MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 394, 2 August 1877, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

THIS DAY. ! (Colore T. \V. l>Ar.:;:-:i:. I>|., 11..M.) i tMXBEZZJ.KMENT. J Henry Broad hui-st was eharcred with j having. at Ma erev.lk mw. on the 27th J April last, embizzk-rf LG '•>£., the mon-ys | of his employers, 3lfs.-rs. I tid and Gray. i Accused pleaded IS'ot guilty. Sub-Inspector Siuith conducted the i pnistcution. i Janus J.'ciil, manager for Z»L.ssrs. Ih id and Gray at Uamaru, d. post-i 'J that lie knew a man named Josiph .? Si trie, a farmer, and was a t-on- ! tractor for some time. He n'.vi il the firm <>i Itud and (.sray tin,' sum of L'J. Wir- : nets obtained a summons a-out the 2.th A[■ iII for the n cuVLTV of that amount, i The case vts.s to he !.«ard on ti.e llrh i May. <hi the 27th April, he empho ed jprisoner to s>t rve tie summons-. lie was j to get the sum of L2 ISs. for serving the i suiiiinons. lie handed to prisoner the j

| summons and t!.e hill of particulars. He jin xt saw the prisoner on or about the ;2!)tli, at the shop in Camaru. He said he 1 l.ad got tin- moist y for t!:e and isl.owid witm .--s a ehiMjtu*. I:iit he (•.vi!r!(.f.>) '■ij could not say by whom it v. as ih-'av/n. it 'v.as full or 1...1, V.'liin ss told the pri'foiif r that lie c"i!d Hot lake the ch; o:ie, •'and t!:at In.' i.ad !<t-tt« r g<> t" the 1 auk and ,'jret it eashid, and brhj/ i.ita hack t..e jlreiny. r j he i i ::-on L i* then kit, :::.d ;nt vi r n rum. \, i■ n. s=j dM m>t s-.;e htm •i si train until ia.-t v.\-ek. \Vi:m-.-s ha : i.ta-.U-'simplifies for him in (?amarn. hur did 11■ ■ t !htar anything of him. On the othJuiy. ■ il.e laid an n:h in.ath n prisoner. ■;u:d ohtaiiii d a wananf t<h : s arrest. I*»y ';the til ms of i!:e men f w: i;h white s J had v.itli prison, r. the tm-n- y t>bt.-..;:vd '.■' should lave ! een paid to v. itn-ss hy i>rijseiuT immed'aii-ly on his jvturn to 'Mhinsaru. I'rh-omr t:nd> rtooh to •.jsuiiiinons for the amount of miie-ige iallownl hy the Court (L2 1 «.*.). j In t< ply to prisoner, ivitin sa said t!.;u |he had told prisoner that if Stark did not j pay him the amount of the summons, he i(v.itm s.--) uouhl pay him for ir : hu.d t! at if Stark paid him all. pri>< ;\vas to 1-rint,' witness lack L.'i Hs.. ln-in-.r ■•''the niu'-unt of the account and the e ..-i: •of the summons. Prisoner did no; teuJiier i.uu (v;it.ncss) the moiu-y when he 11'Ltiirned. Jo.si.pli Sta-Ic, a fai'mrr. living at Ar. 1 .- |oo\\:m, «!fposi-d that he knew the accuse-•, 1 Henry in Ajiril hisi he Vwas iiuh h'ed to the hrm of i!. ; i and <"! ray in the sum m* Lii on rt ci-;-jmted aicount. .Ahotif. the 27'.h April •:4 prisoner stopped him i-n t!;e ro:id to ■3 Utekaike. lie said he had L'ot ;m ae.-ount a agarnst him (\viuus.-) from iu-id a:;d ?| <"iray, and handtd Idm the summons, i Witness t! en handed 1 iiti one for ■' L'J. drawn hy Ilohert Li ttl'. man.iier of i the Kotirow Station. !'ri.-,oner then went ; hack to Dutilroon and changed the cinque. <ll lvtu: nin.;, prisoner g:\ve ■* ivitntss the balance and n cviptcd the 1 bill m pencil. The bill produced i-s ti.e ' same. •h I'risi ntr did not cross-examine the • v/itness. ■j This was the case for t T, e ji->n. •4 His Worship, nftt r taking some little time to h<d-c over the dt positions, com- -| initttd the aeensi d for tr;al a; the m xc | sitting - of the Supreme C.uirt. Dunediii. | and t-xprt ssid hi.s wiiiingir ss to accept y hail should it be fortheomin-r.

lakcsnv tue r:-:r..so>\ ; Jnlm Madden. eliarired wit'i linvinir • stolen tie wiuii i>f L'.> i'ruui the ]>■. r.son of ; Htnry Uhl, was brought up for the deci- ■ sion u? his "Worship on the case, which j had betn previously he:ird. ! His Worship iil ho l.uu ' through tl.e evidence, and ilieiv was every ; reason ti> believe that advantage had been J taken of the drunken man l.y prisoner to ; rob him of whatever money he i.ad on him. ! -The eVider.ee was not sufficient]',- str< to ! commit the prisoner 0:1 t!:e present ; charge ; but he cautioned hiui not to follow his present cour.se ol life. He ■would r o on until Le found a man who

■was not quite so drunk, and then lie v.. ;:!d tind out his mistake. Thieving fi-<i:i■ a drunken man was like thieving from a ami might for ;i time be carried uii with impunity, but eventually a man v.itn his senses about him would be met with, and prison r would t':en ibid out his mistake. Prisoner would be again disch ii'ged.