RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. GREYMOUTH.

Grey River Argus, Issue 90, 9 August 1866, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. GREYMOUTH.

; .^Before W.H i Rp^n, Esq., R.M.) "■■;"■ ':'-■' % MoifDiLY,'.- August 6. •' L.IRCENY. — Frank Leathwood was bronght" up, on remand, charged with having stolen a gold ring of the. value of L 4. The facts of the caae-, ;^which • was a 1 very-ti^impeijrone^-' were that "some months ago the; accused was, on intimate terms with the prosecutnxj wio^ was barmaid at the Edinburgh Castle, and that i6n.€r j aay~the pnsohef took hold" of" Tier" haudj drew the rjng pff^ her -finger, and said he^wuld either return' it to her or' give her .:■ another; for it. Subsequently the owner of the ring discovered tliat' the accused was ''a" " : married man, which fact had evidently induced her out of spite. , to.. Liy ; the, presentcharge. The Magistrate dismissed the case. ': Breach of Public House OBDjNAJfCE.-^---■Several publicans were fined ssfeacn for "permitting their lamps to go out. Robbery by ; a,Bailek;— Njchplas Ackiio-; vitchj. charged with robbery as a bailee,, was remanded until Monday. , •■"-'/ ; • ,-DiUJNK. an©' DisoßDESLYi—^Nichola^Eyan . was charged with being draak and disorderly, , and resisting the police in the. execution of ' their duty. . The prisoner had whilst tipsy .Walked-; into the house of. Mr Kenrick, the ' -^Clerk of the CWrt/ arid pii'bei^g told* hw mistake and ordered out he referred to go,i and Had to be ejected by force; ; Me afterawards jjeßisted being tak'en to the lock-up. : He -was'/ fined; 40s>fpr ,;beirig ; djuuk, and 4ps for resisting the police. - .".-':'■' Lunacy.— George Darberpn .was, brought 'up and reminded for a week for medical examination. Willja.mFagg on. a like charge ; was simiharly remanded-. '■ -' 'I '■>' J V'O^i. . } , -j, _.-•• .WARDEN'S COURT. "Breach of the Gold Fields' Act.-^- " — Chapman was charged with having opened a hotel and sold liquors without a -license. It appeared that the defendant^ had^'taken the, r license to house he kept pn^the /• other side the »Teremakau, ' and affixed rVto' : jhis new place at the Nev^'Riyer Rush. ~ ; Ife waSiined U3O, but; a lar^e quantityof spirits;': &c r> seized on his premises, arid conveyedaway by thßjpolice, ; ,^ere ordered to. be returned to him on his paying" 1 tbe M cost"'of cartage. - Several persons were-fined -for being without business license^ .amongst whom were .some boatmen, who were given clearly to understand that their. waterman!s license \iorr ; . the p»ort of Greymouth was of no use.tb them elsewhere than theport itself, '