MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 813, 30 January 1877, Page 3

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. Tuesday, January 30. (Before G. L. Hellish, Esq., R.M., and W. H. Pilliott, Esq, J.P.) Drunk and Disorderly. —An inebriate, who appeared for the first time, was fined 5s and Is cabhire. Thos. Henderson was fined 20s; Duncan Smith, 10s ; Robert Henry, charged with being drunk, using obscene language, and committing an act of exposure, was fined 40s; Ellen Talbot, arrested for drunkenness, was fined 40s. Conspiring to Defraud.— Agnes Brown, a respectable looking woman, was charged on warrant with this offence. Inspector Feast told his Worship that accused had been arrested the previous day at Rangiora, and the greater portion of the goods, which had been obtained from Mr B. Cass, were found by Detective Kirby in her house. There were two other persons concerned in the offence, for whom warrants had been issued, and in the meantime he would ask the Bench for a remand for a week. Remanded until the 7th February. Larceny of a Swag. —William Smith alias J. J, Murray, was charged with stealing a swag belonging to a man named Stevens. Accused had been arrested the previous night about two miles the other side of Kaiapoi. From the evidence it appeared that the prosecutor and accused met some few miles from Christchurch on Saturday morning last, and camc> into town together. They went to the Cavorsham Hotel, and prosecutor left his away there. When he went for it on Mondoy morning he learnt that accused had called on Saturday afternoon and taken it away. The prosecutor stated that ho did not give the man authority to do so. Valued the swag at between .£3 and £i. Evidence was also given that on Monday accused asked a man named Duncan Smith to pawn the swag, which he did at Mr Cohen’s place, and got 5s on it. Smith, when called, stated that he gave accused one shilling and spent tbe other four in drink. In reply to tlic Bench accused denied having ftsked Smith to pawn the swag. Sentenced to one month’s imprisonment with hard labour. His Worship told Smith that he was perfectly satisfied he knew the swag was stolen when he pawned it. He would advise him not to come before him on any charge, as he would certainly remember it,

Soliciting Prostitution. Leckie, charged with this offence in front of the Theatre, was fined 40s. LYTTELT >N. Tuesday, January 30. (Before W. Donald, Esq., R.M.) Breach of the Public house Ordinance. —Robert Anderson, licensee of the Albion Hotel, was charged with this offence, on the information of Constable Devine. The Bench inflicted a fine of £3, with costs 19s.