MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1916, 15 April 1880, Page 3

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

CHBISTOHUECEL Thuesday, Aeeil 15. [Before Q-. L. Melliah, Esq , R.M ] Beeach op Health Act. —The adjourned ease under the provisions of the Board of Health, against David Thornton, for neglecting to report a case of typhoid fever which had occurred in his house, was again called on. Mr Garrick appeared to support the information. In addition to the evidence given on the previous day, Dr. Davis, house surgeon at the Hospital, now stated that Miss Thornton, the patient, was admitted on March 19'h, suffering from ordinary fever symptoms. It was not until she had been in the hospital that typhoid symptoms manifested themselves. It was a moot point amongst the highest medical authorities when typhoid fever was infectious. The highest opinion was in favor of the non-contagion theory. It was impossible that the father of the child could have been aware that the disease she was suffering from was typhoid fever, and one that should have been reported to the Board. After this evidence Mr Garrick withdrew the charge. Delink: and Disoedeely.—A first offender

was fined 20a for drunkenness and using obscene language. Ellon Beyle was sentencid as a vagrant to twelve months’ imprisonment with hard labor. Daniel Anstcnson, for tho double offence of drunkenness and making use of obscene language, was fined 10s. LaeCBNY. Tames Henry Butler was charged with stealing a v/utob, value i,'s, from the shoo of Solomon David Nathan. Mr Neck for the accused. Tho prosecutor, pawnbroker and jeweller, Colombo street, stated that he had taken a tray of watches out of tho window to duet them, and the accused came in. The watches wore lying on tho counter close to where the accused was standing. Ho purchased a silver chain, and then left the shop. After ho had gone prosecutor missed one of the watches. While tho accused was in tho shop, two persons cams in on business. They were respectable people, one of them was a regular customer, and the other we 1 known to prosecutor. The watch produced in Court was the one that had been missed. Prosecutor next saw the watch in tho peases-

sion of Detective Benjamin, and identified it Had never sold or otherwise disposed of the watch. Kept a record of all watches sold. The accused was brought back to the shop by Detective Benjamin, and when taxed with tho theft, said he had purchased the watch. Detective Bmjamin deposed that he arrested the accused last Saturday at the Central Hotel, and charged him with stealing a watch from the shop of Mr Nathan. Accused was wearing the watch, and he said he had bought it from a man in the street the previous Saturday. Tho man was a stronger to him. Ho also said it was unlikely that he should steal a watch, as he had another one at Voisard’s the watchmaker, which turned out to bo the fact. Accused was subsequently identified by the prosecutor as the man who had called at his shop on the previous Saturday. This was the case for the prosecution. As it was not the first time that the accused had been imprisoned for robbery, he was now sentenced to six months’ imprisonment with haH ’a'.- r.