MAGISTERIAL.

Press, Volume L, Issue 8600, 29 September 1893, Page 2

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CHRISTCHURCH. { Thursday, Skptkmber 28. | (Beforo F. Trout ami F. C. B. Biahor $ Esq*., J.l'.'s.J ° F » I Stkauno Puis.—Thomas Buchanan on ® remain! from Kaktua, was charged witK "•' having stolon two pigj, vutuo £3, f rom j_. H nody'a Bush, bolongjuig to Vilo Kventlon % Mr Slater appeared tor tho accused, who h i said, would plead "Guilty." _ ne _J* | was v aud one, as the young man had'"'' * hitherto borno a very respeo-.ablo cbar *? acler. Ho uppearcd to have yield** ' to a temptation, aud had lefr. tlio pj_, ii at tho Aldington Saloyards in aiiotC if name, and revising his poaitiou had |~f k\ them, ordered the cheque to bo sent t« I 1 Ualswoll, and went away to Ashburton I There was no uxcttso for the crime boi w owing to tho accused's previous ' eo _J 'i character ho would ask that the Probi'tiiT ''. Act should bo brought into operation l ■' Evidence was called as to Lho ciiaraot«i >; of Buchanan, after which the Bfmoh said they had decided to seutent* accused to one month a hard l&bou Mr vSlater asked that the decisiou should U reconsidered, especially when taking jm! account tho effect such k sentence would have ou a man practically commencing hi. It was a peculiar case, which he thought th. Probation Act would meet. Mr Trtuit j__i it was because of the evidence in accused' - favor that the sentence hud been made to i light. Mr Slater asked again that tho Act should bo applied, and said ho hat) a, pl_i,_ i where the young man could go to. M? "i Trent said tho Bench had quite mads nn their mind, and did not think they would be doing their duty if thoy altered, tha sentence. ' Indecency.—Charles Jones, a jockey awd ; fifteen years, was charged with having on i 7th Soptembor, at Grey's toad, Yaldnartt, committed an iudoceut act, and wju W] ? ; lenced to seven days' imprisonment.

Stealing a Cloak.—William Waraw alias Allrod Gregory and fcitnttli, pleadod guilty to having on tho 2nd September, it Christchurch, stolen a lady's cloak, varaed at £4 10a, belongiug to Julia Glover. In spector Broham stated that accused W HLoleu the cloak from Mrs Glover's house When it was missed search Was made, and it was traced to the shop of J as. (Jawthioe to whom it had been Bold by Warner, l'h« Bauch sentenced tho accused to six moUUti* hard labor.

(Before R. Beetham, Esq., R.M.) Civil Cases—Judgmeut went for ths plaintiffs by default with costs in the follow iug cases :—C Klins;onstoiii vW. Hill £ie 8s ;W. Alloway vW. Broad £414s SR. W England vH. Smith, £10; Plaisted and Co! vR. Duncan, £115 a4d ; same vN. Vale, £l 14s 4d ; Balkntyno and Co. v Mrs H Humphreys, £lo 7a 9d (Mr Beswick for plaintiff) ; same v W. Brown, £5 __», G. Vale v R. Hawker, £1 15s ; W, G. Sheppard v M. Robson, £5 12s lid (Mr Beswick for plaintiff); F. G. Chisnell v Lucy Shauuon, 17s 6d (Mr Beswick for plaintiff) ; Mrs M. Button v Fred. Jonea, £2 15s (Mr Donnelly for plaintiff). Q, Klingenstein v Maria Mitchloy, claim £62g Id. Defendant appeared and admitted the debt, and judgment was given for tho plaintiff for tho amount claimed with cost*, T. E. Weiss v Jas. Bennetts, claim £19» 3d, money for wages, 4c, iv lieu of notice. Mr Kipponberger appeared for tho plaintiff and Mr Hoban for the defendant. After hearing the evidence, his Worship non« suited the plaintiff, with coats. A. J, Bennett v H. Schafer, claim £20 for damage* and value of a horse killed on the road os« tween Islington and Lincoln. Mr Caygill appeared for tho plaintiff and Mr Stringer for the defendant. Evidence was given $ the collision, and that Jack Schafer wu driving the trap which caused the collision. Mr Stringer moved for a nonsuit on the ground that defendant was net to be held responsible for the faults of his sou. Mr Caygill answered that the trap was defendant's, and was driven by defendant's son. His Worship aaid there wasno 6Vi<; dence of that fact. Mr Caygill called tba defendant's son who gave evidence on the point Mr Stringer submitted that plain* tiffs case had not been improved, and that he could not recover. The caso waa ad* journed until 10 a.m. to-day for nrgumonr on the law on the question.