RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1748, 10 August 1874, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

TETIS DjLY. (James Kiloour and E. W. Puckbt, * Esqs., J.PV.) LABCENY. Daniel Donovan was charged with feloniously stealing four one pound bank notes from the person of one James A, Thompson.

Defendant pleaded not guilty,,. „„,., „,, Mi*. Mncdonald appeared for the *c«, cused. '• • . > ,". / James _ Thompson, sworn, deposed—l am a coot" employed at MV.; Gibbon's mill. I i'now DonoTan. On Saturday nipfht I weat with' him to the European Hotel, we went into n room, and I laj^_. down on a sofa; before I laid dpwn^l McP^ four one pound notes in my pocket, also a half-sovereign." The money' Wai in an inside breast-pocket. I know one of the notes produced-it has blue letters oriit. I had some money in my trou'ers' pocket. I spent some and then fell asleep; that was after I had put my money back in my pocket. When I woke I Yound my money was gone.'' I was told something about Dunovan'; and I found Him' about Lamb's Timber Yard. - I told him to girc up my money and there would be nothing said about it; he denied'haring,it.!, I then told Constable Grace of the .occurrence. I did not give the prisoner the money, and he" had no right to take it from my person. There really was no defence on behalf of the prisoner, who was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour.

DBUNK AND INCAPABLE. , r Martin jGlynn was.charged witK the above offence. Bail forfeited.

CHTMNSY ON FIBE

Henry C.Gillespie was oharged with allowing the.chimney of his hoiue to, catch 1 fire. Fined 10g and costs. - vi

EXTENSION OF LICENSES

Samuel Brown applied for the extension of his license for the Post Office Hotel, Shortland, on the 11th August. Granted. Jane Fitch applied for an extension ,of the Cornwall Arms Hotel for music sand dancing on the 10th instant. ' Granted. Court adjourned.