MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1830, 3 January 1880, Page 2

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

CHBISTCHUBCH. Satheday, Janltaey 3. f Before G. L. Mellish. Esq., E.M.] DauHx and Diboedebly. One firstoffender was fined ss. Unconthollable Child.—Sarah Jackson was brought before the Court as an uncontrollable child. John Jackson, the defendant's brother, said »ba had been in Mrs Grierson’s service, and had ran away. Ho had taken her away from another because he could not trust her. In spite of good advice she would keep bad company. Her father was dead, and her mother away. She was thirteen years of age. Mrs Eliza Carr, residing on the North town belt, said she had had the girl in her house three years. She took an interest in her, but twelve months ago she left her, and since then she had gradually gone to the bad. Sergeant Wilson said ho had known the girl for seven years. She was in the habit of frequenting houses of questionable character, and kept bad company. The Bench ordered her to be sent to the Industrial School for two years, to bo brought up in the faith of the Church of England, L ascent. —John Anderson, remanded from. December 31st, was charged with stealing two watches and money to the value of £9 6s, the properly of Edward Worthy. The case had been remanded for the purpose of taking other evidence of an important nature. Mr Monson was first sworn, and said he now produced the watch which had been sold to Mr Worthy on the 28th of January, IS7B. It was numbered 60336 —2. Since the case had been adjourned, he had searched through the other watches in the shop, and a gentleman had in the meantime returned the watch originally sold to Mr Worthy as one the firm had lent to him while his own was being repaired. Shortly after Mr Worthy purchased his watch he left it to be regulated, and when he called for it, the one found on the prisoner was given him instead, probably because his own had accidentally got damaged while in the hands of the firm. ' The watches were of equal value but of different numbersE. A. Worthy deposed that he bought the watch about two years ago ; within a month, toek it to the shop to be regulaied, and left it there for about six weeks. This was the whole of the evidence, and the prisoner was committed for trial. Hcary Bussell, alias Buchanan, alias Stewart, was charged with stealing a aheque for £ls. On the applica tion of Mr Inspector Hickson, a remanded was granted until January 9th. Violent Assault.—Michael Cono.ley was charged with violently assaulting David Christie on the evening of the 26th December. Mr Neck for the defendant. Henry Smith, sworn, deposed I was standing outside Edwards, Bennett’s corner, at the junction of Manchester and High streets, on the evening of the 26th December. I saw a procession approaching. The defendant, who was standing about throe yards from where I stood, picked up a stone and threw it right into the procession, and ran away. I said.

“ You hound, what did you do that for ? ” and I ran after him. I went to the depot and identified the prisoner. David Christie, confectioner, of Colombo street, sworn, deposed—l was one of the procession coning up from the railway station on the evening of the 26:h December. I was struck on the head with a stone, but I cannot say where the stone was thrown from, or who threw it. Constable Cleary deposed—l was in Manchester street opposite Mr Borrigan’s store on the evening of the 26th December. I saw the witness Christie struck on the head with a atone, and drop. The prisoner was pointed out to me as the man who had thrown the stone by the witness Smith. Mr Neck called Dr. Doyle to speak to the prisoner’s character, but he was not in the Court. The prisoner was aworn in his own defence, and denied the stone throwing. He said he saw a stone thrown by some one at his side. He was merely one of the crowd, and he was swayed about by them. Some said he (prisoner) was the man that throw the stone, and others said he wasn’t. The Beech held there was no doubt of the prisoner’s identity, and fined him £3,

LYTTELTON. Friday, January 2. [Before J. Beswiok, Esq., R.M. Drunkenness. —Christina Cameron and William Wilson were charged with the above and each fined ss. Civin Oases. —Nalder v Watson, claim £5 7a 3d; judgment for amount claimed with coats Bs. Cuff and Graham v Patterson, claim £3 17s ; Mr Nalder for plaintiffs ; Judgment by default ; costs 9s, solicitor’s fee £1 Is. Same v Bateman, claim £4 13s 5d ; Mr Nalder for plaintiffs ; judgment by default, with costs ss. Garforth and Lee v A. W. Rouse, claim £l6 5s 4d; judgment for £l3 15s 4i. Satueday, Januaet 3. [Before J. T. Rouse, Esq., J.P.] Drunkenness.—Jane Rhodes was fined £5 for this offence. Drunk and Disorderly and Assault.— James Morissey, arrested by Constable Calaber, was charged with being drunk and disorderly and assaulting Mr H. Keane. The accused was a seaman belonging to the ship Bangitiki, and as the ship was going to sea at 1 p.m, he was sent on board. Refusal of Duty.— Thomas Cook, a seaman on board the barque John Knox, was charged by Captain Davis with the above offence. Remanded until Tuesday for the attendance of the Resident Magistrate. Lunacy fboh Drink. —J. M. Robinson, on remand from Waiau, was di-charged from custody.