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MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHORCH. Wkdxksday, August 25.

(Before W. H. Cooper and T. Gape 3, Esqs., J.P.s). Droxken'nkss. — For this offence a woman, a first offender, was convicted and discharged. Breach of the Peace. — Francis and William Cockroft, brothers, were charged with fighting at the corner of South and East belts on the evening of August 7th. Mr Kippenbertjer appeared for them. The affair was shown to be trivial, and the accused were discharged with a caution. Alleged Larceny.—Thos. Hayne3 was charged with stealiug £6 53, the money of Robert Lochhead. On the application of the police he was remanded till August 27th. Mr Malley, who appeared for him, applied for bail, which was fixed, the accused in £50, and one surety in £25.

HouriKRKEAKiNG.—Chas. Woods and Leicester Colenso were charged with breaking into the shop of S. Mumford, Colombo street North, and stealing therefrom dried fish, valued at Is. Mr Donnelly appeared for Colenso. S. Mumford deposed that on the morning of the 2lst he found his shop had been entered by forcing the door, and eight pieces of smoked warehou were missing. Afterwards he picked a piece of what he believed to be his fish out of the Avon. John Finerty deposed that about 11.20 p.m. on August 20th two men, of whom one, a short man, was Colenso, passed his house at the corner of Colombo and Kilmore streets. Colenso bade him "Good night." In a minute or two witness heard a noise as of a door being pushed in, aud breaking glass. The men shortly afterwards came back and passed on to the bridge. Colenso had a parcel under his arm. Witness went to Mumford's shop and found the door wide open. Witness informed the police. Colenso appeared to be drunk. C. H. Dyer, who had been in company with the witness Finerty, gave corroborative eviilencs. He recognised the taller prisoner Woods as one of the two men who passed. Witness picked up from the footpath near Mumford's shop, a piece of framed ground glass (produced) used for striking matches and covering a brewer's advertisement. Constable Kidd deposed that he arrested the accused at 11.50 p.m. on August 20th, at the cab stand opposite the Market Hotel. Colenso was carrying the piece of fish produced. He said he did not know where he got it. Up the back of his coat was the brewer's advertisement (produced). Witness found Mumford's door open - the lock had boon sprung off and there was a mark on the lower part of tho wood. This was all the evidence. Mr Donnelly, on behalf of his client, asked the Bench to strike out of the charge " breaking and entering," as it was clear that the offences were the freaks of a drunken man, without intention of theft for gain. Moreover, there was no proof of the breaking or entering or theft. Mr Cooper said the Bench had a doubfc of which the accused would get the benefit. The case was dismissed. Larokny.—Leicester Colenso was charged with stealing on August 20fch two brewers' advertisements, valued at 4s, from the Oxford Hotel. One of the articles was found on him when arrested on another charge, and he now admitted the offence. Mr Donnelly called two witnesses, who spoke to the good character of the accused, aud made a strong appeal for lenieucy for what he submitted was only a foolish drunken freak. The accused was Bentenced to one month's imprisonment. Damaging the Lock-up. — Leicester Colenso admitted that he had accidentally damaged a wicket in a door at the lock-up, and was ordered to pay Iβ 6d for the damage.

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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9815, 26 August 1897, Page 2

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MAGISTERIAL. Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9815, 26 August 1897, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL. Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9815, 26 August 1897, Page 2