MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2187, 28 February 1881, Page 3

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. Monday, Fbbettaby 28. [Before J. D. Macpherson and J. P. Jameson, Esqrs., J.P.’s.] Deunkbnhbss. —Anni» Wharton, who had only been released from gaol on Saturday afternoon, was dismissed with a caution. A man for a first offence was fined sa, and cabhire, Is. Labobny. —J. W. Turner was charged with stealing from on board of an express train, which arrived at Christchurch from Dunedin on Sunday morning at about ten o’clock, a walking stick and umbrella, valued at 235, the property of F. W. Dolamain, and a scarf, with scarf pin attached, valued at £5, the property of Wm. Savage. The parties were all passengers by the train. On arrival at Christchurch, Mr Delamain saw prisoner taking away the stick and umbrella, which had been left in the rack of a first class carriage. The station master being informed of the theft, called to prisoner, who, when asked where he had got the articles, dropped them and ran. Mr Delamain gave chase, and with the assistance of a cabman, who followed with his vehicle, prisoner was secured, brought back to the station and locked up. The scarf and pin were found on the seat of the cab immediately prisoner was taken out of it. Mr Savage stated that he had left Lis scarf in the rack of a carriage, which was changed at Oamaru. He missed it shortly afterwards from amongst other things which had been brought to him by tho guard, and did not see it until the police showed it to him. Prisoner, in answer to the charges, said the stick and umbrella had been handed to him by a young man at limaru—a stranger—with a request for him to leave them at the Royal George Hotel in Christchurch. When charged with tho theft, in the confusion of the moment, he had run away. He denied any knowledge of tho scarf and pin. There being no previous convictions recorded against him, tho Bench decided to deal summarily with the cases, and sentenced him to four months’ imprisonment, two months on each charge, with hard labor. Miscellaneous. —Charles Hunter, in a case adj Turned from the 21st inst., for allowing his carrier’s van'to stand in a place not a proclaimed stand, wus now dismissed with a caution. J, McMullen, for driving a horse and cart over a footpath, was fined ss. Hugh O’Neill, charged with assaulting his wife, Alice, did not appear, and a warrant was ordered to issue for his arrest.