MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 862, 29 March 1877, Page 3

MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday, March 20. ' (Before Gr. L. Lee, Esq, and Dr Dcamer, J.P's.) Keeping a House of 111 fame.—The : adjourned charge against Ellen Davey for i keeping a house of ill-fame at Phillipstown was dismissed, as defendant had left the premises since last before the Court. i .Protection Order. Mary Donaldson applied for an order protecting her earnings, and also that her husband, whom it was stated had been drinking lately, might be called upon to contribute towards the maintenance of his children. Defendant said he had arranged with his wife to allow her £1 weekly, the whole of the household furniture, and also to give her the custody of the children. In reply to the Bench, plaintiff said she was satisfied with the arrangement, and the case was allowed to be withdrawn. Drunk and Disorderly.—Margaret Guerin, charged with this offence, wae discharged with a caution. Robert Cameron, for being drunk and found illegally on the premises of Mr G. Green, St Asaph street, was fined ss. Two inebriates, who appeared for the first time, were each fined ss. Housebreaking.—Saml. Dannaiias Robt. Knight, a young lad, was charged on remand with having broken into Mr T. Potter's house on the Harewood road. Evidence was given that, on the 20th instant, the window had been wrenched open, food taken, and several articles disturbed. The boot-marks left on the floor correspond with the boots worn by accused. He (accused) had told the prosecutor thathe had seen a man breaking in, an d afterwards partly admitted that he h.4d been inside. Inspector Feast told the Bemh that eight other houses had been broken into and property stolen from them. He believed accused had committed the offence in each instance, and he would ask for a further remand. Remanded for eight days. Embezzlement. —Edwin Wadman, late clerk and collector to the Heathcote Boad Board, was charged, ©n five informations, with having embezzled moneys belonging to the Board. Evidence was given that the following payments for rates had been paid to accused, whose receipts were produced : —August 18th, £0 15s by Mr W, Reeves, Opawa ; September 15th, £S 7s Hd by Mr T.York, Woolston; September 20th, £4 17s 6d by Messrs Toomer and Sons, Cnristcburch ; November 21st, £6 10s by Mr R. Vincent, Opawa; October 3rd, £5 8s 4d from Mr W. Gimblet, Hargoodroad off Ferry road. Mr S. Manning, chairman of the Road. Board, stated that it was the duty of the accused to have paid the payments into the Union Bank of Australia to the credit of the Board. The bank book showed that this had not been done. The various informations were divided into two charges, and accused was fully committed on each of these. In reply to the accused, the Bench said bail would be granted, in two sureties of £IOO each, and himself in £2OO. LYTTELTON. Thursday, March 29. (Before W. Donald, Esq.R.M.) Assault. —Ann Ealam was accused of this offence by Frances Coombridge. The case, which was a trivial neighbor's equabble, was dismissed. Civil Cases. Chalmers v Forrester, claim £6 18s Bd. Mr T. I. Joynt for plaintiff. This was an action to recover damages for a fence between plaintiff and defendant Which had been destroyed by fire by defendant. Plaintiff finding that defendant's cattle treepa?eed on his ground through the fence bwng destroyed, had the same replaced at a cost of £6 18s Bd, which sum he now Bought to recover from dctcDdant. Judgment for plaintiff, costs, lHs ; solicitor's fee, 21s Collector of Education Bates v Parker, claim £'l ; judgment for plaintiff. Same v Tubus, claim' £2 10s ; judgment for plaiutiff, costs, 6s- D'Authreau v Doughtery, claim £2 13s {id'; by default, costs, 103. Samev Mosh, claim £3 ; judgment for amount claimed, costs, 10s. Same v Home, claim £lO ; judgment summons; defendant ordered to pay 10s per week, or in default, one month's imprisonment,