Magistrate's Court.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 214, 10 June 1902, Page 3

Magistrate's Court.

Before Messrs Manchester and Coltman, J's. P.

Saturday, June 7.

Bichard Williams, alias Walburton, was charged with stealing a case of kerosene valued at 8s 6d, from Wm. Quinn, Studholme Junction, and was sentenced to one month's impsisonment, , , The same defendant was charged with stealing two hanks of twine, valued at Is 6d, from W. Quinn, and received one month's imprisonment, sentences to be concurrent,

Mokday, June 9. Before Mr W. Coltman, J.P. J fl 3. Cotter was charged with drunkenness on Saturday night and fined 10s, or in default 24 hours. The same defendant was charged with breaking into and entering the

house of John Ferrick at Studholme, and was remand d till Thursday.

Before Messrs W. Oolttnan and it. Nicol, J's. P.

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Frederick Tohnston pleaded " Not guilty," to drunkenness at Studholme Junction on Saturday.

Evidence was given by Constables O'Hailoran and Christie that defendant, with two others, came to Studholme by train all under the influence of drink. They ware refused drink at Studholme aad thay created a disturbance. Accused was found guilty and fined 5-!, in default 21 hours. Patrick Leary, charged with drunkenness, was fi led 53, or in default 2-1 hours.

BREACH OF TIIK PEACE A V D ASSAULTING THE V-jLICB.

Patrick Mulcahey, charged with the above ofbuces, pleaded " Guilty." The police called evidence tha'accused bore a very bad character, one )f his mates giving evidence that he ar.d several others had tried to' get iway from accused, but he constantly followed th;m.

An argumentative discussion took place between witness and defendant •is to whether the previous statement was correct, defendant maintaining ••hit he followed no one.

Cjnstabl'j Christie deposed that when he arres'cd acciusd and was putting the hvideufiN on him ha drew bick and struck the witness on th? He wa° able to partly avoid the blow.

Ddfctiduit wanted the constable to show the mark. Constable Christie said there was no mark. He drew away.

Defendant soid ha. told the con stable the handcuffs were too small and he threw up his hands to prevent them hurting him. Pie never struck tinConstable.

The Bench : " Yon pleaded guilty." Defendant asked the Bench to look at the marks on his wrists which the handcuffs had made. He would ask the Bench to take into consideration that ha had been locked up since Siturdav night. Constable Christie drew the attention of the Bench to the fact that defendant had received seven da< s for vagranoy in Christ church. This showed his character, On the charge of breaoh of the peace defendant was fined ilu or in default one month's imprisonment, and on the ohargc of assaulting the constable ;£5, or in default one month's imprisonment, sentences to be cumulative.