MAGISTRATE’S COURTS.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1980, 29 June 1880, Page 3

MAGISTRATE’S COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. 3 Tuesday, June 29. e [Before G. L. Lee, Esq., J.P., R. Westenra, i Esq., J.P., and J. E. Parker, Esq., J.P.] i Dbuneenness. Mary Wadsworth was i fined 5s for being drunk in Hereford street. ( A first offender was fined ss. i Rowdy Italians. —Brest Fossa was charged £ with having been drunk in Colombo street, t and also with assaulting constable White, ] Nicholas Onisti, a companion of Fossa’s, was ] charged with destroying a cape valued at 12a 1 6d, the property of constable White. Prose- j cutor said he observed accused rolling along ] Colombo street, and on telling them to behave ] themselves Fossa struck him a severe blow, and Onisti tore his cape, The Bench fined | Fossa 10s and costs, and Onisti ss, and 12s 6d ] damages. I Stealing from: an Hotel. Charles ] Wedge was charged with stealing two bottles < of liquor, valued at 9s 6d, from the Palace ( Hotel, the property of George Beatty, j Michael Fitzgerald, barman at tho Palace, deposed that accused came into the bar and i removed a bottle of schnapps. It was taken from him and subsequently, when wittness’ 1 back was turned, prisoner took a bottle of < Old Tom and was given in charge. He ( appeared to be sober. Accused, who pleaded ( that he had been drinking hard and did not j know what he was doing, was sentenced to ( seven days’ imprisonment with hard labour. ] —Thomas Austin was charged with stealing j a tumbler, valued at Is, from the Palace 1 Hotel. From the evidence it appeared that Austin was in company with last prisoner ; j a tumbler was missed and found on his per- j aon. He was perfectly sober, and could give no satisfactory account as to how he became possessed of it. He was committed to gaol for a term of seven days with hard labour. ! Thbpx op A Watch. —William Campbell, alias Edward Campbell, pleaded not guilty to f a chsrge of stealing a silver watch, valued at 1 £4, the property of John T. Savey. Proseentor, a farmer at Halswell, said he was in 1 Christchurch on the 22nd instant, and had * been drinking. He fell asleep in an appurtenance belonging to the White Hart Hotel, 1 and on awaking discovered his watch to be ; missing. Information was given to the police together with a description of it. Detective Benjamin deposed to arresting accused on ' suspicion of stealing the watch. He was J sleeping in an outhouse, where a Mrs Blyth allowed those who hod no money to remain. 1 Witness asked him to give the watch he had, 1 and he immediately produced from under a pillow the watch, and added that it had been : given to him by his brother, a fortnight ago. There was a previous conviction for larceny against accused, who had served seven days’ imprisonment this month. He was committed to gaol for a month, with hard labor.