RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. This Day.

Evening Post, Volume XXI, Issue 36, 14 February 1881, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. This Day.

(Before Mr. Edward Shaw, 8.M.) THE ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO 808 A TILL. Thomas Henry Dennis, on remand, was charged with having attempted to rob the till at the Upper Hutt railway station on Friday evening last. Mr.^ Izard now appeared for the Crown, and, it. having been stated by the witness Chard that he heard the chink of money when the prisoner's hand was in the till, asked for permission to withdraw the present information, and substitute another, charging the accused with actual larceny. Mr. Stafford, for the defence, was quite agreeable that should be done. Eventually, however, Mr. Izard decided to go on with the original oharge of attempted theft. John Farrel, telegraphist at the Upper Hntt station, then deposed that when he entered the stationmaster's office on Friday night, he found Chard detaining the prisoner there. Witness heard prisoner remark, " I had my hand on the till, bnt I did not take any money, ho help mo GG."— — ." Chard replied that he could not let the prisoner go, as he had " his own interests to look after. Witness never heard anything said on that occasion with reference to a deposit of £2. This being the case for the prosecution, Mr. Stafford applied for a furthor adjournment till 2 o'clock in the afternoon, in consequence of the absence of a material witness, named Tnlly, who was expeoted from Kaitoko at half-past 12. The application was agreed to. On the case being resumed at 2 o'clock, the witness Tulley was examined by Mr. Stafford, who, however, did not suoceed in eliciting anything in the prisoner's favor. His Worship was forced to the conclusion that, unless the evidence for the prosecution had been entirely concocted, which waa not likely, the offence had been proved. The prisoner was then sentenced to 23 days' imprisonment. MAINTENANCE ORDER. Malcolm M'Gillivray was charged, in his absence, with disobeying an order of the Court to contribute £1 towards the support of his wife and family. Adjourned for a week. CIVIL CASES. In the following cases judgment was given for the plaintiff with costs : — Lowater v. Skinner, £2 8s ; Wilson v. Atkinson, £2 145 ; Kirkcaldie and Stains v. Malcolm, £1 18s 6d ; Kempthorne, Prosser and Co. v. Dearde, £32 12s 2d ; Bath v. Colman, £1 Bs.