R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4038, 15 February 1892, Page 3

R.M. COURT.

MASTERTON-MONDAY. (Before Messrs M, Casclberg and T. E. 1-iicH, J.'s P.) DRUNK IN TUE STREET. A rami named Job Oartwright was fined five shillings, in default fortyeight hours, for having been found . druuk in the street on Sunday morn- £ ins. *' Dennis Ryan was fined in a similar araou't for having " taken a littlo too much." He promised to leave the town and not get into the clutches of he police again. Mary Ann Cartwright pleaded guilty lo being drunk in the street, but stated as an excuse that she had juat got cut of a sick-bed, She could call Dr. Beard to prove this, Mr Caselberg: You took the drink as a medicine like? The aocused: Yes, Your Worship, Mr Caeelberg: It is a very bad < medicine for you (laughter,) Constable May stated ho had found the accused in a helpless condition opposito the Oatbolio Church, The accused: I proraiso never to do it again, Mr Caselberg; Unfortunately for j you you Live a bad record. 1 The accused: I have uob takon 1 anything for eight months. 2 Mr Caselberg: You are fined five' 2 shillings and costs, 4" The accused: I have no money, M and the doctor says lam not fit to lie in tho lock-up. The Bench allowed the accu ed a • week in which to pay the fine. LABOKNY, Hairy Palmer and Minnie Palmer were charged with the larceny at Pahiatua, between tho 31st of Decem« bcr and the 6th of February, of olothing to tho value of £l lßs, The male prisoner pleaded guilty, but the female not guilty, Tho accused, in answer to tho Bench, stated they preferred being dealt with summarily, Thomas Little, aworn, deposed : I was residing in Pahiatua on December 81st, 1 left thero on New Year's Day, I packed up the whole of my things and put them in an outhouse looking tho door. I let the house, and when 1 returned to Pahiatua I found the place broken open and the things missing. I informed Constable Cooper but he did very little in the

matter. I afterwards saw the Sergeant in Maßterton and laid an infor* ™ matiOD agaiost the accused, who bad been living in my house, I went with the Sergeant and found the things 1 had missed at the house of the accused. UonsUble Cashion deposed that be had executed a Bearch warrant on Saturday, and found tkft articles mentioned in the house of the accused. The woman stated she had got the things from her sister in Faliiatua. Sho said Palmer was away working but afterwards expressed the opinion that he waa in the reading room. Witness wont to the reading room, where he found the male accused, who at first denied having takori the fjiinjjc. '"-' '• • k Harry Palmer, sworn, stated: I took some of the articles mentiotud in the indictment. I told my wile that I bad got them from her sister, aud that sLe could near them. In leasing the house I took the shed also, and afterwards opened the box. The Bench stated that although it considered the feuule prisoner not £ altogether, innocent of the charge she would receive the : benefit of the doubt itnd be dfsoharged. ■ ' : [phe mile Moused was sentenced to three moatlia' hard labour id the Wellington Terrace G-aol.