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Lyttelton Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 4465, 5 June 1875, Page 3

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CHRISTCHURCH. Friday, Junk 4.| (Before G. L. Mellish, Bsq,, E.M.) ~ The Court opened.at 27 minutes pastil o’clock.

Druse: and Disorderly,— Kdwd. Peterson was fined ss. Daniel. Rowley was also fined -6s. 1 on. Premises.—Janies Taylor, Geo. Beaton, and Wm. Godben, all young men, were brought up charged with being illegally on promisee. Sergeant Kennedy said .he arrested the prisoners while sleeping in an unoccupied house at the corner of St. Asaph street and the Lincoln road laet night. Mr Makeig, called, said he was agent for the owner of the house, and the prisoners had no right to Be on the premises. The prisoners said they had just come in from the country, and finding the window of the house open they thought no harm would be done by going in and sleeping there. As there was no previous offence against any of the prisoners, they were dismissed with a caution. Larceny from a Shoe-boob.—Charles Andrews, a recent arrival, was charged with having stolen a pair of men’s elastic-side hoots from Mr Murphy’s shop-door,High street. From the evidence it appeared that yesterday evening Mr Duckworth, grocer, High street, saw prisoner loitering about Mr Murphy’s shop, and after watching him for a time saw him take the boots from a nail at the door. Mr Duckworth seked him, but he was very violent, kicking Mr Duckworth in the stomach twice, and eventually he succeeded in getting away. On doing so he ran off in the direction of the White Hart Hotel, where Detective Lorigan happened to he standing, and his suspicions bemg. aroused he took prisoner into' custody. The boots were afterwards found on the path hear where the struggle took place, and were identified by Mr Murphy. Prisoner, in defence, said he was drunk, and had no remembrance whatever of taking the boots. Mr Duckworth, in reply to the Bench, said in his opinion prisoner was quite sober. His Worship sentenced prisoner to one month’s imprisonment with hard labour. Rowdyism.—William Smith was charged with having created a disturbance in the Warwick Hotel, and resisting the police in the execution of their duty. Constable Gatward said, hearing cries of police from the Warwick. Hotel last night, he proceeded there, and found prisoner creating a great disturbance. He was quite sober, and wanted to get into the hotel, but Mr Simmonds, the landlord, did not wish to have him in there. Witness asked Him to go away quietly, but he would not, and witness then proceeded to arrest him, whereupon he. became' very violent. Having obtained assistance, witness succeeded in handcuffing prisoner, who still, however, continued his violence, kicking witness repeatedly on the legs and elsewhere. Great trouble was experienced in ' getting him to the station, in fact his legs had to be strapped before anything could he done with Urn. Wm. Simmonde, landlord, of the Warwick Hotel, said that prisoner came into the bar last night, and a man happening to fall accidentally against him, he struck the man violently in the face, cutting one eye severely, and knocking him down. Prisoner continued to be rowdy, and witness tried to thro him out, when be kicked witness violently on the legs. Later on witness assisted the constable to handcuff prisoner, and while doing so prisoner kicked him again in the stomach, from the effect of which he had since been very ill. He also bit witness’ hand severely. A fine of £3 was imposed. Civil Oases.—Christchurch City Council v, A. M'Farlano, claim, £1 Os 7d ; judgment by default for amount claimed with costs, 9s. —O. W. Duckworth v. William Grace, claim, £5 -18 s lid; judgment by default for amount claimed with costs, 135.—8. A. Patrick v. J. Smith, claim, £6; tendered £3; Mr Thomas for plaintiff; judgment for amount claimed with costs, £llls.—J. Gatherer v. B. Davey, claim, £5; judgment by default for amount claimed with costs, 9s.—W. Cuddon v. James Beaumont, claim, £lO 3s ; Mr Thomas for plaintiff; judgment for amount claimed with costs, £2 16s.—H. B. Lane v.JJJ. Holes, claim, £6 8s 6d; judgment by default for amount claimed with costs, 15s.—W. Pratt v. G.Pope, claim- for, recovery of possession of -premises; Dr Poster for plaintiff; Mr George Harper for defendant; ordered that possession be given on or before July 1, 1876; costs, £1 12s.—A. M'Mullen v. A. M'Taggart, claim, £1111s; Mr Garrick for plaintiff; judgment for amount claimed with costs, r -£2.—W. Callaghan v. T. Leathern, claim, £4 18s; tendered. £2 12s; judgment for amount tendered; plaintiff to pay costs, 10s.—C. Allison v. John Petersen, claim, £l4 6s; judgment by default for amount claimed, with costs, 20s.

KAIAPOI. . (Before 0. Whitefoord, Esq., 8.M.) Detjnk and Dxsoedeely.— W. Hamilton, arrested by Constable' Beck, was fined 10s. Laecbny as a Bailee.—Daniel Staokwood, on remand from Wednesday last, appeared ito answer a charge of having, while bailee, of a certain £5 note, the property of George Irens, Woodend, appropriated a portion of it, namely, £l6s to bis own use. Mr Joynt appeared for tile defence. Constable Beck, George Irens, and Mrs Irens, were examined for toe prosecution, and the evidence went to show that prisoner and the prosecutor, Irens, had business transactions together, and upon their respective accounts being balanced the prisoner was entitled to receive £1 14a. He received a £5 note from prosecutor's wife, and promised to bring: back the change, but he only returned £2, leaving a balance of £1 6s still owing. On. Saturday lost-—more than a week after he had r received the money—prisoner promised-to return the balance, but he did not do so, and prosecutor laid an information before Dr Dudley who issued a warrant for prisoner’s arrest. In cross-examination the foot was elicited that prosecutor at present owed prisoner money for helping him to slaughter cattle, and also for driving sheep to the Bangiota saleyarde. Also that prisoner had never rendered an account to prosecutor; neither bad prosecutor’s account been rendered to prisoner, although the latter when he received the £5 note said it was “ all right.” Mr Joynt declined to make any remarks on the evidence, and his Worship said prisoner would be discharged, as no evidence hod been produced that could place him on his trial for larceny. He observed the warrant of arrest had been issued while he Was absent from Kaiapoi on Tuesday last holding a Court at Bangiora, but he would give instructions that except in urgent cases all applications for warrants should in future be made to the Besident Magistrate, and that in all cases inquiry should be made by the police before warrants of arrest were issued.