RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S, COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5632, 18 April 1879, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S, COURT.

, Thursday, April 17. , . • (Before T. A. Mansford, Esq,, R.M.) r A STOW-AWAT.

George Collins was charged with obtaining a passage surreptitiously on board the steamer Albion from Lyttelton to Wellington. Prisoner pleaded guilty; The, master of the steamer said that stow.' away a were getting very frequent on the coast of late. . His Worship fined the prisoner, £3, ■or in default to be imprisoned for four weeks. AN AMATEUR DETECTIVE. 1 ;* 'j ' -J John O’Connell was charged; by/Thomas Hodgins, lessee of the Shamrock 'Hotel, Molesworth-street, with obtaining money’to'the amount of £3 10s. by means of false representations. -• V-' .. txty.CU Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Thomas Hodgins, lessee of the Shamrock Hotel, stated that last Saturday hight , ’pn‘soner came to his hotel and entered Into conversation relative to the banks being closed. Prisoner then led witness ta believe that he was a detective, and that on Saturday he bad a great difficulty to get admission-Into the Bank of New Zealand, • but on telling the manager that he wished to find some particulars about a supposed forged cheque; on the name of Ready-money Robinson, of Christchurch, the bank manager admitted . him. From prisoner’s representations witness lent him some money. ■; , . James Ryan, a draper’s assistant, was called as a witness by the police, but he . spoke la such a low mumbling manner; that, the reporters could not hear a word he said. Detective Sullivan said that from information receivedhe arrested the prisoner. - His Worship : thought the case was not fully made out. The charge was a serious one, and he did not think there was sufficient-evi- . denoe for a conviction, and ' discharged ,th« accused. ,<m oases.', 7'.'ri:ri ‘ In the following eases judgment was given for the plaintiffs by default:—Sloan t. Kinston, claim £6 6s. 6d.; Fitohett r. "George Tonics, claim £33 Ba. 9d. Wilson and Richardson r. P. Armstrong, claim £l6 11a. 5d.; City Corporation v. F. Crook, claim £ll7a. 6d. ; F. A Krull v. Ghatfield, claim £BBl2a. .fid; ;i o’i Gwinneth v. Davies.— Claim £3 35,, for work done in connection with certain survey plans. Mr. Oilivier appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Chapman for the defendant. The plaintiff was non-suited. . John McLean v. James Jayi—Claim £lO 7s. Mr. Stafford appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Cntteu for the defendant. -It appeared that the plaintiff had a contract "from the Gorporation to form a certain part of Dixon-street. Defendant had another” contract, and obtained leave from plaintiff to make a cutting through his . (plaintiff’s) part of the contract. . It waslunderatood .that tius.rcpttplg was to have, been filled by defendant;-.This-had not been done. The defence was that the work was done.-'J L- ' His Worship gave judgment for for £3 10s. and coats. • '." * V • f

F. A, Krull v.F. Vallentine.—Claim £IOO. Mr. Travers appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Quick for the defendant. The plaintiff alleged that the money was lent; defendant contended that it was a bonus. After hearing evidence, his Worship gave judgment for plaintiff for the amount claimed and Costs.

T. K. Macdonald & Co, v. Beere.—Claim £IOO, Mr. Ullivler for, plaintiff, and Mr, Bell for the defendant, - -

At four o’clock the case was not nearly con' eluded, and was adjourned.