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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2598, 19 July 1881, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

TIMAUD—THIS DAY. (Before R. Beetham Esq,, R.M.) drunkenness. William Bryason, alias Brady, was charged with being drunk and disorderly at the Tiraaru Railway Station yesterday, and was further charged with indecent exposure at the same time and place. _ Mr Jones, station master, having given evidence as to the offences, which the defendant admitted, pleading drunkenness as the excuse, for the latter, he was sentenced to 14 days’ imprisonment. A female inebriate was discharged with a caution. James Watson was] fined 10s or 48 hours’ imprisonment. STABBING ASSAULT. Patrick Clancy, was charged with unlawfully and maliciously wounding T. McAuliflfe with a knife yesterday afternoon. Mr Hamersley appeared for the accused. Inspector Pender stated that the complainant was not yet in a condition to appear in Court, Dr Lovegrove having certified to that effect. He would, therefore, ask for a remand. Accused was remanded to Friday, bail being accepted for his appearance, himself in £SO and two sureties. LAECENY. James Kennedy was charged with the larceny of goods to the value of £2, the property of his employer, James South. Accused, after a good deal of hesitation, pleaded guilty, then said that his master had given him the things, and then that he was so drunk at the time he took them that he did not know what he was about.

It appeared that the accused had pawned the goods and appropriated the proceeds. Accused pleaded hard to be lot off. Drink was the cause of the trouble. If let off he would give it up. His Worship asked the accused how

he could possibly expect him to overlook such an offence, and added that he could not accept drunkennass as an excuse for his conduct. He would be sentenced to ten weeks’ imprisonment with hard labor, ■ CIVIL CASES. In the following cases judgment was given for the plaintiff with costs:— Bullick v Stevenson, £2 8s 6d; Barratt v. Freeman, £l6 8s lOd; Santon v. W. Howley, £2 Is ; Deputy Commissioner Property Tax v Aitkin, £ll 16s lid; Same v J. Ber, junr., £2 35,6 d; Same v Calder, 7s; Same v James Gibson, 9s ; Same v Meek, 13s ; Same v Dunn, 10s. Allan and Stumbles v Crawford and Clarke—Claim £4O, rent of stables. Adjourned to July 26. D. Heffernan v D. Murphy—Claim £3 10s. * J Adjourned until Tuesday next by the Court, Godby and Tosswill v Baird. Mr Jameson applied on behalf of the plaintiffs to withdraw the moneys paid into Court with costs, on the ground that the appeal herein had not been prosecuted in accordance with the Act. His Worship made the order with £5 costs.

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