MAGISTRATES COURT.

Press, Volume XVIII, Issue 2551, 5 July 1871, Page 2

MAGISTRATES COURT.

. CHRISTCHURCH. Tuesday, July 4,1871. (Before C. C. Bowen, Esq., R.M., L. Walker, and F. Courage, Esqfs., J.P.'s.) Being Illegally on Premises.—Patrick Gill was brought up in custody. Sergeant Horneman deposed that the prisoner was given into his custody about nine o'clock last night for being illegally on the premises ,afc the Lunatic Asylum. Robert Raxwortby, s warder at the Asylum, stated that the prisoner called at the Asylum on Sunday evening after service, and conducted himself in a disorderly manner. He came to the Asylum again last night and went into "Mr Seager's private apartments, and again conducted himself in a disorderly manner, and was impertinent to Mrs Seager.; .The Bench remarked .that - the prisoner," against whom there was a long list of convictions, was an intolerable nuisance. He would be sentenced to three months' imprisonment, with hard labor.

Hobse Stealing. — John Busch was brought up on remand, charged with stealing a horse of the value of £10 10s, the property of George Gaul. Mr Joynt appeared for the prisoner. George Gaul sworn,, deposed—l reside in Christchufch. I have seen a horse this morning outside the. Court.' The horse is a bay gelding, with black points; a roacli back, and no visible brands. The horse belongs to mc. I bought the horse on the Sth of October, from a' man named Reading, in Christchurch,.for £10 10s. I received the receipt produced from Reading. I. first missed the horse on or about the 3rd of November, from the,, Rakaia, and I found him again about the 194b. I missed him again on the 23rd November, and never saw him again till I recognised him at prisoner's place, about the 6th of June last. I took possession of the horse. David Xhou was with mc. The horse. outside the Court is the same one. The horse was brought back to the Rakaia on oi* about the 19th.of November, from the George and Dragon, and I had him in my possession up to the .-23 rd of November, and advertised the loss of the horse iv the Lyttelton Times of the Ist of February. In the early: part of February, after I had withdrawn the advertisement, I heard the horse was bred at Kaiapoi, and I went to prisoner's house in search of the horse. I saw a woman whom I supposed to be Mrs Busch. I described to her the horse I had lost. After I had taken possession of the horse, I informed the police. The horse looked as though he had been worked. I never saw prisoner about the horso. ; By Mr Joyrit—l had never , seen the horse before I bought him.; I rode him on different occasions. . I described, the horse in the from/roy owa

■ li"mrifi: of my hearing that complained about my away that I com-, <K^umcal^-iiSJ±l^^e-pol*oe. — a. written order to take possession of the horse. I rode the horse after!bad recovered him from the George and Dragon. By the_Police —I should not havelaid the information hhd it not been for Feast. James Reading sworn, deposed—l am a cattle and horse--dealer residing in Durham street. In October last I was in partnership with David Thou. I have seen the. horse outside the -Court. In the beginning pf October the horse -belonged to us. I sold the borse on 'the Bth of Octoberto Mr Gaul. *The receipt - producedis'the one. I gave him.. I bad had the horse a month' in my possession I sold him. The horsevras bred about Kaiapoi. About two months, after. I sold the horse I saw a man named Macnamara ridiiig the horse upsthe North road. Mficnamto was working close to -prisoner's. About a fort-: night afterwards I saw prisoner in-Tatter-sail's, and'l asked him if he had seen a horse of the description of the one I sold to Gaul. Prisoner said be had" got one that he had bought out of. the Kaiapoi - pound, -=and hhat he had lent the horse to MacnamaM. By Mr Joynt—That was all the conversation I had with prisoner. I used the horse once or twice whilst I owned him. He was kept turned out. The horse is rising/sixyears. T sold the horse for £10 10s. The receipt produced is in my handwriting. Prisoner told mc at once that he had sent the horse to Macnamara. I think I did say to Palmer that the. horse had a brand on his neck in the shape of an a. The brand is not a plain one, but when the horse has his summer coat on you can'just see c it. When J. sold the horse the brand was' very indistinct. ..The brand was more distict when,.X, sold the : horse than it had been " By the ; police—You. have .to look-very close to see , the brand at all. now,. . David Thon swpvn,- ;' deposed—l keep the stable" at ;£&! ( White Hart Hotel; In October last Reading J was in partnership with mc. I have seen ] the horse outside the' Court. In October last .: the .-horse -belonged to us. The horse: isl a very remarkable one, as he has a roach back. Reading sold . the horse to George Gaul. After the horse had been advertised I had a conversation with Busch. I asked prisoner if he had a horse of the description• of the'one outside the Court in ■■ his possession, and he said he had; that ; he bred him. I told prisoner that the horse f had been advertised, and that I had rheard tbat he bad him in his possession. I said 1 ! would know the horse among a thousand, for he was an easy .cantering horse.; The q prisoner said it was not" the same one, tor I the horse was a good trotter. I told him the horse was also a good trotter. T also ] told prisoner that I would like to see the horse. Prisoner was in the habit of coming to the stables with other horses, but be never a brought this one near the stables; On the E 6th of June I went to prisoner's with Gaul and took possession of the horse in prisoner's j paddock. By Mr Joynt—l bought the horse n at Tattersall's on the 24th of September. I rode hhn before I sold him. The horse when I bought him belonged to Robson. I never t looked for a.brand on the horse, and I ; never saw one on him. I -groomed.- him • before I c sold him. I never saw prisoner, with the 0 horse in Christchurch. I never saw the horse a from the time I sold him : until t took posses- a sion of him in prisoner s paddock. Saw d prisoner at Monk's sale on the 6th ofthat was before I took the horse. I did not _ tell him I was going for the horse. I told, prisoner at, the White Hart stables that I had bought the horse -at Tattersall's. Arthur Haxworth, sworn, deposed—l reside in Cranmer square. In -October' last I lived dotfn the Ferry road. I have seen the horse outside the Court. On the 28th of October, i ( the horse mentioned i£T the receipt marked A was in my paddock from. thatjdate up to a the Ist of November. ! I do riot know a man Fenmore or Fenemore.- I know > the. people residing in the neighborhood. \, I, can . v positively, swear that the horse was in my " paddock on the 28th of: October, and not int -t< the possession of a man named Fenmore or . Fenemore."' By Mr Joynt—Gaul .put the D horse into my paddock on or about the 22hd October, and paid mc for the paddocking. n The horse was in the paddock for a week and one night, , I handled the horse. Inerersaw a brand on'him.- I identify the horse by his fi roach back. I had frequent opportunities of X seeing the horse whilst he was in my pad- g dock* Benjamin Monk; sworn, deposed:—l j. c am landlord of the Courtnay Arms. I live fo about a mile and arhalf trom prisoner, q I do not know a man named Fenmore or Fenemore,-: ■- I did not -send ;a. iman to p . prisoner with' a horse on the 28th of October. I only took possession of the c , Courtnay-Arihs on the 20th November/ T gave the receipt marked B to Detective n Feast. I received it from the prisoner. .I do i e not know the writing: : Detective' Feast "re- c ] called, stated since the prisoner gave mc -the--receipt marked/; A/ I; "have U] made from persons residing in all parts of the province for a man named Fenmore, or Fenemore, and I cannot hear of such a person. This closed s j the case for the prosecution. The prisoner, c] who made no statement, was committed for j r trial. In reply to Mr Joynt, the Bench said that bail would be taken—prisoner in £200, a ] with-two sureties in £100 each.

Licenses Transferred. *— George arid Dragon Hotel, from William Parish to Thomas Coleman. Shakespeare Hotel, from James Heath to William Savage, who applied to have the name of the house changed to the Q.CiE., which was done,

Civil Cases.—-M. M. Wyatt v. J. B. Murphy ; judgment for full, amount claimed, £2 9s 6d (less £1 paid on accoont), with costs, 10s. : :Jas. Linney-v. Thos. Hancock, claim for 14sj judgment for ss, arid %osts 95. : Wm. Sycamore v. JohnJKJlight, claim for 15s—tendered 1,2s ; judgment.for defendant with costs; "9s; s andone witness os. Same "v. J. Hadfield, claim for £3 Is—tendered £1 Is; judgment for £1 Is, and costs «Js. Henry Inwood'v. John Campbell,' claim for £2 ; j adgment for 10s, and costs £ 1 2s. J. Dempsey v. A. E. Bird, claim .for£3 Is ; jadgment for full amount, and costs 9s.