RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3387, 30 October 1879, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

THIS DAY. (Before H. Kenrick, Esq., 8.4 L) ITECH.ECTED CHILD. John Conroj, en remind, was charged with being a neglected child. This ease had been heard a month ago, and his Worship gave the lad a month to reform his conduct. Mr Kenny itited that the boj had been in regular attendance at school, und he asked for a withdrawal of the charge, which was granted.. SUSPECTED LUXACY. Edward Scott, on remand, was charged on suspicion of lunacy. The evidence of Drs. Payne and Kilgour was taken. It was to the effect that the defendant was now perfectly rational, and they recommended His being sent to the Hospital. His Worship then discharged the defendant. .-■■.■. LABCIKT. ;, Mary Ann Thornally was charged with: stealing certain vegetables of the value* of 3s, tbe property of Connon, a market gardener. ' Mr Miller who appeared for defendant pleaded not guilty. William Connon, sworn,deposed—lam a gardener residing at Waio-Karaka. I remember missing certain vegetable from my garden—-viz., broccoli. I missed them last Friday. I boticed them two days be*. fore. The peculiarity is such that I could know them again. I saw them on the Saturday in Mrs Evans' greengrocer's shop in Pollen street, Shortlaad. I asked Mrs Evans about them, and she told me she bought them from Mrs Thornatly. By Mr Miller—Mrs Thornally's house abuts on my garden in Baillie street. I . hate frequently missed vegetables. Mrs Evans told me that Mrs Thornally and her child sold them to her. - There were a great many taken, and I knew at once, that they had been cut the night before. I seat a man to see if he could find any of the stolen vegetables in the greengrocer's window, and he spotted them at once. William Dean, a costermonger, deposed to noticing Mr Connon's broccoli in Mrs Evans' window. He was positive that they were the same he had seen growing in Connon's garden. Mrs Thornally has . a garden! but there is no broccoli in it. Annie Evans, 'deposed-—That she was a greengrocer by trade. On Saturday morning last she bought certain broccoli from Mrs Thornally and her child, and also from a Mrs Bryan. She believed the four she got from Mrs Bryan were obtained from Mrs Thornally. Constable Stapleton, in charge of Shortland station, deposed that he visited the defendant's garden and saw no broccoli. there. When he served defendant with the- summons she said. something about the children bringing them to her. Mr Miller having addressed the Court for the defence, His Worship said he must hold the charge proved, but ai there was no previous convictions he would inflict a pecuniary penalty. Defendant would be fined £2 and costs, and pay the value of the vegetables stolen, or m default, 14 day si imprisonment. Court adjourned.