MAGISTERIAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CIX, Issue 13103, 17 April 1903, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday, April 15. (Before Mr W. H. Cooper, J.F.)

Drunkenness. —Five first offenders -.vere each, fined Ss and costs, in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment, for drunkenness.—A first offender, a woman, was con-

victed and discharged—John Kelly, John Nelson, Patrick Ryan, Alfred, Murphy and Widiam Hodgson, each with previous convictions 'recorded within the past si:: months, were fined 10s and costs, in default •orty-eight hours’ imprisonment.' (Before Mr W. 11. Cooper, J.P., and Mr J. Hayward, J.P.) Misappropriation. —Arthur John Parris was charged, on remand, with having, on Nov. 29, at Springfield, received £5 from Thomas Searle on terms requiring him to account for the same to .Mason, Struthera rnd Go. and J. E. Butler and Co., and mis\pnropriating it. He now came up for pro--uition, and, the Probation Officer's report oeing favourable, he was admitted to pronation for three months. Mr Cassidy appeared for the accused.

The Railway By-laws. —John Thompson, charged with having quitted a train while in motion on March 9, at Opawa, was fined 5s and costs. Thursday, April 16. (Before Mr W. W. Tanner, J.P.) Drunkenness.—Three first offenders were each fined Ss and costs, in ■ default twenty-four hours’ , impris.omn.ent.—James Hoskins, alias Chubbs, who had been twice previously convicted within four weeks, was fined £5, in default fourteen days’ imprisonment.

Alleged Thefts. —Hermann Hoffman charged with having on April 1, ah Christchurch, stolen a bicycle valued at. £l2, the property of John Brice; on Feb. 1-1, at Kelso, goods valued at £1 6s, the property of Andrew Stevens, and on Feb. 21 at Tapamni, goods valued at £2l, the property of Thoma.s Collins. On the application of the, police he was remanded until next Tuesday.

(Before Mr R. Beotham. S.M.) Civil Casus. —ln the following ca c cs the defendants did not appear, and judgment) was entered for the plaintiffs with costs by default for the following amounts:—W. Bailey v. F. Purvey, cla.im £1 7s 3d ; A. K. Zimmerman v. W. Fraser, £l6; Dunlop Tyre Co. v. E. P. Graham, 22s 3d costs; F. H. Moore v. Isaac Taylor, £5 2s.

A Missing Overcoat. — W. Smith sued S. Brooking, the licensee of the Sumner Hotel, for-£5 as recompense for the loss ofan overcoat, which it was alleged had bt>» given into the care, of defendant's stable* ina.n by plaintiff. The defence was a denial that the garment had ever been left in tho stable at all. Tho weight of evidence was in favour of the plaintiff's assertion, and judgment was entered for him for £3 and costs. Baker and Miller. —The Flour-millers’ Co-operative Association (Mr Russell) v. G. Bradford and Annie Creagh (Mr Donnelly), claim £3O 11s. The plaintiffs sought to recover the value of flour supplied to Bradford, a baker. Airs Creagh, Bradford’s mother-in-law., had guaranteed for payment if tho Association would give him credit for flour up to five tons. She was included 1 in tho suit as being responsible under tbe guarantee. In defence, Mr Donnelly stated that the guarantee had b'en signed by Mrs Creagh on the understanding that the Millers’ Association would supply five tons of flour, including two tons already tunplied, if the defendant wished them, to do so. After supplying him with two tons, the Association shortly afterwards refused to supply him with any more except in a, cash transaction. The guarantee had not, therefore, been carried out, and. the Association had acted harshly in closing down on his credit in the face of the agreement. Mr Beef-ham said the terms of the guarantee were that flour should be supplied “up” to five tons, which left it to (ho discretion of the Association whether they would supply the full amount or not. Judgment would be against the two defendants for tbe full amount claimed, . the judgment in Mrs Creagh’s case to be against her . separate property, and the costs to be divided.