RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4562, 3 November 1875, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Tuesday, Novembeb 2. (Before J. O. Crawford, Esq., R.M.) DRUNKENNESS. Charles Munt was charged with being drunk and fighting in the public streets. He pleaded guilty, and was fined 205., or forty-eight hours' imprisonment. > Cornelius Anderson and Frederick Johnston were charged with having been drunk and incapable, pleaded guilty, and were fined ss. and cost 3; in default of payment, twenty-four hours' imprisonment. Roderick Stewart, who was arrested on Monday night for being drunk and disorderly, and admitted to bail, made no appearance when called, and his bail was ordered to be forfeited.

THE GORSE FIRE. The information laid against Messrs. Coffey and Toohey was withdrawn by Sergeant Monaghan, on being assured by defendants' solicitor, Mr. Buckley, that any damage done would be made good. LARCENY. John Carlsen (a Swede, lately arrived by the Herschel) was charged that he did steal certain articles of wearing appareL and a silver watch and chain, from the barracks, the property belonging to a brother immigrant, o:ie Ni«l'J Jogh. An interpreter was present, but prisoner said (in good English) he could not understand him, so the information was read over in English, and prisoner said he could not understand that either, but at the same time pleaded not guilty in tolerably intelligible terms. The Court decided that prisoner was trying to work a point upon it. Niels Jogh (the owner of the property) was called to give evidence. Swedish prisoner: I don't know that feller! Jogh identified some of the clothing produced as his. Henry Crocker, a groom in the employ of Mr. Somerville, stated that prisoner came to the stable and asked for a waggonette. He left a carpet-bag and other articles in a springcart, saying that he should want it at the Post Office Hotel at a certain hour. But he did not return. Swedish prisoner: That's true. Detective Farrell deposed that ,he received certain articles from the last witness on Saturday morning, and received the watch (produced from another man. Frank Folland deposed that he saw prisoner offering the watch for sale. Witness gave him a£l for the watch. He offered him a note, but prisoner said he wanted the £1 in English shillings, and witness changed the note and gave the change to prisoner, receiving the watch in lieu thereof. Prisoner was sentenced to six calendar months' imprisonment, with hard labor. . ANOTHER CHARGE.

Carlsen was also charged with stealing other articles, the property of two fellow passengers per ship Herschel. Louis Amielle deposed to having left some of his clothes in his chest, and identified those produced as his. Detective Farrell said the articles had been given him by Crocker, at whose stable the prisoner had left them. Another witness, an Italian, from whom a pair of boots had been stolen by prisoner, was called and examined. Prisoner had the boots on, and the witness at once identified them. Prisoner said some one had taken his boot?, so he had provided himself with a pair at the expense of the Italian. He also made some remarks touching revolvers, the United States of America, bad dollars, English shillings, and the power of language, all of which appeared to have no bearing on the case. His Worship said he was sorry he could not deal with the two last cases of larceny separately, but they were both contained in the one information, so hemust treat it as one offence. He would sentence the prisoner to six month's imprisonment, with hard labor. This concluded the business.