MAGISTERIAL.
OHRTBTOHUROH. , ‘ Saturday,, March 20. (Before G. L. Mellish, Esq., E.M.) Drunkenness. Jambs Standeven was' ‘ fined 10s. - Larceny.—David l Gray, altar- M'Eellop, was charged with tho larceny of a vest; value 10s, the property of. John Crothers. SubInspector O’Dohnel’stated-'that accused Was arrested at about".half-past nine o’clock that morning, and requested a remand until Mon- . day. Application granted. < ' TRAVELLiha Without a John Lawson, was charged with ‘travelling' on the railway without hiving 5 ‘taken a ticket, and with ref using, ; ,tb7 pay his fare. :i From the evidence, it' appeared that accused travelled from Eangiora that morning; •ho had! no ticket , and no ‘xdonby. ’ Accused said, when asked for his ticket, that- he bought one at Oxford, and lost it. He now made the same statement,‘adding that he • offered to leave his swag (worth £3) with tho stationmaster at Eangiora as security. Tho guard-of tho train ■ to~Ohrißtohurch explained that he had been led to' keep d sharp look-out, having been informed by the guard- of the Oxford train, that aman-had travelled- downi to Eangiora without a ticket. 5 Eeplying-to the Bench, accused said bp was - going back; to Lyttelton, to get aboard ship again. Fined 20*. •’ >■ : I TIMAEXJi i ~ i , Saturday,March2o,: . (Before. E. G. Sterick'er, Esq., and His Worship the Mayor.) , ■ EIOT. —Jaraes M‘Leish, Charles Bull, Robert Nesbitt, William Hall, Alfred Hall, John Mann, John Cook, Walter Griffiths, Alexander Waugh,, Gaprge Findlay, and Henry Nicols were brought up bn remand, charged with: a riot .id endeavouring to. rescue a flock of sheep from George Orr and others by force; After hearing evidence-at lengtH, it appeared that no" serious assault had been committed, and.M'Leish and BhII were Bound over to keep the -peace: for . six;, months, in their own recognisance of £IOO each,- and two sureties, in £SO each. The other defendants -were discharged.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18800322.2.5
Bibliographic details
Lyttelton Times, Volume LIII, Issue 5950, 22 March 1880, Page 3
Word Count
302MAGISTERIAL. Lyttelton Times, Volume LIII, Issue 5950, 22 March 1880, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.