MAGISTERIAL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2270, 26 June 1880, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

TIHARU—THIS DAY

[Before R. Bcetham, Esq-., H.M.]

A PRECOCIOUS YOUNGSTER

James Kane, a little boy of ten years, was charged with stealing three’ shirts, valued at £1 17s Gd and a walking stick worth 4s. The accused had been handed over to the police for stealing the walking stick from Mr Levy’s shop, and on being examined be was found to be wearing throe new Crimean shirts. These were identified as the property of'Messrs Coy and Drummond, from whose door he had evidently removed them. ’The father of the boy, a farmer at Pleasant Point, stated in reply to the Dench that the accused had gone, as be supposed, to school, and that when he did not return homo as usual, he believed ho had gone to the house o£ a relative.

The Bench severely reprimanded him but taking his tender years into consideration, ordered him to be soundly thrashed by his father, in the presence of the police, and then discharged from custody. DISORDERLIES. diaries MeGarey was fined 20s or <lB hours’ imprisonment, for getting drunk, and 20s, with a similar alternative, lor resisting the police. Another offender against the laws of sobriety was fined 20s. The Court then adjourned.