MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 125, 24 October 1874, Page 2

MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. Saturday, Oct 24. (Before C. C. Bowen, Esq., R.M., and W. H. Pilliet, Esq, J.P.) DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Margaret Dempsy, a very old offender, who had been found lying drunk in the Ferry road draiu, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labor. G-. W. Pickering, for drunkenness, was fined 20s. or 48 hours. J. H. Beattie and Theresa Dixon, for a similar offence, were each fined 20s or 48 hours. The latter prisoner, who had only been released from gaol on Thursday, was cautioned not to appeared in court again. LARCENY OF A PAIR OF BOOTS. Win. Oakley was charged with stealing a pair of children's boots from the shop of Mr J. Donaldson. The arresting constable had seen the prisoner drop the boots in Lichfield street. The prisoner told him he purchased them at Mr Donaldson's shop in Casliel street. A little boy, named James Ayers, saw the prisoner take a pair of children's boots from the counter in Donaldson's shop. He then walked down Cashel street, and he (witness) informed Mr Donaldson of the theft. The boots were identified by Mr Donaldson as his property. The previous witness had told him of the larceny, and when he spoke to the prisoner, he denied having taken them. He (witness) pulled one of the boots from under the pr soner's coat. The prisoner said he could not recollect anything about the larceny. He had been about five months in the colony, and arrived by the Hereford. He was a painter and paperhanger by trade. His Worship said there was no doubt that accused Lad been guilty of a very deliberate act of shoplifting. As this was his first offence, the Bench wished to deal leniently with him, and he would be sentenced to one month's imgrisonment with hard labor. LARCENY. Charles Day, alias Dee, and John Hennessy, were charged on remand with the larceny of a pocket-book, containing two cheques and some papers, the property of Mr W. F. Warner. Detecth e Feast deposed to the arrest of the prisoners—one at the Cavcrsham, and the other at the Prince of Wales hotel. When information was given of the robbery it was stated that one of the cheques lost was drawn on the Union Bank for £B, signed by Hornernan, and the other for 22, signed by Hutchinson. Hennessy, when arrested, asked if he had Dee, and said '' he had never rounded on a man before," that Dee had "slung" him the pocket book containing the cheques, and said he had got it up country. He (witness) produced a cheque for £l, which he had got from Mr Stringer, and which had been recognised by Mr Warner, and the pocket book produced had been given him by a lad named Bunniester, found by him near the Bank of New Zealand. T. H. Ellison, assistant to Mr Stringer, said that on Wednesday last the prisoners came to the shop, and purchased some clothes which the detective had found on the prisoners. They first tendered a cheque for £2 signed by Hutchinson. That cheque was returned to them as the drawer had failed. Hennessy then tendered the cheque produced signed by Korneman, it was cashed and they got the change and went away. Prisener Dee put the waistcoat and rnuifler on and the other prisoner the coat. The prisoners were in company. By prisoner Dee—You did not tender me either of the two cheques, nor did you receive any of the change.

Chief Detective Feast said that Mr Warner, the prosecutor, had met with a severe accident. He would ask his Worship for a remand.

Remanded till Friday next, 30th inst, to be brought up sooner if the prosecutor is well enough to attend.