MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 924, 11 June 1877, Page 2

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

> CHRISTCHURCH. - Monday, June 11. (Before W. Donald, Esq., R.M.) ! Drunkenness.— Gf. P. Stevens, William f Barr, and Michael Ryan were each fined 20s. ; J. H. Ellstop, for being drunk and commit- \ ing an act of exposure, was fined 20s. One £ inebriate, who appeared for the first time, and had been locked up since Saturday, was discharged with a caution. Eire others, who had ! been admitted to bail, were each fined 10s. H Larceny. —John Crawley, alias Thomas ■ Hicks, was charged with stealing a number of I stereographs, ornaments, and stereoscopes, be--5 longing to Grand and Dunlop, Chester street. i The articles were identified by Mr Graph as ? his property, which he had missed from their \ show room. Valued them at £2. H. Alexi ander, employed at Stewart’s pawn shop, ; stated that accused brought the articles io the \ shop on the Friday previous, and said lie .had < brought them from Dunedin. Gave him 4s ■ for them. In reply to his Worship, accused J said ho was guilty, and Avas sentenced to three j months’ imprisonment with hard labour. { A second charge of stealing a number of boots, s carpenter’s tools, and hardware from T. C. | Dethier, Phillipstown, was also preferred against the accused. He had been staying with prosecutor, and on Saturday last got the key to clean out the house. From what prosecutor had been told afterwards, lie went to John Tetley’s shop in High street, and identified the property there as belonging to him. The prosecutor said ho valued the articles at £2. Mrs Tetley called, stated that accused went to her place on Saturday, and brought the articles produced. He said he brought them from home, and want cd 5s for them. She gave him 2s and purchased them. Accused had nothing to say in defence, and was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment with hard labor. Francis Farmer was charged with stealing a bottle of brandy from the At Hotel on Saturday night. The bottle had been seen in accused’s pocket, and he said he had put it there for a lark, as the barman had kept (id change. Accused received a good character from a person in Court, and as nothing was known against him previously lie was dismissed with a caution. Breach of Purlic Works Act. —Win. Brown was summoned for allowing a mob of sheep, about forty in number, to wander on the railway line between Lincoln and Springston. Mr Wynn Williams appeared for defendant. From the evidence it appeared that the train ran through the mob on sth .May, killing about fifteen. Defendant’s land borders on the line of railway, and witnesses called by Mr Williams stated that the sheep had got. through the Government fence on to

the line. The fence at this place was in a very bad state of repair. After counsel had addressed the Bench, Ids Worship said that under the circumstances of Mr Brown’s loss he would inflict the lowest penalty, but tho public must be protected against the probibility of an accident by an obstruction on a railway line. Fined £5, Miscellaneous.—A. Denton for not haring sufficient light on his cab was fined se.

Samuel Lacey for having no light on his cab ■was fined iOs. A similar charge against Millett and Saunders was adjourned for a ■week. John Foster, junr. charged on three informations with obstructing Salisbury street with a quantity of shingle was fined £2 in all. W. Wilson summoned for allowing a horse and vehicle to remain unattended in Hereford street was fined 10s. George Whincop for not being in attendance on his horse and cab, was fined 10s. W. Bullock, for carrying four passengers in his hansom cab, was fined _ 20s. Henry Read was summoned for cutting a drain across a footpath in I?eterborough sti cet, without having received permission from the City Council. Defendant said that he was merely clearing an old drain to let off the water on his section, the accumulation of three days heavy rain. Fined 10s. Wm. Gennett, for allowing his chimney to catch fire, was fined 10s. An adjourned charge against Wm. Greenaway, for having no light on his stage coach, was dismissed. Houses and Cattle at Large. —For permitting horses and cattle to wander at large the following persons were each fined 5s: —Joel Reid, John Judge, R. Wallace, H. Boyle, J. H. Sluis, and Charles McPherson. John Mehterens, for allowing twenty-two pigs to be at large, was fined 10s. Unregistered Dogs. —James Kennard, John Kerr, and John Falloon, summoned for being the owners of unregistered dogs for the current year, were each fined 20s. Creating a Disturbance. —James Banks, James Lavery, Henry Slade, and David Henderson, were charged with creating a disturbance at Treleavan’s Bridge Inn Hotel, North road, on Sunday, 3rd June. From the evidence of complainant it appeared that defendants came to his place on the morning of that date and asked for drink. He refused to give it to them, as he knew they were not travellers, and were working in the district. After grumbling, they went away, but returned in the afternoon and again demanded drink. Witness refused to give it to them. They then pushed him along the passage into the kitchen. Ho got them out from there, and then they completely took possession of the house; went to the pantry, eat the greater portion of a 101 b piece of beef, and nearly the whole of an apple pic. Banks also struck witness when he was trying to get him out of the parlor, and seemed to be the ringleader of the lot. Banks was also very violent. Defendants only went away when they knew that witness had sent for assistance. In reply to the Bench, defendants said that when they were first approaching the house Trcleavan said he he would nob serve any factory men, and at this time four persons were inside being served with drink. Complainant informed the Bench that the persons alluded to were bona fide lodgers. Banks and Lavery were fined 20s each, and Slade and Henderson 10s each.

LYTTELTON. Monday, June 11. (Before J. T. Rouse, Esq., J.P.) Drunkenness. —Wm. Robinson for this offence was fined ss.