MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1553, 10 February 1879, Page 2

MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. Monday, Febeuabv 10. [Before Q-. L Mellish, Esq., R.M.] Lunacy from Deink.—John McClafferty was charged with lunacy, the effect of drink. He was detained at Weedon by the railway guard and sent to Christchurch, whore he was taken in charge of by the police. Ho was remanded to Lyttelton for eight days for medical treatment. Henry E. Danby, alias Duffy, similarly charged, was cautioned and discharged, having recovered his senses. Deunk and Disorderly.—Q-eorge Cunningham was fined 10s. Violent Assault.—James Yates was charged with violently assaulting Bridget Mahoney. The prosecutrix, was in the hospital, and too ill to attend ; the accused was remanded until the 17th inst. Assaultin'} a Constable.-—James Welsh was charged vith assaulting Constable Mills in the execution of his duly. The assault, which was unprovoked and most deliberate, was committed on Saturday night, in front of the City Hotel. A fine of 60s was inflicted. Indecent Assault. —Edward Clarkson, charged with an indecent assault, was remanded until February 12th for the necessary witnesses to be subptenaed. Bail was allowed in two sureties of £SO each, the accused in one sum of £IOO. Absconding from: tug Industrial School—Berthold Rosanoski, William Derrick, Frederick Bowen, and William Oliver, four boys, were charged with absconding from the Burnham. Industrial School. They all

■admitted the offence. Derrick, Bowen and Oliver gave themselves rip to the police o* Sunday evening, and Rosanoski, who V?as recently up before the Court and severely .punished for absconding, was subsequent arrested. William Derrick and Berthold Bosanoski, being old offenders, were each -oadered to receive two dozen lashes with a a cat-’o-nine-tails, and to be sent back to the school, the two other lads were cautioned and sent back to Burnham. Larceny of Jbwklleby.— Gertrude Burgess was charged with stealing jewellery to the value of £4, the property of Elizabeth White, Mr Neck appeared for the accused. iOn the application of Inspector Hickson the prisoner was remanded for twenty-four hours. At the request of Mr Neck the following , evidence was taken, as the witness was obliged to go away. Samuel Hay stated on Thursday last he went to the defendant to get payment of an account, which he obtained, and .took a message from her to see Mrs Bailey and tell her that the ring was at the jewellers, and she would give it to her on Saturday night. The witness stated that Mrs Bailey superintended a boarding house for Mrs White, the owner of the articles, the prisoner was accused of stealing. The prisoner was then remanded. Assault.—John Williams was summoned for assaulting Jane Stanley. The prosecutrix, a domestic servant in the employ of the defendant’s mother, said that he struck and beat her because she refused to keep his breakfast hot for him, in accordance with instructions she had received from his mother. She said the assault was committed in the presence of the defendant’s sister, who could give evidence in her favour, but had refused to do so, as she objected to appearing against her brother. There was also the evidence of a baker’s boy, who witnessed the assault. At the request of the defendant the case was allowed to stand over until the next day, in order that he might subpoena witnesses in his behalf Unbbanded Sheep.—James Jones was summoned for having seventy unregistered and unbranded sheep in his possession. As the defendant appeared to have acted under misapprehension the information was dismissed. Tbanbfee op License.—On the application of Mr McConnell, the license of the White Swan Hotel was transferred from John J, Collier to William Alfred Collier. LYTTELTON. Monday, Fbbruary 10. [Before Dr. Donald and his Worship the Mayor ] Moving Railway Rolling Stock.—A youth named Benjamin Jeffrey was charged with moving part of the rolling stock on the railway without authority. The boy was carrying a large dog kennel at the time, and, seeing a trolly at the aide of the rails, essayed to put it on the line, intending to place the load he was carrying upon it. The trolly was, however, too heavy for him, though he succeeded in moving it so near to the line of rails that a ballasting engine coming past soon after struck it. The engineeer reported the damage done amounted in value to about £l. The Bench, in giving judgment, said that for moving any of the rolling stock on the railway without direct authority to do so, a penalty of £SO might be imposed, but considering the circumstances under which the present offence was committed, and as a warning to others who may think there is no harm in medding with railway property, he ordered defendant to pay a fine of 20s, and 5» costa.