MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 312, 24 April 1877, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

THIS DAY. (Before T. W. Parker,. .Esq., R.M.) - STRAY cattle. The following fines were inflicted foi allowing cattle to wander at large in thi public streets:—D. Heron, one cow, 4s S. Burns, one cow, with tether rope, 10s. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. James Beaton, charged with being dr,unk and disorderly in Thames-street yesterday, was dismissed with a caution. ALLEGED LARCENY OF GRAIN. Thomas Pratt was placed in the dock, charged with having, yesterday, stolen a thousand bags of grain, the property of James Hassal. Mr. Creagh appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. O'Meagher for the accused, who pleaded Not Guilty. Mr. O'Meeagher applied that the case might be remanded for a week. His client had been arrested yesterday, and he had only received his instruction this morning. He thought he would be. able to prove that the grain was as much the property of Mr. Pratt as of Mr. Hassal. The evidence was likely to be of a very voluminous nature. Mr. Creagh said that a remand of a week would suit him. He had intended himself asking for a remand, as it was impossible to obtain the presence of a material witness. After some discussion, it was agreed to remand the case until thi&eday week, bail being granted—accused in L2OO, and two sureties of LIOO each. LARCENY. OF BLANKETS. Robert was brought tip on remand, barged with having, on the 21st inst., stolen two pairs ofjrfanketa the property of John Wilson, of the moa Boarding-house.

<»f the prosecutor, who gave j,KvitU'iici' to that given yesterday i- ami ©fchew, Witness also , r ,..i p'-i.wner tiadi threatened tt» cut p,. . throat if he did not let httn a ve the blanketsThe prisoner made a statement, in fhicJi lie assorted that some time since ho jft his swag in Wilson's charge while he putf laid up in the Hospital. ♦>n Saturday to went to get it, and could only find oma portions of it. Mr. Wilson had ivoft hinv the red blankets, and his case 9 p ß n<[(»d entirely upon the presence of If, Wilson, whom he thought ought fcr> tt VO boon present. |£i» Worship said that if prisoner was nxiotis to have Mr. Wilson present, he liotild have summoned turn ; but. the fact that prisoner knew that Wilson was in boh a state hj« coutd not attend, having, Lcofitiiig to the evidence, been drunk for r fortnight, and prisoner knowing this, to build up some kind of do to the effect that the blankets llad bauu given him by Wilson. The ividance taken had clear ty shown that no luuh thing had taken place, lie would irtlef him to be imprisoned for two lioiifcha, with hard labour.

CIVIL CASES.

'Lipmvr v. M'Larkw,—Claim, LM 10s. 3d., a judgment summons, Cas« adburned foe a month. Liui'Kht v. CoawAt-K.—Claim, L I f i&s----3t1., a judgment summons. Case ad* jotirned for a month. £); Tooittcv v. E. Gicave. —Claim, L~> >»,, the amount of damage done by debntiimfc to a lawn-mowing machine, which lhul been lent to him by ptaintiff, and which, it was alleged, had been returned in a damaged condition. Mr. O'Meagher uppMietsd for the plaintiff, and Mr. Ifalmer for tlis defendant. Judgment for L;> 3s, unit costs.