RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. THURSDAY, 11TH SEPT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 228, 12 September 1862, Page 5

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. THURSDAY, 11TH SEPT.

(Before A. C. Strode, Esq., it.M.) Dwjskesstess.—Patrick Kelly, John Sherlock, ana Joun Cameron, were each fined iOs. and costs for being drunk.

Charge of Hoksk Steaiing.—Peter Campbell, senior, Peter Campbell, junior, Archibald Campbell, and Robert ?i> el air, woie charged with stealing a marc from WilLsm John Dyer, at the lower Taieri Ferry. Detective constable Lambert stated that in consequence rf infom at ion received as to a horse being st-len i'n,m Mr. Dyw, he starred for the Dun-st-m digging. On his way, lie overtook the four prisoners at .Mr. MaePherson's station. A mare was standing within a couple of yards of a tent, inside whk-h Piter Campbell, junior, was sittins. The mate ans-.\ere:i to tbe description of the stolen animal, am! in a few minutes, the other men having come up to tlio t-.nt. hottok tlum into custody. He pave -them the usual cautior, and Peter Campbell, sen., 'said he did not Etc how it could be made out stea!in<* as the mare had been advertised. This was on the 4ill inst. On the evening of the sth, he took the piiEO'.ievs before Mr. Murison. There Ptter Campbell, i sen., slid that the mare was advertised by his son I Archibald. On the Bth infant. Sinclair told him 1 (Lniubevt) that l:o was not with the other parties i when ti:e horse was taken away ; that he first saw it I in the keeping of Peter Campbell, sen., and Archi- ! 1-aki Campbell; and that he knew nothing of the I mm, bavirg merely joined tln-m on the way. The mare was a ehesnut, wiih roo?t of the hair worn off her h gs, and a small " M " or "W " on the off shoukkr. Q his mark was mentioned by Mr. Dyer before l:e (Ls.nihert) started from Dunedin. The mare wns hi buch poor condition that he had to leave lier at J >!in is< n's s-tatkn Sub-inspector Weldon applied for a i-fibaiici until Tuesday, to give time for the atteudance of witntsst-s. The magistrate assented ; and in rt-ply to me of the prisoners, he said that if good bail conid be ofiVml, it would be accepted. Straying Cattle.—John Long-worth was charged with sil!ow ing three horses to stray. As they ap{ eared to Lave accidentally got out of a paddock, the case was dism'sted ; as was also one against George Duncan, for allowiug two cows to be at large in the stieefs. Cooper v. Ferguson, a summons for ejectment, was dismissed, there being no appearance.