MAGISTERIAL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2297, 28 July 1880, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

TIMARU—THIS DAY. [Before It. Bcetbam, Esq., PAL] A A'AUKOW KSCAPK. John Logan Watt was charged with vagrancy. Constable Brady deposed to the arrest of the accused yesterday. The accused was very drunk at the time. Adrian Jackson, clerk in the cinploj’’ment of the National Mortgage and Agency Company, Timaru, stated that the accused called at the olßccs of the company on Friday last, and begged that he might be given a steamer ticket for Dunedin as he was without money. He was refused, and called at the cilice again on Saturday with a similar request.

Mr Lc Cron stated that the accused called upon him at his olli.ee on Saturday last, and staled that ho was hard up, and asked for assistance to reach Dunedin. Wit ness referred him to the National Alortgagc and Agency Company, they being the agents for the Dunedin steamers.

Inspector Pender stated that he saw the accused about town on Saturday evening. He watched him for some time, and saw him knock up against several ladies in the street. He did this intentionally. Afterwards saw him in company with a well-known prostitute.

In reply to the Magistrate, the accused said he was a brewer by trade, and belonged to Dunedin. The reason be asked for assistance was that he bad no money at the time, but he had money at Dunedin, and yesterday morning be received a post office order from his wife.

The police here slated that ill 9s was found uponjliim when arrested. He had no wish to beg money from any person. As for being in the company of a prostitute he had no recollection of anything of the kind.

His Worship—“ I suppose that you were in such a condition that you are not likely to remember anything about it.”

The accused pleaded liard to be let off, and said this would be a “lesson to him.”

His Worship said that the accused had better be very 'careful for the future. There was just a little doubt about him, and he should give him the benefit of it and discharge him. The accused seemed a good deal re-

lievcd and loft the court murmuring his thanks. THOSE DIAMOND KINGS. Charles E. Jonas, a well-dressed young man, who stated that he was a waiter by trade, was charged with ob tabling a gold ring, set with diamonds, from Messrs Gibson and Cockroft, jewellers, Tiinaru, of the value of £l3, by moans of false pretences. Mr Tosswill appeared for the accused. Inspector Pender stilted that two more informations were likely to be laid, and that he was not prepared to go on wtih the prosecution at present. lie would therefore ask for a remand. The accused was remanded until Friday next, and on the application of Mr Tosswiil was admitted to bail, two sureties of £25 each being accepted for his appearance.