CHRISTCHURCH.

Press, Volume XXVI, Issue 3392, 18 July 1876, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH.

Monday, July 17. (Before G. L. Meliish, Esq, R.M ) Drunk and Disorderly. — For this offence James Moore was fined JOa. George Mitchell was fined 103 and cab hire, 2s 6d. Drun __ and Using Obscene Language. j —James Vitch, for being drank and disorderlj, and using obscene language in a public street, waa fined 40s. Vagrancs.— James Wheeler, arrested at Sumner, waa charged with this offence. He had been sleepiag in the cave at Snmner the night before. Sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labor. Drunk and Soliciting Prostttotion. — Helen Thomson for this offenje was fined 20a. Br-UKlxg i-TTO an Office.—Edward Donally, Isaac Pearson, and J. H. Falloon, three lads, were brought up charged with this offence. Detective Kirby deposed that be examined Davidson's timber yard in Colombo street south, and found that the fgate had been forced open. He arrested -p-_son-_-» on the loth aatd 16th, ani charged

them with breaking into Sissons' yard, situated in Davidson's timber yard, and stealing some penny pieces from the ollioe. When arrested, Donally replied that he was in company with the other two prit'toners on tho night in question; that Fallo_m entered the office, and brought out some penny pieces which were spent in purchasing bans. Pearson when arrested also admitted being in company with the other prisoners". Falloon, who was arrested on the 16tb, said be was in the yard with the other two on the sight named; that he and Pearson entered the ofEce and Cook some pence from a cap. Constable Firman deposed to being !on duty at the railway on the night in question, and that he Heard a noise in Davidson's yard, and that on going in that direction met the lads carrying"* lantern. — Thomas deposed to being in tbe employ of Sissons, who had part of Davidson's yard, that he closed the yard on Friday night and fonnd the gate forced open next morning, and he missed some pence from the office. Larceny from a Shop;— John Henry Falloon and Edward Donelly we_e then charged with larceny from a shop. Dtetective Feast withdrew the charge against Donelly in order that be might be called as a witness. Detective Kirby stated that on ar resting Donelly, the lad stated that he had been a very wicked boy ; that on Tuesday evening he and Falloon were in Tuam street looking into a fruiterer's shop, that after waiting for a chance Falloon entered the shop and brought out three boxes, containing money. The money he put into his pocket and the boxes were placed, in a timber yard near. Next day they went to Timaro, and stayed at the Albion Hotel, and when the money was spent returned to Christchurch. Mrs Cook deposed to seeing the lad Falloon in her shop on tbe night in question. He asked the price of something," but bought nothing. Had occasion to leave the shop empty, and on returning found three boxes containing money gone. They contained altogether over four pounds. Edward Donelly was then placed in the witness box, and deposed to beiog in company with Falloon, and detailed the circumstances of the theft from Mr Cook's shop and the subsequent proceedings. The parents of the lad Pearson gave him a very good character, and said that "they could not believe he would have been guilty of such conduct had he not been led away. His Worship told Falloon that be appeared to have been the worst of Ihe lot, and he would make it a caution to him. Mrs Falloon, who was in Court, said that her son had been at work on the Tuesday morning, and left it through his father beating him with a whip. She did not think tbe police had got bold of the right lad, who was a big well dressed boy, generally wore a cloak, aud was in the habit of leading her son astray. It was the boy's bad example, and the father's ill-treatment of the lad that had placed him in his present position. She had never known the boy deceive her, and he was always in the habit of speaking the troth. His Worship Baid the boy had been, previously before the Court, seemed to have been the prime mover throughout, and as be had said before he would.make it a cantion to him. On the first charge he (Falloon) would be sentenced to two months' imprisonment, and receive one flogging; and on the second charge he would be imprisoned for one week, and receive another flogging. There was nothing in the evidence to connect Pearson with the second case, but on the first case he Would receive one week's imprisonment and a flogging. Donelly would be imprisoned for twenty-four hours, and have one flogging.