MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1935, 7 May 1880, Page 2

MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

OHBISTOHUBCH. Friday, Mat 7th. [Before G. L. Hellish, Esq.. R.M.] Dbtok aitd Di3QßT)hri,y.—A. first offenderwas fined ss. A Teipi.b CirAiiOK.—John Jones was charged, with using obscene language in Colombo street, for which he was fined 10s. There were two other charges of resisting the arresting constable and destroying his cape, vslua 12a 6d. An additional fine of 10s was imposed for resisting the police, with the oosfc of replacing the constable's clothing. ROBBEB'S' BKOH THE PERSON. John Connor, alias Edward Einchen, remanded from the 6ih in-t., was charged with the larceny from the parson of James Harris at £6 10s, and one flask of brandy and a pair o£ spectacles. The charge was originally for stealing £lO 10s, but it was altered to the lesser amount, as Sub-Inspeotor O'Bonnell stated that the bolanoe between the two sums was the prisoner's own money. Mr Neck appeared for the prosecution. James Harris, a laborer, stated that he was residing at a boarding house in St. Asaph Btreet. On the sth. inst. he changed a cheque at the White Hart Hotel, and the barman gave him seTen onepound notes and half a sovereign. He put the money in hi 3 Test pocket, and subsequently ha met the prisoner and another man in the Palacs Hotel. There were two ether young men, fellow boarders, who were with him, and he asked them to have drinks. Was under the influence of liquor, and did not know whit he was doing. Reginald Bichard Trivett, a draper, deposed ..hat on Wednesday last he saw the last witness in St. Asaph street, and they went to a public house in the same street, and from thence to the Palace Hotel. Th's was about 8 p.m. A man named Boberta went with them. Harris called for three drinks, and took a roll of notes out of his pocket, which he passed to witness. The latter took one of the notes and gave it to the barman, returning the remainder of the notes to> Harris. The latter was drunk ; could not say how many notes he gave back. Harris put the 18s 6d change into his pocket, and the notes into hiß left hand coat pocket. The accused waß in the bar singing songs, he was close to the prosecutor. Accused came up to Roberts and asked him to stand a drink. B aborts said " Yes," if Harris would not. The accused then jostled up against the prosecutor, and witness saw him take something out of the left hand pocket of his coat. Could see that he took a bottle of brandy, but not the notes. Accused then made for the door, and was going out when witness followed him and collared him. Accused tried to get away, and pulled witness as far as the oyster saloon. He called out to some friends, " These men are robbing me." Witness still held on to him, but he°put hia fht in his face and said, " I'll go for you." R.'berts said, "If you go for him, I'll go for you." Witness and Boberts brought accused back to the Palace Hotel. Detective Benjamin came in, and the accused handed four to the barmaid. Witness, and Boberts said to accused, " This is a friend of mine, and I won't see him robbed," thinking he had the money. The accused gave the notes to the _ barmaid before Benjamin came in. Benjamin or another detective searched the accused, and took some notes out of his hat. Detective Benjamin subsequently counted the notes in h>s office and they amounted to £6 10s. When accused was in the police office he said witness and Boberts told him to take the money. Never saw the accused before. When accused gave the four notes to the barmaid he said they were his, and he added from where he got them. The prosecutor recalled, said, in answer to Sub-Inspector O'Donnell, that he remembered having a pair of spectacles, the same produced in Court. Arthur Boberts, a carpenter, sworn, corroborated the evidence of the last witness. Detective Benjamin d3posed to arresting the accused in the Palace Hotel on the night of the sth under the circumstances previously detailed. The prisoner said he had not robbed theprosehad given £4 to the barmaid, and ' eould prove where he got it. Searched the prisoner in a private room in the hotel, and found the money produced —£6 10s —rolled up in his hat. The prisoner said —" I admit taking ;that \ lot from the old man, but the £4 I gave the barmaid was my own property." On explaining the charge, the prisoner said, " I would not have touched • the old man but for the two young fellows 1 (indicating the two last witnesses). They ■ put me up to it, and I suppose I shall have to suffer for it." Witness then took the piißoner to the lock-up, where, on searching him, he found the spectacles. Had previously , got the brandy flask from Charles B urmester at the oyster saloon, and the barm aid at the Palace | Hotel gave him up the £4. On enquiry, wit- , ness found that the story of the £4 was true, i as the prisoner had changed a £5 note earlier in the day, as he had stated. Mr Neck said the ' accused would plead guilty to stealing the £6 i 10a. His Worship said, under those circum- ; stances, he would deal butnmarily with the [ case. It was a barefaced robbery, and it was . evident it was not the first time the prisoner i had stood in that position. He would be , santenced to twelve months' imprisonment, i with hard labor. , LYTTELTON. ■ Fbiday, Mat 7. I [Before J. Beswick, Esq., B.M.] 1 Cattle Tbesfass.—For allowing their cattle to be at large—William Mitchell was fined 10a, and costs 4a; Eoderick Gallagher 10s and cofts ; Samuel E. VVebb for a similar l offence, objected on the ground that the i owner of the animal wa3 Jane Louisa Webb. ? He admitted to being the manager of her i business, and was fined 5a and costs; Garforth • and Lee, ss. ) Assault. —Arjgus Mclnnes was charged i with assaulting John K'jakello on ;the Ist of • May. Mr H. N. Naider appeared for the . complainant, Mr J. Jayce for the defendant. The defendant admitted the assault, but pleaded it was in self-defence. Evidence was 1 given to tho effect that complainant went to the accused's premises for a bucket of water, when Mclnnes assaulted him with a gorse knife. M-s Koskello corroborated her husband's evidence as to the defendant making a u blow at the complainant with the knife. The well to which the complainant went was situated in Mr O'Oyley's garden, and had bsen used by the neighbors in common. Mrs Smith, a neighbor, said she saw the assault, and saw Mr Koskello shielding himself from the blows of the knife with the bucket. She had been in the habit of getting water at the well for three years, and had never been refused. Tho defendant Mclnnes had only resided there three weeks. In defence the accused said Koskello «as teli he could not have water, and upon being told so he set to striking tho defendant with the bucket, inflicting several cuts upon his head and hands. [Left sitting.!