MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

Globe, Volume VII, Issue 763, 30 November 1876, Page 3

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. i Thursday, November 30. (Before G. L. Hellish, Esq, R.M.) Drunk and Disorderly.—A, W, Moss was charged with being drunk and creating a disturbance at the Clarendon Hotel. Mr Wagner, landlord of the Hotel, stated that accused had been drinking very heavily during the last fortnight. Every means had been tried to induce him to stop drinking, but he would not desist, and went outside to obtain it - ■ Accused was suffering very much from the effects, and his Worship remanded him for a week for medical treatment. John Morgan was fined ss, and Richard Williams ss.

Vagrancy.— James Kelly was brought up on this charge. Accused had only lately been released from gaol, and the previous day tried to cash a valueless cheque at the White Swan Hotel. It was found, however, that the cheque was incomplete. Accused pleaded hard to be allowed to leave town and go shearing, and his Worship gave him twenty-four hours to clear out. -Wife Desertion. —Neill McGhee was charged on warrant with this offence. Ac-cused-denied the charge, and said he was employed making boots by contract at Aieithfield, but had received no money so far for the work. Mrs McPhee stated that she had only received £1 7s 6d frpm her husband during the last month for the support of herself and family. Accused said he had mOney coming to him from Kaiapoi which he was willing to give to his wife. When be lived -with her she was constantly abusing him His Worship said he was aware there were -faults on both sides. Accused had £ 1 4a lid in silver and a cheque for £1 15s on him when arrested, and his Worship ordered that the fare to Leithfield should be given accused, and the balance handed to his wife. Accused was then cautioned and discharged. Breaking into a Building. —James Jones answered to his bail bn the charge of breaking into a building in course of erection in St Asaph street east with intent to steal therefrom. On the application of Inspector Feast the charge was amended to one of larceny. Mr Joynt appeared for accused, and asked that the case might be remanded until the following day to enable him to bring rebutting evidence to the fresh charge. Olimately it was decided to hear the case for the pro secution, and, if Mr Joynt then so desired, the case would be further remanded. Evidence was given that when the house was examined, on Monday, it was found that a quantity of scrim, which had been nailed up in a front room of the house on Saturday had been pulled down and removed to another room. Accused lived exactly opposite. On Saturday evening G. K. Marshall, the builder, saw the scrim where it had been fastened on the wall, and, before leaving, locked all the doors and fastened the windows. On Monday morning he found that the scrim had been cut down and removed to another room, and placed immediately under the window. A window of the back door had been broken, and the fastening of the window of the room in which the scrim had been placed drawn back, so that it could be raised from the outside. About twenty minutes to one on Monday morning Mr C. Walton, who resides next door to this building, heard glass breaking and sound of footsteps, and, having got out of bed, he thought he saw a man raise the back window of the new house, and saw a light. About ten minutes afterwards, when he went out he saw a man standing at the window, which was raised. He spoke to him, and then recognised him as accused, who lived at the other side of the street. Knew accused to be a painter by trade. The value of the scrim was between £2 and £3. After conferring with accrued, Mr Joynt told his Worship that he had decided not to call any evidence. The learned counsel then quoted from Roscoe, to show that as there had been no severance of the property from the owner, the charge of larceny could not be sustained. Inspector Feast wished to point out another case, when Mr Joynt said that though he might be inclined to dispute points of fact with the police, he would never argue points of law with an officer ; and if such a practice were permitted there, that would be his last appearance in the Court. After further remarks, his Worship said he was afraid the case was too clear against accused. Sentenced to four months’ imprisonment with hard labor. Uumanageable Boy.— James Weller, a young boy eleven years of age, was brought up on this charge. The father of the boy stated that his son was quite beyond his control. Ho would not keep at school, and ho could do nothing with him. Witness was quite willing to pay for his being kept at the industrial school. Ordered to be sent there for four years, to be brought up in the teaching of the English Church,

Hobses and Cattle at Large.— For permitting horses and cattle to wander at large the following persona were each fined 5s :—J. T. Stubblefield, Win Davis, J, Me* Konkey, Alfred Wright, John Miller, 8. Bennett, 8. Taylor ; James Rosser, on two informations, was fined 10s. Lnke Adams, on four informations, was fined £1 and 10s expense of witnesses. Miscellaneous.-—For tethering a horse in a thoroughfare, John Dingle md Peter

Pasche, were each fined 10s ; Charles Chambers, charged with riding on the footpath in Armagh street was fined 10s; for tethering a horse in a street at Phillipstown, James Barnett was fined 10a ; W. H. White, for plying for hire without a license was fined 10s; Hugh Taylor and Robert Yates, charged on two informations with a similar offence, were fined 10s each; Wm Mumford, John King, and Benjamin Bulmer, charged with not havingsufficient control over their horses, were each fined 10s. Using Obscene Language.—Rebecca Stewart was charged with using obscene language to mounted-constable Connell at Avonville on 19th November. The charge was proved, and a fine of 20s imposed, ' Assault. The adjourned case against John Cooksley for assaulting James MacKenna was heard. A similar charge was preferred against James Coeksley, Mr Howlands called, stated that on the night of the 4th Nov as he was going home he saw a row going on opposite the Warwick Hotel. He went over and saw some person strike the complainant. As he saw that those present were against the man he advised him to go home, and his advice was taken. Did not recognise either of the defendants as the person who struck the man. Two other witnesses stated that they saw James Cooksley strike complainant that night. Did not see the other defendant. His Worship dismissed the case against John Cooksley. The other defendant called some witnesses who stated they saw complainant strike Cooksley that night, but heard the former first accuse the latter of having taken some pigs feet without paying for them. His Worship said this was a little piece of larrikinism on the part of the elder Cooksley; he would be fined 20s and 10s costs of witnesses. Absenting Himself from ms Employ. Charles Hallam, apprentice, was charged with having absented himself from the employ of his master Henry [Scrimshaw. Mr J. S. Williams appeared for complainant. The boy had left his employment on last Monday week, and had not since returned. He was indentured for five years. The boys’ father, who was in Court, expressed dissatisfaction at the manner in which his son was being taught his trade, Mr Williams said he could bring evidence to show that was not the case, and that the boy had got on remarkably well. His Worship told Mr Hallam that if he were dissatisfied with what his boy was being taught he had his remedy at law. Ordered that defendant serve ten days in addition to the term named in his indenture, and pay costs. Threatening Language. —Mary Haniford was summoned for using threatening language to Catherine Harding, A crosssummons between the parties was heard at the same time. After hearing evidence his Worship said he hoped there would be an end to this squabbling, and dismissed the case against T Mrs Harding. As Mrs Hanniford was found to be the aggressor, she would be ordered to pay the costs, 9s. [Left sitting. J

LYTTELTON. Thursday, November 30. (Before W. Donald, Esq, KM.) Drunkenness.— John Taylor, arrested by Constable Bullen, was fined IDs, or, in default, forty-eight hours’. Civil Cases. —J. S. Olliver v Adams; claim, £l2 18s sd; judgment for plaintiff by default for full amount, and costs 10s. O’Brien v Hyde ; claim, £4 13s; judgment by default; costs 9s. Trustees of Merson’s Estate v Pene Tuki; claim, £7 15s 8d; judgment, by confession, for amount claimed, and costs 13s. Amount to bo paid within two months.