MAGISTERIAL.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10384, 29 June 1899, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday, Juke 28. (Before J. Connal, E. Smith, and W. W. Collins, Esqrs., J.P.'s.) - Labcent.—Arthur Cecil Quarter-main, aged 16 years, was charged with having, on the 27fch inst., broken into, and stolen from, the dwelling of E. Pasch, at Riccarton, £4 10s in money. On the suggestion of the police, the charge, to enable it to be dealt with summarily, was reduced to larceny, ana the accused admitted the offence. He had been employed formerly by Mrs Pasch, whor .itftcr a temporary absence, found the house had been broken into, and the money taken from a drawer. She also found a mackintosh, which she recognised as belonging to the' accused, and it led to his being traced. He was found in Hagley Park, and admitted the offence. He was wearing a new. suit of clothes, he had bought, ..«d had some of the money left. His mother, who was in attendance, said he was quite beyond control. He was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment with hard labour; the money found on him, and the new clothes, were ordered to be given to Mrs Pasch. Miscellaneous. —For riding bicycles on footpaths, G. Champion and T. Voyce were fined each ss, with costs 7a—For allowing a cow to wander, J. Bator was fined ss, with costs 14s.—C. T. Cook, for breaking a pane ff glass, was fined 5s and ordered to pay for the damage, 2s. —C. Prosser, for allowing a "load of tarred shingle to Temain on the road at night, without lights, .before her uwelling, was fined ss, with, costs 9s. PiWHißrrrov Obdeb. —An order of this kind was ordered to issue, concerning Geo. Hamilton, to be current in Christchurch and suburbs for one year. Alleged Pebjuby.—Robert Parker, on -the • i-_fo-*ma_KH_: of Richard Cnamberlain, was" charged, that, on June 13th, when giving evidence in a case Rattray v. Chamberlain, for trespass on and neglecting to leave .when ardered, the Canterbury Trotting Club's racecourse, he (the accused) swore to a false _*tate*mf_nt, viz., that one Dale had not given the accused £1 to permit Chamberlain to remain on that, or any other racecourse, using the words, after being cautioned by the Court, "I have not received one penny from any of those witnesses, who have given evidence to-day, to allow them to stay on, or come bin, any of the Tace-grouhds on which I have-been detective." Mr Deacon appeared for the prosecutor, Mr Donnelly for the accused. The evidence was practically a repetition of that given in Rafttray v. Cham.berlain, and then reported, when Chamberlain was convicted,and fined./ R. Beetham, S.M., before whom Rattray v. Chamberlain was heard, read some of his notes of the alleged 'incriminating evidence given by Parker. Rose Smith stated that, on the racecourse, Parker said to Chamberlain, "Diok, you must go off." Chamberlain said, "What'for; why did you ask me to come?" Parker said, "Give me a pound and stop on." Chamberlain said he had no change, and asked a man named Dale, who was with, him, to lend him a pound. Dale offered him a sovereign. Chamberlain said, "No, give it to Parka*." Dale handed the coin to Parker, who then said, "All right, Dude, you can <

stop ''f.l said Parker, told JEmanuel,"" oiMnbferlaiii'i. 1 . brother, to tell Chamberlain, -t *H ,' ■ right -and he could stop on. , Witness, since May,lßth,, had been ordered off, tire faci- • course by Parker. 'Witness mefc.tho'twb ; Chamberlains on the course,. 18th, at about 1 p.m. If R. Chamberlain* tad ; worn that he was not on the course, till, 2.30 it was not true.' -Emanuel Chamber- ■ • lain waa'present when cbnversation passed. Emanuel Chamberlain corroborated Smith's account about tho sovereign, Parker told witness to tell 11. Cluuhberlain it was. "all right»-etc." Ctoss-esamined:' Had'been, ordered'off the coWrsar by Parker. _ .u-ip "Daley described simihirly to the prei' vioua witness, the aovereign incident, he did not hear. Parker.tell R., Chamberlain he ■ could remain on the ground. Wm. Whitta, , a bookmaker, stated that early in May,he i was warned by Parker off th6 JS.O. J.C. race- > course. Witness did not leave, and.later. * 1 Parker seeing ham .paying f. man with some ■ sovereigns, said, "Olive us one ol them, • Billy," and withes- threAV one; over to him, 1 and afterwards Parker told him that, if sum- ■ menses for trespass wore issued, witness ' should be exempted. Witness was, 1 however, sun-mansed, but by/Paricer's in--1 tervention, the information was not gone on , 1 with. Cross-examined.* Witness h**d been fined at the instance of Parker three times foi* trespass on the Addington Show. Grounds. | Parker had warned hhn off other racecourses. Sometime-, he complied; When he did not, Parker caused Win to be summonsed. [ Witness at other times had paid Parker, but liad been summonsed and "fined all the [ same. He never raised that as a defence. [ Was aware that the money was in the way > of. bribe. Charles Hayiuun, who assist©! , Pa_*ker on the N.C. J.C.* mcocoxitse on May , 4th, said he saw Whitta throw a, soveredgn . to Parker, who said, "All right" to Whitta, '. and told witness he liad to borrow a.feove-* . reign. Wm. Mason stated that at a race • meeting at "New Brighton he got £110s from :. ,R. Chamberlain and paid it to Parker for ' ■ permission to remain on the course. Cross- » examined: " Had been fined for trespassing on racecourses at Rangiora and Lancaster s Park. The Court adjourned till June 30th. _..,, ■ ■■■■ .__.. —_-.__. t *3" -.SOUTHBRIDGE. Wednesday, Juxe 28. . , (Before J. R. Campbell and C. H. Willi*, Esqs., J.P.'s.) Chabgk of Hqbse-Steamno.—--"cilm Haniiltoii was broughtupon reni-_nd charged with stealing a liorse,- the property of one Wm.' Down, of MUltown. Alter l_e&ring the evidence of' four witnesses the,accused was committed to take his trial, at the next sitting- of the Supreme Court.