MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2248, 17 June 1881, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

OHEISTCHUBOH. Fbiday, June 17. [Before 0. Whitefoord, Esq., B.M.] Dbunkennbss.— Morriman Gozzaro wn charged with being drunk and disorderly. The police stated that prisoner, having had his leg broken, was an inmate of the Hospital. Yesterday, being nearly recovered, he was allowed to go out for the day. He got drunk, and, going into the Boman Catholic Church, behaved there in a moat disgraceful manner. When the sexton attempted to remove him he resisted, using at the same time very disgusting language in the presence and to the great annoyance of the congregation. He had afterwards savagely bitten the policeman who arrested him, and had given great trouble in his conveyance to the lockup, although ho was hardly able to walk. Prisoner gleaded guilty, saying that, having taken a lot of medicine, a little drink had upset him. His Worship said he would inflict such a penalty as would probably be a warning to him in future. He was sentenced to pay 20s, or to be imprisoned for ninety-six hours, for being drunk; £5 or fourteen days’ imprisonment for the obscene language, and 40s or fourteen days for assaulting the police. Vaobancy. —Charles Dalton, a respectable looking elderly man, pleaded guilty to having solicited alms. He said necessity hr 1 compelled him to do so. The Bev. Mr Lingard iroved that by certain representations on Wednesday lost he had obtained from him a loan of £l. Witness had reason to suppose afterwards that the story he had told was false, and on making enquiries from the Bey. Mr Fitohett, at Dunedin, from whom prisoner said ho had come with o recommendation, witness found that he had been imposed upon. Prisoner had obtained on the same day money from the Bishop on a somewhat similar statement. Witness did not wish to do more in the present case than have a warning given to prisoner, in the hope that others would not attempt a similar imposition. The police stated that he had been imprisoned at Dunedin for a term on a similar charge. He was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment with hard labour. Labcbnies. —Sydney Harrison Smith was charged with stealing a loaf of bread, value 3d, from the shop of Wm, Smith, at Papanui. Prisoner had gone into a shop, and, purchasing some bread, lifted a loaf. He pleaded guilty, and was sent to prison for one week. George Barker was brought up for stealing from the Somerset Bestaurant a coat, valued at £2, the property of George Chapel, He had pawned the coat, which was recovered by the police. He now pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment with hard labour. The money found on him (4s) was ordered to be given up to the pawnbroker. Assault, with Intent to Bob. —Mark Kearvall was charged with the above offence, committed on the person of George Ell, on Juno 16th. The police applied for a remand, which was granted until the next day.