MAGISTERIAL.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10482, 21 October 1899, Page 5

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday, October 19. (Before W. H. Cooper, J. M. Douglass, and • A. H. Westenra, Esqrs., J.P.'s.) Dbtj.v__enness —A first offender was fined 55,-: or, in default, twenty-four hours' imprisonment. Tedßirr.— A lad named Leonard Murphy was charged with having stolen a cheque valued at_Dlß 19s 9d from the Christchurcli and St. Albans Co-operative Money Club, onthe lytlfinst. He pleaded guilty. Mr Malley appeared for the accused, and asked for fcim ib'be"dealt with summarily under Juvenile Offenders' Act. The Bench decided to remand the accused to be tried by Mr Bjeetham, S.M. Bail was allowed in one recognisance of £25. - (Before R. Beetham, Esq., S.M.) CiVit,. Cases.—ln the following cases the defendants' did not appear, and judgment went for the plaintiffs with costs: —H. Berry arid Co. (Mr Flesher) v. J. Roxburgh, £1 15s 9d_; same v. Chas. Ingle, £2; same v. B, Everett, £3 14s 8d; F. C. Raphael v.. J. D. Field, £25; A. W. Parish v.- Jaa Nelson, claim £4 8s 2d on a judgment sumhions. Mr Byrne appeared for the judgmeht creditor. The debtor, under examination, 'stated that he had a wife and eight children. He occupied 5£ acres of Government land under perpetual lease, near Riccarton, and was a carpenter by trade. He had a mortgage of £50 to the Government, and—3 owed, for the material of which the house wis >built. He cropped his land last year potatoes, which failed. When making full time at his work he made £2 15s a week, but at present he had no means by which-to meet the debt. His Worship made no order, as he held the debtor's ability to pay had not been proved. E. A. Trickett v. T. McHraith, daim £41 6s for wages. Mr-Byrne- appeared for the p-aintilf and Mr Iltiar*!!.!*. th,e defendant. * Th«i defedce waa that* the work of attending to sheep on the defendant's farm <_b Glenroy was disch_rged'by pladivtiff for the Trickett family, to whom toe sheep belonged. His Worship istld with the defence, and gave judgment agak—t _ vs. plaintiff, with costs.—Mrs M. A. PB_r-on» v. A. W. Parisih, ck-im £3 9s, value of woods purcbafed. Mr Byrne appeared for tiie defendant, who put in a counter claim.; for a month's milk, wbach '; waa omitted from the claim in j the? Pferah v. Parsons. Plaintiff*. was that when defendant piirc-tejtedvt_e _n_—: run'Trom pkuhtiff, were;«n|-kpaii9, a fowl coop and run, and _W__, etc., which, he agreed to pur- -__-_». The defence was that Mr ParMi, _etobr, purolM__ed t2_e dairy farm, «—d 'handed it over _an, who bought two items, 'worth T lrom pk_inti-f, but purchased nothing else: from her.' His Worship disallowedtM counter claim. Judgment was given forplsuntiff for £16s 6d, with costs.

• ■■: Ihanxr, October 20. (Bofbre Jv:;H«Jnilton, CM. Gray, and J. Forrester, Esq_., J.P.'s.) P_toNX_-f-~ ss.—Barry B. Boys was fined 20s or eeveb days' imprisonment. Tkk R—(tWAT By-Laws.—Chas. B.usb admitted haying, on the 2gtd October, driven aero*, the Colombo street level railway crossing when a train was approaching within half a toile.. The short facts, as explained by"" the sub-inspector, showed that the def*_Udafit, tbough warned not to do so, drove his horse ftifcf express over the crossing, and by a __ir'l breadth almost, escaped injury from tnick*.which were being shunted. The Beach inflicted a fine of 40s and costs.

Unregistered Doo.—W. H. Payne, for t-ds offence, was fined 10s and costs.

, .School .Attendance Act.—For not hay- \ ing kept their children regularly at school fine* were-; inflicted as under: —Edward Weston," Becks, Elizabeth Copplestone, Nicholas Columbus, Geo. Bosher, and Mrs Osborne, 2s each; and Bella Smart 4s. The oaae again* Sarah Anderson was dismissed. Alkk Capul and Alex. Thompson cautioned ana dismissed. Mrs W. Ford dismissed, and advised to apply to the School Committee for permisaioh to keep her daughter from school. Prohibition Orders.—-Orders •-. operate for twelve,months, in the Christchurch and surrounding licensing districts were granted against William Hall-burton and Patrick McifioyTV •;."■■; " ;:_ LYTTELTON. Friday, Octobkr 20. * (Before S. R. Webb, Esq., J.P.) Drunkenness.—A first offender was convicted and discharged. t____SNT Without Leave.—-Walter Baird waa charged with being absent without leave from the Tolosa, and was ordered to pay the expenses of the prosecution and to be put on board whep the'steamer sails. SOUTHBRIDGE. Friday, October 20. (Before R. Beetham, Esq., S.M.) Assault.—Tho_. C. Blah- was charged by E. H. Cornier with wilfully damaging certain property, also wi__ assaulting informant's wife, and iwr-NTH-'d to four monfhs' impri_o_m_nt wit- bard labour. Crvii, Cases.—R. Ricihards v Thos. McCk_r_a_ck,;d___m £5 5s for cleaning twenty-one sacks ol wmie clover at 5s per sack. Judgment was given for the defendant. ASHBURTON. . Thursday, October 19. (Befwe C. A. Wray, Esq., S.M.) The Licensing Act.—F. Powell, licensee of the Mount Somers Hotel, was charged with Oreaehes of the ]__*____-'xtg Act by exposing liquor for sale on Saturday evening, October 7th. Mr Cuthbertson appeared far the defeitce,'Constable Dillon, stationed at Methven, deposed that he visited the hotel at. 10.30 p.m. on tbe day in question. There were a number of men in the hotel, and lights in the bar and the rooms. He did not see any liquor served, neither dJd he notice any empty glasses aJjcnrt. Several other witnesses gave similar evidence, and the case was dismissed.

Crvn. Oases.—J. Orr and Co. v Parkin, claim £2 16s 7«L Judgment for plaintiffs with costs.