MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1028, 11 October 1877, Page 3

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday, October 11. [Before G. L. Hellish, Esq., R.M.] Drunkenness. —James Lynch was fined 10s. Richard Bowen for drunkenness and for using obsene language was fined 20s. Attempting- to Rescue. —Stephen South was charged with attempting to rescue a prisoner from the police. The constable stated that South came and interfered with his prisoner to such an extent that the prisoner got away. South was drunk. He pleaded that he had got a cart on his head in the Maori war, and when he got a little drink he did not know what he. was doing. Ho was fined 5s for drunkenness and 60s for attempting to rescue.

Larceny. —Minnie Edwards, alias Thompton, alias Bench, was charged with the larceny of two blankets, two table clothes, two towels, and one sheet, value £1 15s, the properly of Elizabeth White. Detective Benjamin had arrested the prisoner at 3 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon. Told her of the charge against her, when she said she knew she was wrong in pawning the things, but that she had taken them out and intended to return them. She h id been drunk, and that prevented her taking them back. She also said she had given them to Archibald to take back. Mrs Elizabeth White, owner of the stolen articles, said that last Monday the accused had gone to her house in Salisbury street. She had let a furnished cottage to accused, but gave her notice to go. After she had gone witness missed the articles named in the charge. Henry Alexander, manager Stewart’s pawnshop, deposed that the accused had pawned the articles produced, with the exception of the blanket and sheet. Archibald Hamill hid been asked by the accused to take charge of certain articles, which he handed over to the detective. She said at the time that the things did belong to her. She said she was pushed at the time for money, and was very sorry for what she had done. The prisoner was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment with hard labor. Margaret Simpson was charged on warrant with the larceny of jewellery valued at £l. the property of Jessie Pollock. Detective Benjamin had arrested the accused on Wednesday evening at Lyttelton. When the charge was explained she said nothing, but she aiterwards said she had pawned the chain, and had given the ear-rings to a young girl named Atkinson, barmaid at the Golden

Fleece Hotel. Witness had got the ear rings produced from a girl named Atkinson, at Addington. Jessie Pollock, wife of Andrew Pollock, of Halls well Junction, said the accused had been living as a servant with her. Accused had left about the 20th of last month, without saying she was going. On Sunday last witness had missed the articles produced. S. D. Nathan, licensed pawnbroker, had seen the accused twice at his shop. On the lilt i of last month she had pledaed certain articles produced as her own property. Elizabeth Atkinson knew the accused, who had given her the silver ear-rings produced about three weeks ago. Henry Freeman knew the accused, who had made him a present of the articles produced. The accused had nothing to say. The Bench remarked that it was the first time, and he hoped it would be the last, the prisoner had appeared before the Court. She would be sentenced to one month’s imprisonment with hard Libor. Mr Nathan asked if the money he had advanced on the articles would be refunded. He remarked that he and others did all they could to assist the police. The Court coul I make no order in the matter at present, but would think the question over, and if he thought it desirable would make a recommendation to the Minister of Justice on the subject.