MAGISTERIAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXV, Issue 9334, 10 February 1891, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHEISTCHUECH. Monday, Feb. 9. (Before M. Harris and E. Salter, Eaqs.) Labceny.— Clyde Howard, charged that on Friday last he stole a coat value 30s, the property of Edward Walsh, Colombo street, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced . to one month's imprisonment. ‘Assault and Violent Language.— ... Michael Malley was charged, on the infer* mation of Abraham Tyson, with assaulting him with a stockwhip and using language calculated to provoke a breach of the peace. The defendant did not appear, and Mr Cresswell, who appeared for the informant, asked the Bench to deal with the case summarily. . The informant said that v. he had given evidence against defendant in • case in which the latter had been fined, and stated that on'the day named de- > fendant was driving informant’s horses • to: ’the pound in a very hurried ■ manner, whereupon informant remonatrated- Defendant rode up to informant and struck him with a stockwhip, using some violent language. Informant had to climb over a fence to get out of his way and prevent his further assaulting him. -*• Complainant’s , son confirmed this statement. The Bench fined defendant J>l for the assault, and bound him over to keep the peace for six months in two sureties of JtS and himself in J2IO. Labceny as a Bailee.— Hugh M'Keown, arrested this morning on a charge of larceny of a cheque for £3 Os 3d, as bailee for James Mulligan, was, on the application of Mr Pender, and by the consent of Cresswell. remanded till Tuesday. (Before E. Beetham, Esq., 8.M.) ■. pbixy Larceny.— Henry Brooker, a boy nearly thirteen years of age, admitted .tpaliner two eggs of the value of twopence, th?pwpettyff WiUiam Staniland. In answer to the Bench, the boy’s father said he had tried to look after the hoy, but hnftw

that the boy had been brought home -with the eggs in his hand. Inspector Pender reported that the boy had been before the Court twice previously. Tno Bench remarked that the boy was evidently beyond 1 the control of his father, and ordered him to be sent to the Burnham Industrial School. Civil Cases.— Crown Brewery Company v. O’Connor, claim £1 4s. Judgment for plaintiff for amount of claim, leas 10a paid into Court. —J. T, Brown and Son v. Matthews and Co., claim £2O sa. Interpleader summons. Adjourned to Feb. 10. ZAIAPOI. Monday, Feb. 9. (Before A. Greenfield, Esq., E.M., and Messrs Blakeley, Wilson and Blackwell. Assault Case. —Gillingham v. White, claim for damages, £25. Mr M. Nalder for plaintiff, Mr T. I. Joynt for defendant. From the evidence adduced, it appeared that Gillingham, who was employed as groom, had been struck and cut by blows from a kerosene tin wielded by White, who alleged that he was in bodily fear of the plaintiff at the time. Judgment was given for plaintiff for £3 10s damages, three witnesses’ expenses and professional fee and costs, amounting to £8 6s. Cases Case. —W. Fraser v. F. Weston, claim £2 10a. In this case defendant had filed a set-off for £1 13a 6d, and paid the balance into Court. After hearing evidence, judgment was given for amount paid into Court, plaintiff to pay costs.