RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3178, 5 September 1881, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

(Before H. Byre Kenny, Esq., R.M.) "■&• RAPE. Charles" Knock was brought up on remand charged with this offence. "

Inspector Scully said that the police had no evidence to offer, and tbe prisoner was discharged-. throwing stones. William Rose, a boy about 12 years of age, was charged under a Municipal byelaw with throwing stones in a public Btreet to the danger of person and property. Evidence was given of tbe accused having thrown a large stone at another boy, and of the stone having passed through the window of MrSpratt, in Emerson-street. His Worship fined the accused 5s and costs. John Mcßae, P. Keys, and T. Keyp, three small boys, were charged with the same offence by Mr Wallace, of the White road. The father of tbe boys Keys was sworn, and stated that his youngest hoy Thomas Keys was in bed at the time the offence was alleged to have been committed. His Worship said he would discharge the boy Thomas Keys, and he was sorry he was unable to order the other two a sound flogging. They would be fined 53 each, and the costs divided between them. ALLOWING A HOHSE TO STRAY ON THE RAILWAY. George Hastie was charged with this offence, and pleaded guilty. His Worship said that, as the accused had suffered from injury done to his borse, he would only fine him in the mitigated penalty of 10s and coats. SMUGGLING. Robert Edgar Lockley, a colored j gentlen_an,-was charged on the information of the Collector of Customs with being concerned in concealing certain dutiable goods, to wit, four oilskin coats, with intent to defraud Her Majesty's Customs. j Prisoner pleaded not guilty. John Provis, sworo, said he hoarded the Mary Wadley on tbe Ist September last. He went to examine the stores. He searched the cabin, and sealed the stores. He searched the forecastle, sailroom, and lazerette. He saw the steward iijW hatch on the top of the coal; he wjrafthrowing coal as if to conceal something. He asked accused what he was doing. Accused replied that he was stowing coal away. Witness told him to stand aside, and let him look what he was doing. Witness saw the end of a bag exposed. Accused said it was a bundle of old bags. On searching the hag he found it contained four oilskin coats. Witness said you are going to smuggle these and defraud the revenue. Accused said they were for his own use, and he was going to take them to Hobart. Witness then seized the coats, and reported to the Collector. Accused said he put the coats there to keep them clear of the rats. Witness examined accused's berth, and found he had an.oilskin for his own use. Witness saw the master, and said, " the steward has been smuggling oilskin coats, and I have sealed them up." Witness then told the master what had occurred, and accused said, " for God's sake do not report it." The master said he had asked the accused if the had any dutiable goods on board, and the accused denied having any. 0. M. Lindfors, master of the schooner Mary Wadley, said the cargo consisted of soal and ship's stores. There were no oilskin coats on the manifest. He knew nothing about them being on hoard. Accused was cook and eteward on the Mary Wadley. He asked accused if he had any dutiable goods, and he said nothing about the coats. Prisoner said he was not aware that the goods were dutiable, he brought them to take them to Hobart. His Worship said that he was afraid this offence was becoming common, and the only way was to make the traffic as little profitable as possible. The accused would have to pay treble the value of the goods and costs, and be imprisoned until tbe amount was paid. ...-,. ...,_ BREACH OP THE SHEEP AOT. Charles Hickey was charged, on the information of H. Handyside, with driving a mob of cattle through the run of Messrs Roberts and Co, at Tautane, on the Ist of August last, without giving the notice required by. the Act. Evidence of the offence was given by H. Handyside and J. Sutherland, and the defendant was fined £2 and costs, with counsel's fee and witnesses' expenses.