MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 985, 22 August 1877, Page 2

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday, August 22. (Before G. L. Mellish, Esq., R.M.) _ Drunk and Disorderly. —John Williams alias McFarland, was fined 20s; James Parr, 20s ; Thomas Douglas, 10s and Is cab-hire. George Hawkins, for being drunk while in charge of a horse and cart, was fined 20s, and Wm. Cody, 10s. Larceny oe Grain. —James Wood was brought up on this charge. Mr Izard appeared for the defence. Mounted-Constable Cartmill stated that he arrested the accused at his own place at Lincoln the previous day. In a loose-box in the stable he found seven bags wheat, marked B in chalk, three bags oatS, and half-bag of barley. Mr Owen Stace, the prosecutor, was present and identified the bags as his barley. Previous to arresting accused witness asked him how he came by the bags, and he said he had bought them and had a receipt for them. Witness asked to see the receipt, but accused would not show it, nor would he tell the name of the man from whom he had bought the grain. Accused said he purchased the grain between eight and nine o’clock on the previous Tuesday. Witness then charged him with the offence, and arrested him. Mr Izard applied for a remand to enable him to subpuma witnesses. Remanded until 25th inst. On the application of counsel his Worhsip said ho would grant bail in two sureties ofLoO each.

Larceny oe a Watch. —Albert, Ainslcy was charged on remand with stealing a watch belooidoir to Michael Henncssy. The prosecutor stated that on the 17th inst. he was in Christchurch and the worse for drink. He remembered going to some place on the South town belt with a woman. When he went there ho had the watch produced on him, and next morning when he became sober it was gone. Was certain he had not sold or given away the watch. There was a man in the house, but witness could not say whether accused was the man or not. He (accused) had up right to have the watch his possession. Aeeqscd, ia reply to the Beach, added

nothing to his previous statement, viz., that on the night in question he was in a house of ill-fame, when a woman came to him with a lot of silver in one hand and a watch in the other. She offered him the watch, but he refused to take it at first, and she said if he did not she would throw it away, and he then took it. From a list in the possession of his Worship it was shown that accused was one of the unemployed who had been sent up to Burnham, and after reading him a severe lecture for hanging about brothels instead of looking for work, his Worship sentenced him to three months’ imprisonment with hard labor. LYTTELTON. Wednesday, August 22. [Before W. Donald, Esq., R.M.] Drunkenness. —Samuel Northey was fined 10s for this offence. Civil Cases. —Reed v claim £32, money lent; Mr 11. N. A aider lor plaintiff, and Mr Thomas for defendant; adjourned for a week. Hcmpslock v Booth, master of barque Amelia; claim £4 6s: Mr H. N. Nalder for plaintiff; judgment for £4, costs 9s, solicitor’s fee 21s. Trustees in Murray’s Estate v Prendergast; claim £8 11s 7d, judgment summons; adjourned for one month at request of plaintiff.