RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT.
Christchuroh— August 24. ; DRUMiaN©;DuioBi>EBLY--Jauj»B Andejrsorj was fined 10s. j Larcbnt.—Margaret Malcolm was charged with stealing clothes -off "a-line. Sergeant McKnight deposed that he arrested prisoner about fiverolclock yesterday afternoon in a brothel in Kilmoresf reet on a charge of stealj ing clothes off a line on Friday last. Prisoned said she'wasTdrunk: wben ishentdofc them, and she did not know what she was doing. Johnson, sworn, stated that she resided iri Chester street.-' Witness put sdme clothes out on a line on Friday last. Yesterday she wenf ♦ilD'Hattjr Barnes" houie same cioth&3 (p educed)* Hettj Barnes wai called, and said the prisoner brought the clotbefctaHker houseman Friday night. She; asked her where she got them, and prisoner replied it was afl 1 right?' Prisoner was drunk , at the time. Witness"gave the,clotheß to Mrs Johnson. Priiiorier'pleader! as .aaexoTlseV* His Worahipreniarked that when , prisoner was before charged < with''iarceny the " Eqnch passed a, Ugh t sentence, drunkenness was no excusej, Prisoner..would be senf tenced to one month's imprisonment with 1 hard«!aborvs3 0 ,;v :: ■yurnvz) ; caC i c-~ : Lyttelton—August !25. ;: ' } •V> 1 ™? , LABOBNY--John"MaTtin was brought up on remand, to,p^e;month's imprisonment with hard labor. 1 ' ijiiiflTtii "hi i i ji.lf-t?M»WI »lfii ftnii Ii» fc-».
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Press, Volume XV, Issue 1983, 24 August 1869, Page 3
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201RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT. Press, Volume XV, Issue 1983, 24 August 1869, Page 3
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