MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2105, 22 November 1880, Page 3

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. Monday, Novembkb 22. /Before E. Dobson, F. de o. Malet, J. r. Jameson and J. E. Barker, Esqs., J.P. s.J Deuukbnkhss. — Joseph Moore was fined 10s for being drunk and using obscene language. For first offences, two men wore fined 5s each. , Labcbnt. —J. Armshaw, 0. Armshaw and D. Armshaw, three brothers, very small boys, the youngest of them being a mere infant ftne eldest had been before the Court last week for breaking into a fruit shop), were charged ■with stealing a watch and chain the property of F. Elkins, value £lO, and a watch and chain belonging to W. A. Farley, value £3. W. F. Elking deposed that on Saturday last he was engaged cleaning the public swimming bath. The boj s were there at the time. He hung up his vest containing the watch, and on going to it at dinner time found the watch gone. The boys had gone too. J. O. Kirk, J. Williams and B. Morris, three other boys, stated that the Armshaws show-d to them, shortly after noon on the day named, a watch and ;parts of another, which they said their father had given to them. Morris bought one of the watches from the eldest Armshaw. Detective O’Connor, who arrested them, and Jos. Armshaw, father of the boys, deposed to hearing the statements of the boys, in which they admitted having had possession of the watches. The same evidence was given as to the watch stolen from Mr Farley. The two eldest boys were sent to the Industrial School for five years, the youngest, aged eight, was discharged. H. Smith was brought up on remand charged with stealing a coat, the property of Tenant, valued at 10s. The case was fully proved, and prisoner was sentenced to one month's Imprisonment with hard labor. Miscellaneous. —J. S. Thorne, charged with wife desertion, was remanded till the 24th. John Habberfield and William Salte alias Albeit Salter, brought up for wilfully destroying property, two charges, were remanded till the 23rd inst., bailed was allowed, themselves in £2O, and one surety each in £25. H. Piper, licensee of the Wharf Hotel, and B. Fenton, of the Heathcote Hotel, for the latter of whom Mr appeared, were fined each £5 for illegally selling liquor on Sunday, For allowing cattle or horses to wander, Thomas Merrin was fined 10a ; Thos. Gray, Alfred Wright, James Hill, William Wells, M. Dixon, and John Thorn, 5s each. James Syne, for plying for hire as a carrier without a license, was fined ss. William Jenkins, Charles Heggie, and D. Reid were fined 10s each for leaving their vehicles unattended. Charles Amyes, for tethering a horse so as to allow it to obstruct a footpath, was fined 10s. A charge of using threatening language against John Mills and G. Monroe was dismissed. W. Brown, D. Scott, J. Hill, J. Henshaw and W. Clifford, young men, were charged with fighting in general melee on the night of the 20th inst., outside a place in Montreal street North, where a “dancing class ”is held. Mr Stringer appeared for Brown and Scott. The evidence showed that a general row had taken place. The case against J. Henshaw was dismissed. The others were fined £1 each, and ordered to pay the expenses of three witnesses. Wm. Quinton, for fighting within view of a constable, was fined £l, and expenses of three witnesses. Mabel A. Boyd was charged with ill-treating two horses while they were being driven from the racecourse to Christchurch on the last day of the races, when it appears that defendant wielded the whip and the cabman held the reins. The evidence was contradictory, and the case was dismissed.