RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 706, 21 June 1878, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

THIS DAY. (Before T. W. i'.vttKßß, Esq., K.lf.) DKO-K AND DISOKDEKLY. Thomas Wadman, charged with having becu druuk and disorderly, was lined 155., withthe usual alternative. ASSAULT. Jane Paul was charged with having assaulted Amelia Burling, and after the evidence had been taken, was bound over to keep the peace for toree months.

LAKOEXY. Henry Sutherland was charged witli having, on Tuesday night lasr. amlen a pocke'.-hoiik containing L 9 in money, four hank deposit receipts for LloO, LI 1.6, L 25, and LIS. sundry papers, and an American coin, b- longing to a man named Irvine. The prisoner pleaded " Not guilty." The prosecutor (Irvine) said that on the I Si;ii instant he was at. the Northern Hotel, between 10 and 11 o'clock, lie had .several drinks witli prisoner, witness Viaving for them. He put the change in ids prckoilx'iik. and returned it to his pocket. Witness then described the ! pockeibe.o'u and its contents, hit! said lie cmldn.it identify the notes. He ai'r.o.'wards vent upstairs to bed with prisoner. He took no' his coat and laid down. The orisouei' was in the room at (he time. When witness awoke his pockcibook was goiie. This was about 15 minutes aft-T he laid down. Prisoner woin, down stairs and brought up some whisky. Nest morning ho gave information to the polic 1 . Wirness then ideutiiied some of the articles produced as his property. To prisoner : You did asic me io get a bed for you. I did not ask you to stop in the room wiili Me, 1 did not give you th. pocket-hook to take care of. I'did ask yon to bring me some whisky. Serg■.■ant JSeafclie gave evidence as to arresiing prisoner, and said that when he asked prisoner if he knew a man named Irvine, prisoner denied that ho knew the man, and had no knowledge whaio.vor of tile pocket-book. On marching the prisoner at the, look-up the pocket-boo;.; produced, which had been idenviiied by the prosecutor, was found on him ; also, the let' ers, deposit receipts. L 7 in notes. Jce. !■ vine had uloiitiliel prisoner as the :i ;;r! v>: ; .. bed been in l\:-. eompanv. Ah .v-nd.-..- Johnston, landlord of th iSV-heru Liotel, ga'-e eormooraiivo ,v.T::e prisoner, who reserved his defence, \. ;;.■ eomir.h led f r bh'h