RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1651, 25 October 1887, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Geraldine—Saturday, Oct. 22, 1887. (Before H. W. Moore and R. H. Pear*' point, Jieqs., J.P.b.) LARCENY. William Chew (a Chinaman) was charged with the larceny of one meerchaum cigar-holder of the vfljueof£l'. from the dwelling of Robert Taylor. Constable Willoughby prosecuted. The prisoner was undefended and pleaded not guilty. Robert Taylor, sworn, deposed that he wag the proprietor of the Geraldine Hotel. Knew prisoner, who was employed by him about the house the game as the other servants. Witness knew the cigar-holder produced. liastsaw it in the looking-glass drawef about six weeks or two months sgor Never took it out to (he farm and left it there. Mery Ann Hoskins, sworn, said she was the wife of Albert Hoskins, saddler, Geraldine, She did the prisoner’s washing. Prisoner brought the cigar-, holder to her on Saturday last and asked her to take care of it for him as he had had his box sent out from Timaru, and he was afraid of getting the cigar-holder stolen if he left, it at Taylor’s in his box. She handed it over to Conetab'e Willoughby, Lizzie Fox gave evidence of being present when the prisoner banded the article and made the statement to Mrs Hoskins. Constable Willoughby, sworn, deposed that on tha previous Monday he was down the town when Mrs Hoskins tailed him in and showed him the cigarholder. He immediately recognised it ag, the property of Mr Taylor, having ge«n it at his house. Arrested prisoner on Thursday, when he said he had stolen nothing from Mr Taylor. When, he •bowed prisoner the article in the office prisoner said he had picked it np at the house on the farm under the bed and did know to whom it belonged. The Bench said they were quite satisfied prisoner had taken the article. He would be sentenced to fourteen days’ imprisonment in the Timaru gaol. The ciarar-holder to be returned. The Court then rose, MONDAY-OOTOBER 24,1887. (Before Messrs R, 13. Pearpoint, A. H. Brisco, and 11. W. Moore, Esqs.. J.P.a.) * * UNNATURAL OFFENCE. Two yonng man, John Weaver and Edwin Cooke, were charged on remand wilh having committed an unnatural offence at Woodbury in September last. Inspector Broham conducted th* prosecution, and after bearing the evidence the accused were fully committed to take their trial at the next sitting, of the Supreme Court to be held in Timaru. B»il waa allowed, two guretiea of £2OO each, and the accused in £4OO.