MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2099, 15 November 1880, Page 3

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. Monday, Novbmbbb 15. [Before R. Weatenra and J. E. Parker, Eeqa., J.P.’s.] Drunkenness. George Wadsworth, for being drunk and using obscene language, was fined 15s or forty-eight hours’ imprisonment, with hard labor. Wm. Moran was fined 5s and Is cab hire. H. F. Allen, charged with lunacy from the effects of drink, was sent to gaol for eight days. For a first offence a man was fined ss, MiaoBliPANEOTJS.— Fines were inflicted in the following cases :—For allowing horses and cows to wander, N. Columbus, lOi; Charles MoMeckin, 5s ; F. Curtis, 5s ; and O. W. Comer, ss; for allowing his chimney to take fire, J. F. lo Suer, 10s ; for overloading his cab, John Sullivan, 10s; for leaving his vehicle unattended. Tee Bow, 10s; for committing a nuisance in a railway carriage, Wm. Jones, 40s. James McGrath, summonsed for neglecting to contribute to the maintenance of his daughter Julia, who is an inmate of Burnham school, did not appear. After hearing a long statement from Mrs McGrath, she was ordered to pay at the rate of 6s per weak in future. Neil MoPhee, who is in default with the payments ordered by the Court for tho maintenance of bis family, now paid £2, and his case was ordered to stand over till the 27th inst., to give him time to make farther payments. Jane McOallum, for using abusive language to Rosetta Ford, was fined 20s and costs. A similar case, brought by Annie Westm against M. A. Evarett, was dismissed.

LYTTELTON. Monday, Novembbe 15. fßefore J. OUivier, J. T. Rouse, and T.H. Potts, Eaqs., J.P.’a. Bbeakinq and Entbeinq.—Alfred Forest was charged with breaking and entering the workshop of Wm. Hildyard on the morning of November 10th. At the request of prisoner, all witnesses were ordered out of Court. Mary Ann Kay, who resides just at the back of Mr Hildyard’s promises, stated that she was at work about 5 a.m., on November 10th, when she heard some glass break. On going to see what it was, she saw a man lifting a -window in Mr Hildyard’s workshop, and get in through it. Saw the man pick up a boot and called out to him, when he said it was all right, os they knew him. The man then picked up something else, when witness alarmed Mr Hildyard, and the man ran away, picking up some sacks on his road. Witness followed the man as far as the morgue, when he crossed the railway towards sumo old boilers, when Mr Hildyard and Mr Johnstone came up and tookchargeof accused. Prisoner, in cross-examining witness, confirmed her evidence to a great extent. William Hildyard deposed that ho was a bootmaker in Canterbury street, Lyttelton. He was called about 5 a.m. on November 10th. by Mr Kay, who said a man had broken into the workshop. He got up and followed Mrs Kay, who was pursuing prisoner, who ho took charge of by the Tunnel wharf. On telling him he must wait for a constable ho said he would not, and tried to get away past Peacock’s wharf. He subsequently gave him in charge to Constable Kenny. Prisoner was the man. He said ho thought he was in Tom Sheen’s at Dunedin. Prisoner on being taken back to the workshop showed witness and the none table how he broke and opened the win-

dow. Thera wae a largo quantity of property in the upper part of the workshop. Theophilus Starkey, an employee of Mr Hildyard’s, stated that he slept in the upper part of the workshop ; on Tuesday night he secured the doore and window* ; was aroused about fire next morning by a breaking of glass ; witness then corroborated Mr Hildyard’s evidence as to the capture of the prisoner. Constable Kenny deposed that accused was given into bis custody by Mr Hildyard. Prisoner said he had made a mistake, and thought ho was going into Tom Sheen’s place for a sleep. Prisoner subsequently showed witness and Mr Hildyard how he opened the window. Prisoner had no housebreaking implements in his possession ; ho appeared to have been drinking. He was, however, quite sober when arrested. [Left sitting.]