MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1243, 1 March 1878, Page 3

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. 2fjii(v A iT, March 1[Before G.X. .Mellish, Esq., K.M.] brat offenders were each fined ss. . , As^ACXT. —C. G. JL Muiifw ty» ! 3 charged, on summons, with moulting Mm 4*drews, hoarding house keeper, Madras street. r no complainant stated that defendant had been drinking for the last three weeks. When the men had gone dinner the previous . day ho struck her because she retained ins swag for £1 he owed »ier. defendant hail nothing to say in defence, and was fcnpd £5 ; in default, one months’ imprisonment w;tli ; hard, labor. , . Larceny ok Money— William Phillips •was charged, on remand, with stealing £OO ’■belonging to John Moody. E. W . Roper, auctioneer, Christchurch, stated that ho knew The prosecutor by sight , who was carrier •from Hokitika. Gave him a cheque, dated on ►the Wth of ’February, for .fillto drawn on the Bank of Australasia. Christchurch. The ■cheque produced is the name. C. J. Barker, toller in the Bank of Australasia, Christchurch, deposed to cashing the cdvßjue produced on Friday, the Bth of February. Gave eleven ten-pound notes and one five-pound note In change. The notes were all Bank of Australasia notes. Thought he had seen the prosecutor now in Court in the office. ' not .cashed any other cheque for Mr Roper ■£or the same amount on that or the following ■day. John Moody, the prosecutor, called, ■stated fche£ he was at present staying at the [Royal Oak Boarding House. Had been staying there for shout live weeks. Prisoner was .staying there whsc wfitness went there. Received a cheque from Mr Roper for £lls about'6tt February. Got it cashed at the [Sank of Australasia,Christchurch. Got it in tenTti>imd notes tad a five. Would not know i ''e .cheijue again, O.n February 2-ith had ■g. ton pound note# wrapped in a handker- , • » jijß, his trousers pocket. Wont to bed about o’clock. The* is.onejr was in the , x raocket, and put the triers under the nillo upper part of Gua, trousers hung ov *'• looked at the money wkwp . \ G ; ;the six /.on-pound notes were than fWo ‘i'jhe prisoner did not sleep in the ■ Same room. V known •» .the baker plapt io tbs uau\fom» JJidnot^ss'^bethcr

Ned or witness went to bed first. Knew the room occupied by prisoner was nearly opposite the one used by witness. Was disturbed about one o’clock. Felt somebody near him. He said, “ Hallo, what are you doing here,” and the person said “Where am I,” and gammoned to be so drunk that he could not stand. That man was Ned the baker. Got up and put him on the bed. Was not disturbed again. Prisoner walked through the room abend half-past six or seven in the morning. Prisoner walked right through. Got up and put him on the bed. Was not disturbed again. Prisoner walked right through. Got up a little after seven. When he got up, saw a portion of the handkerchief hanging out of the pocket, and looking for the money found it was gone. Reported the matter to the detective. Went to the Garrick about half an hour after getting up. Saw the prisoner, and told him he had lost his money. Said to prisoner—“ Do you know anything about money, because six ten-pound notes have been taken from my pocket.” Prisoner replied—“ Whom do you suspect ? ” Walked together to the Royal Oak. The passage through witness’s room is not the usual one, although occasionally used. The notes were old and crumbled. Did not know the numbers. They were on the Bank of Australasia. The notes produced, he believed, were the same. Noticed a tear on one note. Noticed some writing on one. In reply to the Bench, witness said ho thought he remembered noticing a tear on one and some writing on another. Remembered these marks because he had occasion to pack the notes up once or twice. Detective Walker stated that he wont to the Empire on Monday evening. Saw prisoner standing at the taproom door. Asked him into a room of the hotel, and told him he must search prisoner. Mr Carl was present. Detective Benjamin was there part of the time. Found eleven one pound notes, a five, and sixteen shillings in silver in his right trousers pocket. Found the four ten pound notes produced in the inside breast pocket of his vest. Counted the money on the table, and found it came to £56 16a. Arrested him and charged him with stealing's!! ten pound notes from Mr Moody at the Royal Oak, He said, “ You can arrest me if you like ; I did not steel that money.” On the way to the station he said, he got it in a plant. Next morning called witness to one side outside the Resident Magistrate’s Court, and said “I got that money from Ned the baker.” Prisoner asked several questions as to the money, and witness stated that the money produced was the money found on prisoner. E. Rackett stated he was a baker staying at the Royal Oak, known as Ned the the baker. Knew the prisoner, who has been staying at the Royal Oak. Went to bed about a quarter past eight o’clock on Sunday night, February 24th. A man named Moody sleeps in the same room. Moody was not in bed when witness went. Prisoner sleeps in an ad jacent room. Did not get up till a quarter past seven next morning. Moody was in bed when witness got up, Went to the Garrick after getting up. Saw the prisoner there, and spoke to him. At this time did not know that Moody had lost his money. Did not give prisoner money; never have. Heard Moody ask prisoner where he planted his money. Prisoner made no reply. Had no further conversation with prisoner. Believe prisoner has been in a store. In reply to a question from prisoner, as to whether he did not come to his room and say “ Here, Charlie, are some notes, be quick or Moody will be back,” witness said “No.” Did not ask prisoner at the Garrick if be had !)lanted the money. Did not put his hand in lis breast pocket and take out a few shillings, and say “ take that, I do not want any money found on me.” Did not say that rather than that they should have him lie would make a hole in the water. No one was placed in his bed that night. John Moody, re-examined. Was not drunk, but had had a drop. Was quite sure it was Ned, the baker, who was going about the room. Ned, the baker, knew that witness had money. Prisoner also knew that he had some money. James Swindle had known prisoner for pome years. Lent prisoner a shilling on Friday last. Was present in the Garrick on the Monday, the 25th, Prisoner and Moody were there, and heard Moody ask if prisoner knew anything about some money, and prisoner replied that he did not know anything about it. Detective Benjamin deposed to being present when prisoner was searched at the Empire Hotel, and sering the £l6 16s taken from him. Hearing he had given £4O to the barman, ho left the room, but discovered that the money had been handed back. Joshua Singleton, barman at the Empire, deposed to piisoner giving him four ten pound notes to keep for him between two and three o’clock in (he afternoon. Returned them to him the same evening. Charles Physic, groom, deposed to knowing Moody, who was staying at the Royal Oak, Moody came to witness’s bedroom at eight o’clock on Monday morning and said he had lost his money. Saw him the night before, intoxicated. Went to bed between nine and ten. Prisoner reserved his defence, and was committed for trial at the next session of the Supreme Court Cristchurch.