MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2322, 13 September 1881, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHBISTOHURCH. TUBSDAY, BBFTBMBEB 13. [Before J. Ollivier and B. Westenra, J.P.'e.] Petty Labobky.—James Longden, aged eleven, and Wm. Longden, aged eight, stunted and neglected looking boys, were brought up charged with stealing a coal sieve, value 2j 6d, the property of Wm. Parkes. The ofEence was proved by tho evidence of a little boy named George Delacroix, who saw the elder prisoner take the sieve, and of W. H. Parkep, who followed and found them with it. The owner said he had no intention of prosecuting

but the eldett boy was impertinent and gave a wrong name. He took them 0 the police depot in case there"might bo other charges orop up against them. Sergeant Wihoal said the father of the boys was in prison serving a term for larceny, mother is leading an immoral life, and the boys thomßelves run about the streets all hours of the night, and do not go to school. The Bench, after a severe lecture to the mother, who was present, sentenoed them to be kept at Burnham until they reaoh the age of fifteen years. Kobbbby pbom thk Pbbson.—Mary Ann Greaves and WilliamjDouglas, alias Scotbie, alias Smith, oharged with stealing £lB from William Quibble, were, on the application of the polioe, remanded till Friday next. Fobgbby anb Uxtbbino.—Charles Fryatt alias John David Sidley was charged with having on September sth forged a cheque for £l, Bigned Edward Patten, and passed it on Thomas Peart, a fishmonger, at whose placo he bought fish to the value of 8s 63, reoeiving the ohange. The cheque was afterwards presented at the Bank of New Zealand, on which it was drawn, and was returned marked " signature unknown." Also, with forging and uttoring on tho same day a oheque of a like amount, signed with tho same name and drawn on the same Bank.Jwhioh he changed with Oharleß Goldstone of the railway refreshment rooms, reoeiving the whole amount in cash. It was afterwards found that there was not an account at the Bank in the name at its foot. Prisoner was also oharged with the same offences with regard to a cheque Bigned John Hszlett, for £l, which he passed in payment of board at Feather's Hotel, Addington, on September 7th. Tho oheque was afterwards found to bo valueleßS. A fourth charge was respecting a cheque for £2 ss, signed Alfred Jennings, which prisoner had tendered at Bligh's restaurant on September 10th, in payment for supper and a night's lodging. This was not cashed, and on sending it to tho Bank it was found, like tho others, to be valueless. In the first three cases prisoner waa seen to write tho cheques, and when arrested a cheque book was found on him, containing blocks to correspond. After evidence in proof of the foregoing facts, prisoner, who declined to cross-examine he witnesses or make any statement, was committed to take his trial at the next session of the Supreme Court, to be held at Ohriatchurch.