MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2222, 11 April 1881, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTOHUROH. Monday, Apbil 11. fJßefore J. Ollivier, B. Westenra, and J. E. Parker, Eeqs., J.P.'sO DatrNKENNESB. —'For a first offence a man wee fined ss. Wm. Warner was fined ss, and John McEvoy 10s. Labobny pboji thb Pbbson. —Alfred Shaw appeared, on remand, charged with stealing a watch and chain, valued at £B, from the person of James Boswell. Prisoner pleaded guilty. The police expressed their intention of seeking a committal for trial, and evidence was taken. James Boswell, a farm labourer from the country, deposed that on the evening of April 7th he had been knocking about town, drinking with tho prisoner. Ho remembered being in the White Hart, and nothing further till 2 o'clock in the following morning, when he found himself in an old building near the Ferry road. He then missed a watch and chain, which had been in his vest pocket when he went into the White Hart. Bobert Long, barman at the Palace Hotel, deposed to seeing prisoner in the bar of that house on the afternoon of the Sth inafc., when he offered the watch belonging to Boswell (produced) to witnoaa for sale for £l. Prisoner said the watoh was his own property, he had had it for two years. S. Cohen, a pawnbroker, stated that prisoner offered tho watch and chain to him for pawn on tho evening of the Bth instant. The watoh had been notified to witness as having been stolen. Witness sent his son for the police. Prisoner noticed this and ran away. Prisoner said he had got the watoh in oxchange from a hawker up-country ■ome twelve months ago. Constable Simpson detailed the circumstances of his arretit of prisoner, who said he had not stolen the •watoh, but ho " knew it would come to this." Prisoner said he had been drunk, and did not know what he had been doing; he supposed he was euilty as the watch was found with him. The police said ho had beon thrice previously convicted for larceny and obtaining money by false pretences. The Bench said they were disinclined to take tho course indicated by the police, and sentenced prisoner to aii months' imprisonment with hard labor. Eobqbry and UiTBBINa. Thomas L. Miller was brought up charged with forging a cheque on the Colonial Bank, and uttering the tame to Samuel Freeman. On the application of tho police he was remanded till Thursday next.

Abatino a Nuisance.—The often adjourned information againßt Thomas Bates for allowing a chimney at his chair manufactory to smoke furiously, and throw out sparks dangerously, was again heard. Mr Leahy, tho inspector, stated that a spark catcher had now been fixed to the chimney, but the smoke and " smuts " were as great a nuisance as ever. Ho thought if the chimney were raised it would be an improvement. A person living near the chimney corroborated this statement. Mr Bates, on being asked if he had any objection to making the alteration, said he could not see that there was a nuisance at all. A skilled workman stated his belief that raising the chimney would not abate the nuisance. The Bench thought Mr Bates had done all in his power at present, and dismissed the case. Miscellaneous. John Lee was fined 5s for allowing a oow to wander in the streets. George Turner, charged with allowing two horses to wander, disclaimed ownership in them, and the cate was dismissed. Wm. Marsh, for using abusive language to B. H. Clarke, was dismissed with a caution, and made to pay costs.