MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 956, 18 July 1877, Page 2

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday, July 18. (Before G. L. Mellish, Esq., R.M.) Drunk and Disorderly. —Michael Ryan, charged with being drunk and resisting the police, was fined 20s. William Gilbert was fined 10s.

Larceny. —Elizabeth Lawless, a respecta-ble-looking young woman, was charged with stealing some articles from her late employer, Mr W. IS T . Millton. Detective Walker stated that he saw accused the previous day in Mr Nathan’s house, St. Asaph street. Told her he had a warrant, and wished to search her box. She went with him to the Nevada Boarding-house, in Oxford Terrace. He searched her box there in the presence of Mr Millton, and found the ear-ring, bracelet, and photograph produced. Charged her then with stealing them. Accused made no remark. Mr Millton called, stated that accused had been in his service for four months, and was discharged by him on last Tuesday week for getting drunk. After she had gone another servant found a portion of one of Mrs Millton’s ear-rings. Search was then made, and the articles produced were found to be missing, also a brooch and several photographs. I identified the ring, photograph, and image. The value of the lot in Court would be about ss. Accused had no right to have them in her possession. In reply to the Bench, accused said the bracelet belonged to her. She knew nothing of the other articles. Mr Millton told his Worship that accused had received a very good character when she went into his employ. His Worship told accused that as it was her first offence he would deal leniently with her, so that she might have an opportunity of retrieving her character. It was the habit of drinking she had unfortunately fallen into that had placed her in her present position, and he warned her if she did not give it up she would appear before him again. Sentenced to seven days’ imprisonment with hard labor. John Willis, charged with the larceny of a ring and pair of boots, was, on the application of Inspector Buckley, remanded until the 20th hist.

LYTTELTON. Wednesday, July 18. [Before W. Donald, Esq., R.M., and J. T. Rouse, Esq., J,P.] Refusal of Duty.— Wm. Ormond, a seaman on board the ship Wanganui, was charged with the above offence. The Bench, after hearing the evidence, ordered accused on board. Indecency. —Wm. Brown, arrested by Constable Johnston, charged with the above offence, was dismissed with a caution. Drunkeneess. —Wm. Owler, arrested by Constable Devine, was fined 10s, or in default forty-eight hours’ hard labor, for the above offence. Civil Cases. —Piper v Union Steamship Company, claim £l4 ; Mr H. Naldcr for the plaintiff, Mr H. |H. ,Louglman for the defendants, This was a claim for damage done to seyen boxes of tin plates shipped on. board the s.s. Taupo, at Port Chalmers, to plaintiff’s order, Christchurch. Judgment for plaintiff, with costs LI 9s, solicitor’s fee 425, witnesses’ expenses 7s. Olliver v Tremberth, claim £G 5s 8d ; judgment for plaintiff, defendant ordered to pay LI per month.