RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1312, 21 June 1880, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT.

-■ • • THIS PAY. (Before W. H. S. Roberts and H. Connolli Ksqs,, J.Pa.) DRUNKENNESS. Thomaa Burdett, for having been drunk and disorderly, was fined 10s, with tlia usual aH.Arnnf.ivp.

BREACH OP CORPORATION BYE-LAWS. William Shelhain was charged wM having neglected to have his name painted on his express wagon, and was fined. EMBEZZLEMENT, Alexander Le B;is was charged with having, at Oamaru on the 13th instant) embezzled the sum of L 5 10a from Walter Rice, bailiff of the Resident Magistrate® Quurt, The prisoivr pioadod guity.

* Evidence was given showing that the accused had been placed in possession of premises at Papakaio by Mr. Rica under a distress warrant for L 6 10s B<L He had been paid the money, giving a receipt for it, and left the premises. He called at Mr. Bice's house and left an acknowledgment of having obtained the money. From information Mr. Rice afterwards received he gave information to the police, and in company with Detective Livingstone went in search of the accused. On finding him Mr. Rice demanded the money. Accused had none, tos drunk, and could give no account of the money. Prisoner was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labor. LARGEST. John Johnson was charged with having, at Oamaru, on or about the 4th instant, stolen one hand-saw, one hammer, and one chisel, all of the value of 18s, and ti"property of one William Henderson. Inspector Thompson prosecuted, and Mr. O'Meagher appeared for the accused, who pleaded not guilty. The evidence went to show that the prosecutor had left the tools in question, with others, at a building which he was erecting at the town boundary, and that on the following morning when he returned to work he missed the articles. Information was given to the police, and a warrant to search the premises of the accused obtained. The saw was found at the Waitaki Bridge Hotel, and the accused then said that he had bought it from a man on the road. He also admitted having bought a hammer, which he produced, but denied having bought anything else. Constable Cleary then went to a box behind the counter and found a chisel, which prosecutor identified as his property. In cross-examination by Mr. O'Meagher, the prosecutor said he had not agreed to accept L2 to withdraw the case. The money had not been shown to him by Mr. Samuel Newey. The accused had not, in the presence of Mr. Newey, told him (prosecutor) that no money should be paid, and that he was prepared to clear his character in Court. He had not offered again in- the presence of Mr. Kite to take L2 to settle the case. He had given the receipt produced to Mr. Newey, tat he had not received any money. He had seen some paper in Mr. Newey's hands, but he could not say what it was, though he believed it to be bank notes. Mr. O'Meagher called as witnesses to character Messrs. Robert Lumsden, Joseph Moss, "William Bee, and W. H. Konayne, all of whom stated that they had known the accused for from 9 to 12 years, and that he had borne a good character. The case was dismissed. ADBXTKRATED FOOD. Sarah Jone3, for having sold in Oamaru, on the morning of the 25th May, adulterated milk, was fined 20s.