MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2010, 3 August 1880, Page 2

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. Tuesday, August 3. [Before G. L. MelUah, Esq., R.M., and J. E. Parker, Esq., Dbunkenness. —A first offender was fined ss. Thomas Parker was fined 10s. Francis Baker was charged with drunkenness, and also with having mode use of obscene language. He was ordered to pay 10s. _ John Edward Taylor alias Thompson admitted a charge of drunkenness, and asked to be leniently dealt with, as he had only just come out of gaoL A penalty of XOs was indicted.

Cheating a Disturbance. Michael Murphy pleaded guilty to the following charges :—(1) Being drunk and creating a disturbance in a licensed house, and refusing to leave when requested to do so by the landlord ; (2) with wilful destrnctiod of private property of Edwin Cookson, valued at 10s 6d. Mr Stringer appeared for the prosecution, and Mr MoOonnel for the defence. Mr McConnel, in admitting the complaint, asked that the first two offences should be taken as one, provision being made in the Act of 1866 for the inflicting of a 40s fine. There was no occasion to produce evidence. A former conviction against accused for drunkenness was put in. Mr Stringer said the latter offence was an aggravated one, and he would propose to take it under the Malicious Injuries to Property Act, but as the offence was admitted, Mr Cookson would not press it. The Court said, under the circumstances, a fine of 40s, in default forty-eight hours’ imprisonment, would be inflicted for the drunkenness and refusing to leave, and for the damage to property defendant would be ordered to pay the cost of damage, and expenses of witnesses and counsel’s fee.

Alleged Pebjubt and Fobqebt. —John Murphy was charged with having within the space of six months last past, at Christchurch, feloniously, with intent to defraud, altered a certain contract. Ho was further charged, on the information of George Hodgson, with that he, on the 21st ultimo, falsely, wickedly, wilfully and corruptly did commit wilful and corrupt perjury in the testimony which he gave upon oath as a witness at the trial of a certain cause between John Murphy and George Hodgson at the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Christchurch. Mr McConnel, for the defence, asked for a remand for a week to get witnesses together. Accused was remanded accordingly, bail being fixed, himself in £2OO and two sureties each of £IOO.