LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume XXIII, Issue 3037, 17 May 1875, Page 3

LYTTELTON.

Saturday, May 15. . {Before W. Donald, Esq, R.M.J labceny.—Thompson Simpson, on re*snd, was charged with this offence. Henry sworn, said—l am a laborer, living in «ytteltoi_ In the month of March last I . , "Was employed on the breakwater; the prisoner was also employed there; I sent the Prisoner by my wife the ticket to draw my fortnight's wages, amounting to £6 Bs. He «•>« not bring any of the money to mc until the next Monday, when my wife went to Prisoner, and he gave her £2. On the Tues*™y prisoner said that a man named John , i*\ Kay had taken the money from him when -. he was intoxicated; he said he would go to - j** police about it; I have never had any wmactions with the prisoner before this, *~ « " aye not received any of the money . '«*»*, so there is now £4 8s due to mc; I #_*** aat hori»ed prisoner to excend any of «*««wy. By the Bench—l aev«r -seer-

tamed what became of the money. Caleb Hawkins, sworn, said—l am book-keeper for the firm of- Hawkins and Co; I know prosecutor and prisoner; they were both employed at the breakwater in March last; there was £6 8s due to Brant about March 20th, and I paid the amount to the prisoner; Brant afterwards inquired for the money, and I informed him I had handed it to prisoner. Mary Brant, sworn, said—l am Henry Brant's wife; last March, about the 20th, I asked the prisoner to draw my husband's pay; he did not bring it to mc, and 1 went to him on the Monday, and he gave mc £2, and promised to give mc the other in the evening; I have not received the balance up to this time. This concluded the evidence. The Bench said that they would give the prisoner the benefit of the doubt, and dismiss the case, but he must promise to refund the money to Brant as soon*as possible. Drunkenness—Jane Rhodes was arrested by Constable H'Guire for this offence, and

was sentenced to three months' imprisonment.