MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 314, 26 April 1877, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

* THIS DAY. (Before T. W. Parker, Esq., R.M.) STKAY CATTLE. The following tines were inflicted for allowing cattle to wander at large in the public streets :—Gavin Patterson, two cows, 75.; John Dooley, one horse, 2s. 6d. ALLEGED LAHCENY OF A CARBINE. John Cormack was charged, on the information of George Greenfield, Lieutenant commanding the Artillery Volunteers, with having, on or about the 20th April, stolen one snider carbine, of the value of L 4 10s., the property of the said George Greenfield, as such commanding officer. The accused, in reply to the charge, 3aid he understood that the carbine was the property of a man named Stirling, who had left it at hia house, and who owed hi® money, " . Mriiu

'[ho "'"wccutov said tho accused had H( , n h hiuy and apologised for what he net ,1, " ' ff« *»; mI got pou»«9»iorii of fctiw riot wish to pfis»» the w ,.. /r I'n *itin»ty wished fc«)' show that j fl j_.; : r. had tu>- fiifhfi to sell fchw*i« eariiius. 'W' 1 ' ;>l l V *?'' that a small line might g |[;iy Worn hip said tho case wtw riot orvn rfiieh could be dealt with hy a fine, and oitkl only he treated with imprisonment, f out. At the same time it' the jrcuinstunces of th« east* were such as „o liow no fraudulent intention uti the part if fcjio accused, hj» might dismiss the case. ( M answer to his Worship,, the {»co»eorj()r stated that ho had every reason to loliovo that the statement of the accused Hut correct. The carhine had been given IP, and ttio accused had returned the puriluwu money to the purchaser. He therefore wished to have the case withdrawn. After some discussion,. Efia Worship said that if the prosecutor nia satisfied that th« defendant had acted (i ignorance, he wouht allow the matter o ruiuaiu as it was. At the same time it ir;i» accessary that the public should he iiadw aware of the danger of dealing with military anus. He would dismiss the HISU.