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Press, Volume XLIII, Issue 6371, 19 February 1886, Page 3

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CHBISTCHUBCH. Thcebdat, Fbbbtjaby 18. [Before B. Beetham, Esq., B.M.] DBUNKXNNitB.—EIIen Morton was fined £1. For first offences, two men were fined each 5j ; and a woman who did not answer to her bail 10s; all with the usual alternatives in case of default,

Alleged Assault.—Hurst Davis /pan charged with assaulting J. Sorrel. Mr Stringer appeared for the defence The prosecutor, an itinerant photographer, stated that on the previous day he was at the regatta, and asked the accused, who was Tiding, if he would like to be " taken on horseback." Accueed refused, and chaffed him. Sorreliutmeqnently " took," without being commissioned to do ecua , carriage with ladies in it, who were of fine party with the accused. Sorrel was "a filing cf" the picture to the ladies when accused told him to go away, and an. altercation ensued, in the course of which Sorrel ealted accused a " d——d cad/ The acoused and the ladies went awaju but half an hoar after wards accueed found Sorrel, and, while his head was in the " dark box " which he was using, took hold of hiir, and thrashed him. The aocused admitted the facts, but pleaded provocation, Borrel having made himself particularly offensive to the party. He waa fined 103. . . ...

AILKOBD BbEACH OF PAWNBUOKJEJjff Act.—William Trigge, formerly licensee of His Loidship'e Hotel, was charged -with having UlegaUy pawned agold \rateh, gold chain, and a spade guinea, valued at the property *>t George Wqodrongk. The prosemtuimwaß under the S4th Sep. tion ot thePesmhrokeirs' Aejfe. MtHolbq** appeared for the acposel Oebrge Woodrough, a provision dealer, deposed that oa November 7th he was at His liOictshipfo Hotel, the house kept by the accused, and borrowed from accused JB3, leaving as security for repayment of the loan the watch, &c. The parties did not meet until some time afterwards, Accused was then bankrupt, and told prosecutor that he had the waton "safe." Prosecutor next saw the watcl at Fainter and Baker's pawn shop in Gloucester street. Accused was then in Napier, having been absent from Chriatohurch abcut three weeks. Prosecutor had not authorised accused to pawn the watch. To Mr Holmee—Witness oweS other borrowed sums to accused besides the jB3. Accused, before leaving Chrietchurch, applied for the refund of these loans, and witneee might have said " you have the watch which yon can use to pay yourself." Accused said he was pressed for money, and witness could not have raised the money without inconvenience 7 to himself. Witnesenever thought that accused intended to deprive him of the use of the watch, and he might have assented to the watch being pawned by Triggs. Witness, although he BJgned the information, did not initiate the prosecution. Edward Painter, pawnbroker, stated that the accused on the Bth December, 1885, pawned with witness the watch and chain produced for JEIO. Accused gave the name of " Brown." Witness knew tbat his real name was Trigge. To Mr* Holmes—Hβ knew Trigge very well. This was all the evidence. Mr Holmes submitted that there was no case to go to the jury. There were two ingredients necessary to constitute the offence. viz., the want of consent of the owner, and the fraudulent intention. Woodrough I Id-not swear that, he had not told the ised that he might pawn the watch, again he did ewear that he believed accueed never intended to deprive him ie watch. Mr Beetham said in the face Voodrough'a statement he would not net. Case dismissed. iBcxhuUMBOTJB.— W. Mulhollaud was i £2 for procuring at the Sawyer* , is on February 3rd a pint of beer for George Hefford, a person under the ■ation of the prohibition clause of Qte msing Act—Bobt. Kingen and W.Jf» ite were fined ss.—Ah Sag and Jμ. clille, for leaving vehicles unattendei, wege each fined Sα. —Two boye, . for fiypg kites in . a street at Lin«§d, were fined each Iβ.—Ambrose Bmme, for riding on a footpath aPPapauui, was fined Ss.—Charges agaiask I ffifec Champion for assaulting and using ipleoent language to Johana Mehrteae Mc dismisaed as trivial.—Edward Smith, fflr* assaulting George Geddes on February $jth, was fined M, with costs. —William Sjfeott, for assaulting Henry UoKeown oa jKbrnary 9th, was fined £1 10s with costs.