and Bawley replied, “ All right.” Prosecutor on being recalled denied this, and said when he asked for his money he was struck. Dew said that he only took the money in a joke, and intended to give it back. Mr Hellish said he was loth to send two young men to gaol, but it was a dangerous kind of practical joke, and he would not send them to gaol, but as prisoners had money he would order the money taken from prosecutor to be returned to him—viz, £1 5s B’d, and prisoners would have also to pay his expenses, £l. Larceny.—Janet McKinlay was charged with stealing a gold watch, the property of Mrs Townsend, at Opawa. It appeared that the prisoner went to the shop of Mr Oohen and offered to pledge the watch produced for £l, stating at the time that she was Mrs Cowan, and that the watch had been given to her by her father on her marriage more tban-,15 years ago. Mrs Townsend identified the vratch as her property, and said that when she left her home yesterday afternoon the prisoner was sleeping in the room where the watch was hanging. Prisoner had been living with witness, and up to the present time she had been strictly honest and industrious. The watch was worth 30 guineas. The prisoner, who said she did it through drink, was fully committed for trial at the next sitting of the Supreme Cou tLYTTELTON. Tuesday, February 22. [Before W. Donald, Esq, B.M. j Drunkenness.—Alexander Derregh, on remand, charged by Constable Daley with this offence, was fined 10s. Contempt op Court.—Alexander Derregh was further charged with appearing in Court on Monday morning in a state of drunkenness, for which offence he was ordered to pay 10s. Drunk While in Charge of a Horse. —George Jory was charged by Constable Mclntosh with being drunk while in charge of a horse at Governor’s Bay, on the 14th of February last, and fined 10s and 4s costs. Breach op Borough Bye-laws—John Steward was charged by Mr Sowden, the Inspector of Nuisances, with allowing a quantity of bad eggs to remain in occupied by him in Canterbury street, to the annoyance of people living in the neighbourhood. The Bench inflicted a fine of 10s and 4s costs. Fighting in the Streets.—Henry Pietersen and John O’Brien were charged by Constable Daley with the above offence, and each fined 20s and 4s costs, or three days' imprisonment. The fines were not paid.