MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1303, 23 May 1878, Page 2

MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

OHRISTCHUROJUL", Thuesday, May 23. [Before a. L. Mellish, Esq., R.M.J Wii'E Deseetiox. —Clement James Carter was charged with deserting his wife. Inspector Hickson applied for a remain for a week. False Statement to a Registbae Clement James Carter was also charged with wilfully making a false statement of particulars required to be known and registered under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1575. Inspector Hickson applied for a remand in this c ise also, for the production of witnesses from 'Timaru. The .remand wa r , granted till May 30th. Laecbky.—Henry Russell alias Buchanan alias Stewart and G-eorge Lowdeti were charged with stealing £-t from the person of William Bonbery. The following evidence was taken :—Frederick Bnshford, constable at Rakaia, at present on sick leave at Christchurch, deposed that on the 21st lie was walking in Colombo street, near the South town belt, with Mr Lyell. When about sixty yards from the belt the two persons passed him. liowdeu looked round and said, " Here ,

the b comes round the corner." Witness saw that they were in a very excited state and commenced to walk faster. Witness then saw William R. Banbery at (he corner. Ho was much under the influence of drink. Witness, from what Banbery told him, went after the prisoners, who had turned up a right of way just after they had passed him. They ran, and witness ran after them and caught them in a small paddock. Mr Izett followed witness. When within a few yards of them witness saw Russell apparently tearing something. Witness saw something like a piece of paper leave Lowden's band and fall into the ditch. When witness reached them he (old them he would arrest them on suspicion of having robbed a man. They were then together. Mr Izetfc came up at the same time. They denied having robbed anybody, and said witness had made a mistake. Witness searched in the ditch and found the two notes produced. They were in the direction that Lowden had thrown the paper. The notes were screwed up tight. They are one-pound notes on the Bank of New Zealand. Witness then brought the prisoners to the depot. On coming into Colombo street, about sixty yards up, witness met prosecutor, Banbery, in a very drunken state. Lowden said, " Oh, here's my mate, Roderick." Witness asked Banbery if he knew Lowden. but Banbery denied all knowledge of him. He also said "These are the two men that robbed me." Lowden said, "Me robbed you, ain't I your mate ? I never robbed you." Prosecutor said, " You are no mate of mine." To Russell—l did not see any torn up paper upon you. You appeared to be in the act of tearing up paper ; I did not see any paper. To Lowden—l don't remember asking proscx cutor which man robbed him. To Russell— I remember prosecutor saying, " I have plenty of money upon me, I have not been robbed." Ho then put his hand into his pocket and said, " It's gone ; I have been robbed of £4." The man was lying in a ditch when we came to him. He was very drunk. James Izett, journalist, residing in Armagh street east, deposed to the facts mentioned by the last witness. Bashford recalled—The prosecutor was searched at the lock-up. where he was confined on a charge of drunkenness. .All the monies he had were half a crown, a shilling and twoper ce. The Inspector said that prosecutor had been unable to describe where he had cashed his cheque. In order to give time for the necessary enquiries to be made, he (Mr Hickson) applied for a remand till Monday, by which time the cheque would probably be traced. The remand was granted.