MONDAY, AUGUST 13.

West Coast Times, Issue 278, 14 August 1866, Page 3

MONDAY, AUGUST 13.

Dkunk and Incapable. — James Hiscock and Daniel Driscoll were fined .ss, or in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment, with hard labor. Obtaining Goods by False Pretences. — Henry Harvey, alias. Wilkin, was arrested by the Hokitika police on a charge of obtaining a gun by false pretences. The information had been laid some two or throe years ago, and a warrant issued by the Christchurch Bench. Harvey was arrested here from the description given of him in the "Police Gazette." Prisoner admitted that he had borrowed the gun only, and under no false pretence. Sergeant Hickson applied for a remand until the 16th, as he had telegraphed for the warrant, and expected it by the overland mail on Wednesday. The application was granted, his worship stating that he would admit the prisoner to bail, himself in L5O and two sureties in L 25 each.

Lunacy.— Henry Scale was charged with being of unsound mind, and remanded till August loth, lor medical examination. Information Demanding Surety of the Peace. — Andrew Kellock was charged by his wife, Susan Ivellock, with assaulting her on the 11th instant, by kicking he,r on the head and back. The assault was proved, and Kellock ordered to find sureties to keep the peace for six months, himself in LSO and two sureties in L 25 each.

Larce>'y fbom a Dwelling. — Stephen Parker was charged ' by Herrman Meyer with stealing from his Half-way house, situate on the Kapitea Creek, a quantity of spirits, ale, and porter. Herrman Meyer s\vorn, deposed that ho was a publican, residing on the Kai itea Creek. On the evening of the 19th of May, 1865, a party of men came to his house and created a disturbance, so much so, that he (witness), about 11 o'clock, refused to give them any more drink. Mr Oakes, who appeared for the prisoner, here asked the prosecutor if he could identify the prisoner as one of those men. Meyer replied that he could not, and stated that the person, whom he had been told was called Steve, had a darker complexion and longer beand than the prisoner. The police declining to proceed with the charge, the Magistrate discharged the prisoner. Bukglaby. — Stephen Roberts was charged by Mary 'Ann Robertson with this offence. Sergeant Dyer was called for the prosecution, and deposed that he was a sergeant of police, stationed at Hokitika, aud had on the 9th instant arrested the prisoner on a warrant. After giving him the usual caution, the prisoner ac- x kuowledged that he was in the house of the prosecutrix, but said that " the other man" had taken the things. He further said he was drunk at the time. On being taken to the watch-house and searched, Is was found on him. On examining the house of the prosecutrix, in company with Sergeant O'Donnell, the nails which fastened the keeper of the lock witness found to be forced from the door jamb. ' The house is a small single-roomed one, with an iron roof. The door wus sound, and fastened by lock and key. Mary Ann. Robertson sworn, deposed that she lived on Gibsor?s Quay, and about 2 o'clock on the morning of the 9th instant was in bed in her house there when the door was burst in and the prisoner entered, followed by another man dressed in dark clothes. Witness screamed, but the prisoner put his hand on her throat and prevented her, the second man holding her hands the while. When released, witness ran out of the house,, prisoner attempting, unsuccessfully, to prevent her. When outside witness watched the men, and saw prisoner go to a gin case in which she .kept provisions and take out some j eggs, cluese, and meat, of which he cat some and threw the rest outside. Witness also saw him go to the mantel-shelf and take her brooch and one shilling and sixpence off it. Prisoner then shut the 1 door, and witness remained outside, and prisoner inside the house, until daylight, when she re - entered. ' The prisoner was asleep. Witness dressed ! herself, aud when prisoner awoke and 1 went out, followed him to the Waterman's Arms, and - demanded his name, which he refused. Witness then gave information to the police. Shortly after witness had escaped from the house, the man who had accompanied the prisoner left. This was before the. stealing of the property. The cross-examination by the prisoner elicited nothing of importance. When called" on for his statement, Roberts said -As I was coming home from the Star of the Evening I heard the prosecutrix ordering a man out of her house. I went to the doorand saw a man running away. Prosecutrix ran after him. As I was walking up to the house, I saw a third person. I stayed at the house. Prosecutrix said she had run after a mau with a Scotch cap on, but could not catch him. At daylight, we went to the Waterman's Arms, and from there we went to Gillan's. After we had been there, I told her my name, and where I was working. — The prisoner was then fully committed to take his trial. CIVIL CASES. Ricketts v. Mitchell. — Mr Oakes appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr South for the defendant. This case was adjourned until Thursday, the 16th inst.