RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5076, 30 June 1877, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Fbiday, June 2S. (Before J. C. Crawfsrd, Esq., R.M.)

John McClarney, an old man who should have known better, was charged with having been drunk and otherwise misbehaving himself. He was fined 20s and costs, and allowed the alternative of going to prison for 48 hours. BEEACHE3 OF THE MUNICIPAL COEPOEATIOSS ACT.

John Johnston appeared in answer to a summons charged, on an information laid by Mr. Pilmer, with having permitted a nuisance to exist on his property in Tory-street by neglecting to remove a quantity of refuse matter that had accumulated there.

Defendant stated that this case was merely the renewal of an old one, and he took objection to the by-law under which the case was brought as not being applicable to it. The Inspector requested that the case might be adjourned in ordir that he might obtain, the assistance of the City Solicitor. A second case, against Mrs. Langdon, was also adjourned, the question of the applicability of the by-law being involved in it also. A CHINAMAN ROBBED OF HIS MOSEY. George Morris, alias Richard Franklin (a colored man) was charged with having stolen the sum of £24 from Wong Yung in the boarding-house of P. A. Jones. \% Wong Yung deposed : I have been in the employ of Mr. Oakes, on the Pakuratahi. I came into town on Wednesday last, and put up at Jones' Boardinghouse in Willis-street. I had money to the amount of £57 with me. The money consisted of notes. Went to bed about 12 o'clock, and put my trousers under my head. Prisoner, who slept in the same room, came to bed after me. I awoke about 6 o'clock next morning, and saw prisoner taking away my trousers from the pillow. I took them, and on looking for the money found half of it gone. I called Mr. Jones, the landlord of the house, and he came to me, and I teld him that prisoner had robbed me. By Prisoner : You gave me the money back. Patrick Andrew Jones deposed: I am a barber and boarding-house keeper. I know prisoner. He is an assistant in my shop. I know the prosecutor. He came to my house on Wednesday night for a supper and bed. Prosecutor bought some lemonade, and when paying for it pulled out about £SO. Prisoner was present when Yung showed the money. I told prisoner and a man named Paterson, also in my employ, that as the Chinamen had a lot of money with him they must put him in their room, which has a fastening inside. I slept in the next room, and at about 6 o'clock I heard the Chinaman calling me. I went t 3 the room in which be slept. I found the prisoner up and putting on his clothes, and the Chinamen (who was still in bed) said he had lost £24 of his money. I asked the Chinamea who he suspected, and he, pointing to the prisoner, said " That man has taken it." I questioned the prisoner. He denied having taken the money, and said, further that he had no money on him. I told him that no one should leave the room until the money was found. The Chioaman then said: "If you give me the money I will say nothing more about it." Prisoner said he would go down stairs for it We all went down together. Prisoner took some money from behind the piano, and handing it to the Chinamen, said " Here's your money." The money consisted of one note of the value of £2O, and four £1 notes. Detective Parrel! deposed that he arrested the prisoner about 5 o'clock. Prisoner said when accused: " I saw the man's money, I could not resist the temptation, and I stole the money." I arrested prisoner. This concluded the evidence, and prisoner was committed to take ■ his trial at the next sitting of the Supreme Court, Detective Farrell being bound over to prosecute.