MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2441, 1 February 1882, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

OHBIBTOHUBOH. Wednesday, February 1. [Before B. Beetham, E-q, B.M.] Dbukkbnnbsb. —Walter Hartnell, who was desoribed by the polioe as being unfit to be at large from recent heavy drinking, was sent to Addington Gaol for seven days for medical treatment. Lily Wright, for using obscene language in a thoroughfare, was fined £l, or in default forty-eight hours' imprisonment. For a first offence a man was fined ss. LABCENY BY A Servant. —Louise Coleman was brought up charged with stealing one cape, two pairs stockings, two handkerchiefs, one hair brush, one piece of sheeting, one piece of stuff, four reels of thread, one chemise, and one pair of earrings, valued in all at £2 4s. Margaret Wethered deposed that accused had been in her employment in a hotel at Sumner. On December 25th she missed the articles above enumerated. Shortly afterwards she saw accused wearing the earrings. She searched prisoner's box, and found all the other things. George Wethered, husband of last witness, deposed to being present when the things were found in prisoner's box. Detective Neil stated that on arresting accused she said she had taken them to wear; she had no intention of stealing them. Prisoner had nothing to say. She seemed very ecoentrio in her manner in the dock, and was remanded for twenty-four hours for medical examination and for further inquiries. AbsatjiiT.—Danzie Cant and William Cant were brought up oharged with having violently assaulted John Hempleman at Papanui on the evening of January Slst. Sergeant Mason stated t at Hempleman was too unwell to appear, he having been very badly knocked about by prisoners. He asked for a remand, which was granted till February 3rd. Prisoners were liberated on their own recognizances of £2O each. Breach o* Licensing Act. George Bymer was charged with having sold liquor without a lioense at the Selwyn Bridge Hotel. It appeared that the licensee of the hotel, one Hitchock, having become bankrupt, aooused had gone into the hotel as bailiff for Mr James, the owner of the property, and had continued selling without the license being transferred. Mr Maude appeared for defendant. He stated that the offence had been oommitted entirely through ignorance, and asked, as the license had since been abandoned, that a merely nominal penalty should be inflicted. Sergeant Mason thought there had been something more than ignorance exhibited, but would not press for any great penalty. The accused was ordered to pay costs £1 ss. The oase was then dropped without a conviction being recorded.