RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Press, Volume XIV, Issue 1863, 5 April 1869, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Cheistchttbch —April 4. [Before C. C. Bowen, Esq., R.M., and W. Reeves, Esq., J.P.J LAKCENY AB A BAILEE. John Henry Caton was charged with larceny as a bailee in having stolen upwards of £8000, the money of Mr W. Wilson. The particulars of the case, so far as the evidence went, are —Detective Feast met the prisoner at the Addington Railway Station, and after telling him that he had a warrant to search his bagSge, they proceeded to Feather's Hotel, on s Lincoln road, where Sergeant-Major Pardy joined them. In ths pockets of prisoner's coat least found a pair of old riding boots, and in each of the boots there were a number of pound notes. Feaßt counted the notes in the presence of Mr W. Wilson and the police, and found £2000 in £10 notes, and £1200 in £5 notes. Prisoner was then charged with having stolen the money, and cautioned in tho Biual "manner. He then gave to Feast £100 in £5 notes. A further sum °f £70 was also found upon the prisoner's person. This money prisoner said *&s his property. When the other money *as found prisoner said that it belonged to kia. Sergeant-Major Pardy produced a telegram received from the Inspector of •PoHce at Timaru, arid said that it was upon %t the Christchurch police had acted. As witnesses would have to be brought from Oamaru, Timaru, and the Waitaki, Sergeant*y»jor Pardy applied for a remand. Mr »°jnt, who appeared for prisoner, objected as «* had exceeding good grounds of defence —it «*d net been proved that prisoner had commuted the offence with which he was charged, Neither had Mr Wilson identified the money. ** any rate Mr Wilson should be examined SJ?« Sergeant-Major Pardy objected to Mr "■flson being examineu at that stage of the J and his Worship decided to remand the to the 12th instant j bail would «SWe?er be taken, prisoner in £1000, and *p sureties »n £500 each. Mr Cowlishaw Jfknded fa watch the case for the proseoupoa.

OBTAINING GOODS UNDEB PALBE PBETENCES.

Thomas Thornton was brought up on remand from Timaru, charged with obtaining a watch by means of false pretences. From the evidence it appeared that the watch had been pawned by a man named Charles Mullins with Mr Hermann, of Christcbnrch. Prisoner had been working with Mullins at Mr< Tosswill's station. Shortly after prisoner left the station Mullins missed the pawn-ticket for the watch, and it was proved that prisoner had taken the watch out of pawn, telling Mr Hermann that he (prisoner) had given £1 for the ticket. The Bench sentenced the prisoner to six months' imprisonment, with hard labor. LABCENY. Albert Hyman was convicted of stealing a brooch, the property of Joseph Solomons, of Colombo street, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment, with hard labor.

Lyttelton—April 3. [Before Wm. Donald, Esq., R.M.] H. J. A. Perrin was oharged with having two unregistered dogs in his possession. Fined 40s, and 4s costs.

Kaiapoi—April 3. [Before the Mayor of Kaiapoi.] J. Keating was charged with threatening to kill his wife. Complainant Btated that she was at times afraid to live with accused. On one occasion he threw an axe, which nearly struck her, and at another threw a pan of boiling potatoes at her. Accused was ordered to find two sureties of £50 each, or be imprisoned for two monthß in default.