MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2304, 22 August 1881, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH. Monday, August 22. [[Before J. Ollivier, B. Weotenra, and J. E. Parker, Esq., J. P.’s.] Dbunkenness —Fred. Ellmers, for being drunk and resisting arrest, was fined 20s.— Margaret Thompson was fined 10s.—E. D. Chambers, suffering from the effects of excessive drinking, was sent to gaol for eight days for medical treatment. —Mary Ann Greaves was fined 10s.—Eor first offences, four men were fined 5s each. Bebach of the Public Health Act. — Maurice Roche was charged as being the parent and having the custody of Kate Roche, an infant. He failed to ascertain whether vaccination, performed on her on August sth, had properly taken effect. He had not submitted her, on the seventh day aftewsrda, to the inspection of the vocoination officer. —Dr. Nedwill prosecuted for the Board of Health. —Accused stated that the prosecutor was wrong. The child had been vaccinated on July29fch, and inspected again on August sth, when she was pronounced all right.—His wife swore to the same facts, and the case was dismissed. A similar charge against Wm. Watson was proved.—The father said the child had done well and ho had thought there was no need to take it up for inspection.— He was ordered to take the child to the officer on Friday next, and dismissed with a caution. Larceny. —Moses Churchill, on remand from 19th, pleaded guilty to stealing carpenter’s tools—one lot, valued at 19s, the property of Arthur Power, and one lot, valued at 9s, the property of R. Ansley. The owners were working men, and had left their tools at night at the place they were working.—Prosecutor asked that the prisoner be leniently treated, and he was cautioned and discharged. Breaking into and Stealing raosi a Shop. —John Sharkey pleaded guilty to stealing four clocks from the furniture shop of D. Murchie, iu Cashel street. —Charles Harris, salesman with Mr Murchie, deposed that, on the evening of August 16 Ja, he noticed that the fastenings of the back door had been forced off. He had missed one of the clocks on that day.—G. D. Murchie stated that prisoner had been jobbing for him two or three weeks, commencing in the early part of July last. On the night of the 15th of August he locked the doors of the shop securely, and on the 16th ho missed two clocks. The police afterwards brought him four clocks, which were his property, and were worth £2 18s 6d.—J- A. Delahunt, night porter at the Central HoteJ, deposed that prisoner was in that house from near midnight till 3.30 on the morning of the 16th, when he went out, and returned at 5.30, having with him three clocks in a handkerchief. They were the clocks produced. He went away in an hour or so, taking the clocks —W. H. Rosaiter, a watchmaker, of High street, stated that prisoner went to his shop on the afternoon of the 16th. Ho had the four clocks produced. He left three of them with witness for repairs.— Constable O’Connor said he arrested the prisoner on the 18th inst., on a charge of stealing the clocks. Ho did not at the time know prisoner was charged with breaking into the shop. He searched prisoner’s box, and found a clock, produced. The other throe witness obtained from Mr Rosaiter —The prisoner was committed for trial at the next session of the Supreme Court, to bo held at Christchurch. Assault. — A boy, aged fourteen, named Joseph Oapenter, was charged with indecently assaulting a little girl aged eleven years. With the consent of the parents of the girl, the case was disposed of by the grandfather of the accused entering into bonds for the good behaviour of the boy for twelve months. Alleged Yagkancy. —The case _o£ Mary Gibson, adjourned from the 12th inst., was now struck out, the police stating that she had not been seen about lately. Bebach of City By laws. Alfred Richards was oharged with driving a cab withput being licensed.—Mr Holmes appeared for- defendant, —Mr Broham said ho understood the defence was to be on a point of law. He would ask for an adjournment, to allaw of the appearance of the city solictor. —Mr

Holmes said ho had no objection, providing ho received his cost*. —After some demur from Mr Broham, this was agreed to, Mr Holmes being allowed his fee of £1 l*i to b 0 paid by the Oity Council, and the case was adjourned till August 25th. Miscellaneous.— A case against Bandolph Harper, for being drunk while in charge of a horse and vehicle, was dismissed. —John Anderson, for allowing two horses to wander, was fined 10s for each horse.—John McSwigan, for allowing a chimney in his house to take fire, was fined 10s.—For a smilar offence John Barrett was fined 10s.—James Gapes, jun., was fined 20s, and Xhomas Lewis 10s for having unregistered dogs.—A case against Thomas Cooper was adjourned for a week.— John Small was fined 5s for allowing a cow to wander. —Wm. Bamford was fined 5s for a wandering horse.—John Grant, for assaulting Walter Hall, was fined 10s, costs of Court, expenses of witness, and solicitor’s fee, Mr Joyce appeared for plaintiff, Mr Stringer for defendant.—A case brought against F. Gwatkin, for using abusive language to Wm. Hokes, was dismissed.