MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 696, 12 September 1876, Page 3

MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. Tuesday, September 12. (Before G. L. Mellish, Esq, R.M.) DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—An inebriate, who appeared for the first time, was fined 5s. DESTRUCTION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY.— William Phillips was charged with breaking crockery ware and other articles in the house of G. M. Pilliett, Caledonian road. The parties are neighbors, and it was shown their wives had had some misunderstanding during the day, and when accused came home in the evening he went into prosecutor's house, and after some words broke a few plates and other articles. Mr Phillips said he did not wish to press the charge, and accused was ordered to pay 4s damage done. WIFE DESERTION. Thomas McCreevy was brought up on warrant, charged with having deserted his wife since 11th November, 1875. Mrs McCreevy said she desired to withdraw the charge. Accused, addressing the Bench, said he was employed as contractor under Mr Wright, and had written his wife two letters since he had been away. Mrs McCreevy told the Bench that she had showed one of these letters to Detective Kirby, and told him she did not wish her husband brought down. His Worship dismissed the charge, and desired Inspector Buckley to make enquiries into Mrs McCreevy's statement. Neglected Children. —John Crawford, Thomas Crawford, and Alfred Crawford, three children, the eldest of whom was only eight years' of age, were brought up under the Neglected Childrens' Act. The mother of the boys stated that she had a younger child, and was unable to take charge of or control the boys before the Court. She was at present in receipt of charitable aid. The boys were ordered to be sent to the Industrial School for seven years each, to be brought up in the Roman Catholic faith.