MAGISTERIAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CIX, Issue 13089, 31 March 1903, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH. Monday, Maiioh 30,

(Before Mr C. M. Grav, J.P., and Mr J. Hay, J.P.) Theft.— Mary Barclay and Walter Yailance were charged with having stolen a pocket-book containing £3 19s and a gold ring, the property of Samuel M’Cormick. Both accused, who were defended by Mr Cassidy and Mr Hoban, pleaded not guilty. The evidence of M'Cormick was that the girl had entered his bedroom, and, taking tho purse from under his head, had run off with it. Witness sent fpr the police, and shortly afterwards the young woman, who had now been joined by Yailance, returned along the street, and both were given in charge. At tho time of the arrest Yailance was seen to drop something, among the weeds, which turned out to be the missing purse. Mary Foster, a girl, deposed that she had seen Barclay meet Yailance in the street, and the former accused passed something over to him. In defence it was stated that Mrs- M’Cormick and Barclay, both of whom worked in Hayward’s pickle factory, had been drinking together in the house'all day, and M’Cormick, who was in bed, had given his wife a shilling to get some whisky. Barclay had no recollection of Taking the purse or running with it down the street, being " pretty tight.” Yailance hud made overtures to her with a view to bribing her to plead guilty. Yailance said his part in the business was .simply inducing the girl to give, up the money which she had stolen.; She at length gave it to him,, and he was going to return it when the ])oiico 'appeared, and he dropped it. in the grass.. The female accused was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment, and Yailance to one month’s imprisonment. Am. eg eh Theft. —M.illis Doreen, a girl, was charged with having, on March 5, at Wellington, stolen a ring, value £1 7s 6d, the property of Sarah .Wallace. The accused pleaded guilty.. Chief-Detective Chrystnli S!§d the girl, in company with another -tf-oung woman -were in Miss Wallace’s bedroom in Murphy Street, Wellington, and 'when they loft certain articles were missed. The accused was remanded to Wellington.

Dkcnkennbss. —John G. Clifford, who had been remanded for medical treatment, was now lined 5s or twenty-four hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness.—Richard Tubman, with two previous convictions, .was fined 40s, ia default, seven days’ imprisonment.—Four first offenders were each fined 5s and costs, and one was convicted and ■discharged.—Joint Saxton, charged with being drunk on the railway station, was fined' 10s and costs, in default forty-eight hours’ imprisonment. (Before Mr R. Bectham, S.M.)

Crvn;. Oases. —Judgment was given for plaintiffs by default, with ebsts, .in the, following cases T. Taylor v. W. Bevnus, claim £5 18s; Slaughtermen's Union v. A. Fair-burn, £1 Bs. and 0. A. Muller y.,N. Vale, £1 16s and possession of premises. Robert Dunn (Mr Leatham) v. Thomas Flack (Mr Stringer), claim £2l Bs. Judgment was given for plaintiff for £4 ss.