MAGISTRATE'S COURTS.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1976, 24 June 1880, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURTS.

CHEISTCHUEOH. TnUESDAT, JUNB 24. (Boforo O. Whitefoord, Esq., R.M., and E. J. S. Harman, Esq., J.P.) Embezzlement. John Williams was charged with having, on the 29th May, embezzled the Burn of 8s 6d, the property of Hugh Neill. Sub-Inspector O'Donnell intimated that there were a number of cases of a similar nature against accused, and he therefore asked for a remand until Monday next. Accused had nothing to say, and he was remanded accordingly. Stoemino a Bbothbl. William Eyan was charged with having, on the morning of the lGth inst., wilfully destroyed household effects to the value of £3, the property of Rose McCluskey. Mr Neck appeared for the i accused. Rose McCluskey deposed that sho rented a house at Sydenham from a Mrs Powell. About two o'clock on the morning of the 16th instant ac- ] cueod and two or three other young fellows called at the house and gained admittance. ( I'hey broke a quantity of crockery and one of ] the windows. They had received no provoca- ) tion, and a!, once ran away. Clara Harris gave 1 corroborative evidence. Constable Brooks ' stated that shortly after two o'clock on ] tho morning in question witness heard the ' c

voice of prisoner and some others in the houso of prosecutrix, and shortly after there was a crash. Witness discovered two young fellows and prisoner hiding behind fences. He took them back to the house of MoClusky, where* they were identified as the ones who had committed the damage. Mr Neck asked the Court to regard it as a boyish freak or mild form of outrage, and to take into consideration the fact that accused had been in prison since Monday night. Accused was put into the witness-box and sworn. He denied having committed the destruction with which he waa charged. The Bench was satisfied as to prisoner's guilt. He had paid thirty shillings, half the estimated damage, and had been in. prison for three days, which was attributable to his disobedience to the summons. Accused would be ordered to pay 30s damages, and fined 403 and costs; in default, tea days' imprisonment.

An lirPTTBHNT Thiep.—William James Nancarvis alias Major, alias Bowden, was charged with the theft of two prayer-booka and hymn-books, the cumulative value of 15.', and property of the churchwardens of St. Michael's Church. B. J. S. Harman deposed to the books produced bearing the mark and being the property of St. Michael's choiT. James Anderson, a youth, statod prisoner accosted him on the previous day, and offered the four books for Is, which witness bought. Witness then offered them to a lady for sale, but she stated that they had been stolen, the police were sent for. and accused errested. He told constable O'Connor he would pay for them, and did not know whether they wore stolen or not. Prisoner affected not to know how the books came into his possession. The Court stated that accused was an old offender; several previous convictions Wire recorded against him, and he had only been out of gaol a few hours when arrested.