RESIDENT MAGISTRATES' COURT.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 853, 4 December 1877, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATES' COURT.

Hamilton, Wednesday, Nov. 29.

(Bef >re Dc Waidiagton, J P.) DKXTNK AND DtSORDERLT. James O'Ooanor plead i-i guitty to th=* »hovo otfenco. P«qo i 20i aa I costs, ia lidfmlt 48 hours' imprison menti. r Mtrti>) Bruwa pi adei guihy to a utmlar <<ff ace. Ser^t. AlcG>varn stated tttat the was a newcomer m fltmiltioD, anl thai; his wife and family had oulv trrived the preaoua night and \y-jre m a m a Table pli^h-., wihoafc any tn-^ans waaodvei'. Uud»r these ciroumstanc s r. c po.ice would not press fora fin* Th pris >her wa-i d s j!i tr^ed w ih a cau ion. PETTY PITi'JERENG. M ry El ea Alarpny, aged eleven years, was charge 1 wir.h siealujg uj^ umbrella from Mr Ca npbjli's reßid-juce ? Hamilton East, on the 28ca in3taat. Sdi'g;. MoU-overn a.-kel that the case ini^hi be reanndod, as it was oue that . c Reaidont M »gis crate all- >v dd^al wito, L tie case was « glaring one, and ha (one aerg-^aut;) woul'l ask that the child be aeuo c<i are form ago ry school. Eetnanded iccording'y hlAitt'LTON 30TH. NOVJIMBBR. <Bef ire W, X. Searaocke, Esq., BA1.) M*ry B'lea Murphy, oa remand ploaded guilty r.o stealing an i nibrell.*. Suai'jent AfoQivep l stated " that tie aocitgid w qb co S£r O^'upb-ll's residenc,e at H'tmiicoo Bast on the 2S h inst tint from thabic^ kuehen took ike umbrella. Sjon af er Mr Grioero, wh<j was m charge ..f Mr Cauaybell's place missed it and informed C»usul>le iVlrrty that he suspected tb.e priaoijer 6* ftealiog it. fne accused w»a arrea^el «m her way home, an i she then denied' all knuwledje of the x nbroiia, but nobwi»>hatau lag, it wa^ fouad concaaled under her j c.iet. Mr Giloart stated that he h* 1 re eeived a telegram ieom Me O^mpbcll oo: p osecu c,. . Se'ge a" McGrwern said tha*: the piiic • wcrd the mforaianoa ia the matter md it was out of /.he nan is of Mr Camp* bell; besides, the case coqvl harily be wiohdraw i ac this stng*. ijis Worship agreed with the Sefgeint. Tne girls' father waa m Court, and seemed very muoh affocbed and made m*ay protestations and promiieg chat m fatare he would look after the girl and send her to school. tiis Worship remarked that he had no conSdeaca m aaything he (Murphy) would say, and considered he would not be doing his duty if ho d\,d not send the child to the .Reformatory School. However he would take a few minutes to at is der h'S dioUaioi. . At a later jtag HU Wifii-p said tn»t af'er taking. tuuml.Js' age m q oq.is.ldarai.l >n, 411 1/thu p-omi^is mile by t:ie father, f hat he woall *Q id uer to soh >01, he w>>Uid deai Itfuitfutl/, »al ordered n«r c-i be imprißQie(| for two h >uS ia th« 1 >ck-up.