MAGISTRATES’ COURTS

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1592, 27 March 1879, Page 2

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS

CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday, March 27. (Before G. L. Hellish, Eq., R.M.) Alleged Arson.—lzidore Schwartz was brought up, on remand, charged with arson. Counsel on either side asked for a further adjournment of the case till Thursday next. False Pretences. —Herman Rose, who had been brought from Mr Thomas’s, Oamaru, on the evening previous, was charged with having obtained a gold watch by means of a valueless cheque. The Inspector asked for a remand, as the evidence for the prosecution was not complete. Mr Thomas, who appeared for prisoner, asked for bail. The Bench granted the remand, also allowing bail, namely, two sure! ies of £SO each. Larceny. Q-eorge Wright and James Allen wore charged with larceny of a bag of wheat, valued at 10s, Mr A Her ton, station master at Hornby, deposed that on last Sunday evening he was walking out between six and seven, and saw a bug of wheat lying by the railway line. Gave information to the police on Monday, but when he went again with a constable, the wheat was gone, there being simply traces of it leading from the line. Wont to Ray’s training stables and asked for the grain. Mr Ray acknowledged that the sack of grain was there. He explained that the boys came to him with information t hat a sack of grain was lying on the line, and ho (Ray) told them that they had better fetch it in, as there was no use in permitting it to lie there. Mr Thomas stated the circumstances of the case, from which it appeared that there had boon no intention to deprive the owner of his properry, and that no concealment had been attempted. The inspector ndmiited there was no case against the boys; intimating that it was likely he should proceed against Mr Ray. The boys were then discharged. A Young Thief—Annie Smith, a little girl, about twelve years of age, was charged with stealing a miscellaneous assortment of goods, valued at 12s Id, from the store of

Mrs B ell. The evidence wont to prove the offence, which the prisoner subsequently ad* mitted. The court bailiff stated that the child’s father was dead, and the mother, with her grown-up daughters, had lor some years past been leading a disreputable liie on the River Bed. 'i'bo bench ordered defendant to be sent to the Industrial School for a period of three years, LYTTELTON. Thursday, March 27. [Before H. Allwright, Esq., J.P.] Wilful Damage —John Beaton was again presented for wilfully damaging furniture in his brother’s house on Wednesday last, and for resisting being taken into custody. Sentenced to pay the amount of damage, £4, or, in default, seven days’, and £3 for the offence, or three days’ imprisonment ; also 40s for resisting the officer, or three days’ imprisonment.