RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, GREYMOUTH.

Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 152, 3 January 1867, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S C OURT, GREYMOUT H.

WM Mosday, December 24. (Before Justice Ayliner, Esq., R.,M.) Vagrancy.— Joseph Hughes, alias Cox, was sentenced to one week's imprisonment ■with hard labor, as an idle and disorderly person. Wednesday, December 26. , Breach of Public House Okdinaxce.— '^Thomas Pridgoon and Alexander OonstanMine were fined 10s and 2l)s respectively i'oi this offence. ■ ''J\ Larceny. — John Dunn, alias Johnst6s\e, brought up- "on- 'a warrant- from Dunedin- on this charge, was remanded' to the 3rd of January. . > ) « Vagrancy. — Joseph Roberts and John Macpherson^as rogues and vagabonds, were each sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment with hard labor. • ■'. ' Drunk and Disorderly. — William White, John Charles, Thomas SyirunsC anil John Lovelace, were each lined for this offence. • . . '..■■■-..:■■• Assaulting the Police in the Execution of thbik Duty.— John Walker for this offeiice was fined L 3, or in default one week's iurprisoimumi. Thursday, Deckmbe 27. Lauce>y.— John Swidley, charged with larceny from a dwelling,' was sentenced to fourteen' 'days' iuijirisonment with hard labor. Wilful Destuuction ov. Pkoi'ekty.Louis ICvaus for this offence was lined ss, and ordered to PS^s&Jlhe value of the articles de»stroyed, orioite'fa^Uone week's imprisonObscene Language.— Peter Hausen, for using obscene hiuguage in a public place, was lined L 3. A further charge of assault was jircferred agaiiist this prisoner, ajul he was lined au additional LI. Friday, December 28. % Breach of Public. Hol-.sk Orwxancr - iltssrs Connell and Goff, and Kdwin Ashton were severally lined for having been guilty of tUis offence. Saturday, December^!). Drunk and Disouderlv. — Donald MMntosh for this offence was tii.ed 10s. Larceny. —John Dunn, on remand from the 26th December, was discharged. "' Monday, December HI. Uttering Fn ikied Notes — Tjouis Barcauld (dims Louis the Kreiurhinan, was brought up under remand from Hokitikn, charged on the information of the Inspector of Police, with having' feloniously uttered a forged L 5 note on the Bank of New South Wales at Auckland, with intent to defraud the Directors and Company of the Bank of. New Smith Wales. The first. witness called was Mary Ann Busrgy, daughter of James Bug'iV, landlord of the Niagara Hotel. She stated that on Sunday, the 23rd. December, she saw prisoner at the hotel, at about halfpast eight.o' clock in the eveuing. He put a L 5 note on tile counter to pay for some drinks, and' asked for change. Witness took the Lo note and went across' to the United States Hotel for change. Witness was cert'.iin that the note she gave to. Mr. Fish w;ts the one she had received from the prisoner. George Fish, landlord of the United States Hotel, deposed that he gave the former witness change for a L 5 Bank -of New South •Wales note on Sunday the 23rd. The note produced is the note witness received from Miss Buggy. The note was paid into the Bank of" New South Wales, and they returned it as being a^forged one. Witness recognised the note again immediately it was shown to him". Witness put his initials on it on the morning of Christmas Day. Gilbert King, agent for the Bank of New Smith —Wai s, deposed to the L"> note produced having beeiupaid into the. Bank, and handed to him by the ai-c- mutant as a forged one. Witness ."declared this note and twenty-six '^hers produced in Court to -be spurious, fc^fu-thcr stated that MrG<ipstoh,' whose appeared 'on the notes as Manager flt'Auckl.-uid, was not acting-manager of the Bank of New South Wales, at Auckland, but wsis at Nelson. Otlu r evidence was given by this witness confirming the spurious character of the notes. The Inspector of Police deposed to having received the note produced from Mr Kinu on 'the 24th December last, and having forwarded a description of the prisoner by telegraph to the poUce at Hokitika. B, Lyons, a storekecpj^ Ut Stafford Town,- deposed. that he knew ftpris.iuer. Knew him first ab .ut six ye:i^ \at Melbourne, and saw him again abi ax weeks • ago. Last saw him on ChristnJj V ly at his (witness's) store. Prisoner* lei^' ■ , \ parcel containing' tweutv-.Sve LI notes n '■• Vvitness'd charge. The liotes produced are the notes prisoner left. < ' Was present when the parcel was opened by the police. It contained .-a money belt with" eighty L 5 notes in the pockets. The notes produced and marked 0 are the same. There was also a coat and vest wrapped up in a shirt, tied together with two* straps and a comforter. Prisoner said he would return again next day. James K ir ton, accountant at tlie Bank, of New South Wales at Greymouth, gave corroborative evidence as to' the detection of the forged note at the Bank. 'The prisoner after receiving the usual caution said he had nothing to say in answer to the charge. He was fully committed for trial. A second information char (ing 'the prisoner with uttering another forced L 5 note at Saltwater Creek was heard. Marco Danini, hotel-keeper at Saltwater Creek, stated. that on the 24th December, the prisoner -called at :his hotel at : about nine o'clock in the evening. He played at. billiards and lost, aiid gave a L 5 note to the marker. : . The marker asked witness for change, -and gave witness the: note. Saw the, marker give the prisoner the change, L 4 18s. Witness never lost sight of the note from the time the- prisoner gave it to Turiu, the marker, until it was handed to him. (witness) for change. , Witness discovered next morning that the note was a spurious one, and immediately gave information to the police. The note produced is the same note. ; After giving information to the police, witness next saw the prisoner early on the morning of the : 26th December at Hokitika. Witness was in company with. Sergeant Slattery, and gave the prisoner in claarge. The prisoner crossexamined this witness but did not shake his testimony. James Slattery, sergeant of police, deposed to having arrested the prisoner at Hokitika. W£en searched there were found twenty-six L 5 notes on the Bank of New South Wales"; They were all forged';" Mr King, agent for the Bank of New South Wales proved that all the notes produced were forgeries, and the prisoner, who made no defence, was fully committed foivtrial at the next sitting of the Supreme Court at Hokitika. Drunk axd Incapable. — Frederiok Noakcs, charged with being drunk ahd incapable, was fined ss. Tuesday, January 1. .Drunk and Disorderly. — Michael Branxrigan for this offence was fined LI. Larceny. — James Cox, on remand from the 31st ultimo,' charged with larceny, was dismissed with a caution. Wednesday, January 2. /■■/ Assault. — A charge of assault, prepared by Lockett, the proprietor of the bridge at the Saltwater, against one Constantme O'Neill, was heard. It appeared that the Igwmplainant had refused to allow some men the bridge without paying toll, and consequence they set upon him, tumbled him over into the water, and otherwise maltreated him. It came out in evidence, however, that the defendant so far

from assaulting the complainant, had simply interfered to stop the fight. The charge was, therefore, dismissed. A nother charge, arising out of the same occurrence, "was made against one Michael Brady, who was convicted and fined LI.