MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 899, 12 May 1877, Page 2

MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

♦ CHRISTCHURCH. Saturday, May 12. (Before G. L. Hellish, Esq., R.M.) Drunk and Disorderly.—Francis Chambers was fined 10s and Is cab fare ; Arthur j Streakc, for being drunk and using obscene language, was fined 10s; J. H. Hart, for J drunkenness, was lined 10s ; John Williams, 40s ; and a first offender, ss. Ellen Talbot, who had been before the Bench a number of times during this rear, was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment, with hard labour. LYTTELTO2J. (Before W. Donald, Esq., R.M.) Saturday, May 12. Drunkennkss. James Robinson and Joseph Carwell, arrested by Constable Bullen, were fined 10s each, or in default, forty-eight hours. Lunacy pkom Drink.—James Stack and Thorans Douglas, on remand from Kaiapoifor medical treatment, were dismissed, having fully recovered, Douglas being ordered to pay 12s 8d for damages done. Larceny.—Mark Stanley was charged with the larceny of a gold watch, the property of H. E. Nathan. Detective Smith, sworn, said that Mr Nathan had reported to him (hat a, ladies gold watch had been stolen from him on May sth, at the Canterbury Hotel. On making inquiries he discovered •watch produced at Mr Rossitcr's shop, Lyttelton. Mr Nathan identified the watch as the one he lost. He arrested prisoner aboard the ship Opawa. Accused said lie had not stolen the watch, but had drawn it in an art union. Mr Win. Rossitcr, sworn, said —1 am a watchmaker residing in Lyttelton. 1 know prisoner. About the 7th or Bth of this month 1 met him at Miller's Boarding House. lie asked me if I would put a glass into a silver gilt ladies' watch produced. He said ho won the. watch in a raille. I put the glass into it, I should know

the watch again; the one produced is it. I gave it up to Detective Smith. When prisoner gave me the watch he told me if I got an offer of 30s for it I might sell it. The watch is worth from £2 to £2 15s. H. E. Nathan, sworn, said—l am a watchmeker and jeweller residing in Cliristchurch. ' first saw prisoner on Saturday last m Lyttelton; he came in to the Canterbury Hotel, where! had goods spread out for sale. Accused said he wanted a locket, but had no money with him, so would come in bye and bye. My attention was called to other things for a minute, but directly after prisoner had gone out of the room, I missed a gold watch. I gave information to the police. The watch is 14-carat gold, and is worth £4 10s. I swear to the watch produced. I identify it by the number. The Bench sentenced accused to six months' imprisonment with hard labour.