MAGISTERIAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 14097, 26 June 1906, Page 5

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH. Monday, June 25. (Before Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M.) Drunkenness. —Six first offenders were charged with’ having been found drunk, and were fined 6s each, in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment. —Charles Harrington, for his second conviction, was fined 10s, in default forty-eight hours’ imprisonment, and Annie Johnston, who was before the Court on Thursday last, was fined 20s, in dofault forty-eight hours’ imprisonment.—Another first offender was fined 20s, in default forty-eight hours’ imprisonment, for drunkenness on the railway platform.— Thomas Richards, ivhom Sub-Inspector Dwyer described as incorrigible, was sentenced to fourteen days’ hard labour, without the option of a fine.— William Allan, for whom Mr Cassidy appeared, pleaded guilty to having been found drunk, to having procured liquor whilst prohibited, and to having broken a pane of glass, value 7s 6d, in the cab which was conveying him to the Police Station. He was fined 20s, in default forty-eight hours’ on the first, charge, and 20s, in default seven days’ on the second, and on the third was convicted and discharged. Theft of a Bicycle.— Ernest < Frank Waltham pleaded guilty to having, on June 11, stolen n bicycle, valued at £l2, the property of Hubert Whittington. The circumstances were that complainant left his machine outside the office where he worked, and accused took it away. He left it for some days at the railway station, and then tried to sell it to Mrs Knight, n secondhand dealer, for 255. To convince her of his bona fidcs he produced a receipt for £9, which life said ho had paid for the bicycle. She informed the police of the occurrence. Accused said he had only landed on June 5, and, having spent freely, wanted some money to pay for his board. His Worship said it seemed to him as if this was not the first time accused had tided over the difficulties of the moment in such a way. Accused was remanded till nest day, to inquire as to his character. Civil Oases.— Judgment was given for plaintiffs by default, in the fcllowing undefended civil casesT. S. Weston (Mr Ward) v. Frederick Kemp, claim £5 2sq Neill and C 0.., Limited v. T. E. Sonthcombe, £9 4s 9d; Booth, Macdonald and Co., Limited (Mr Acland) v. J. M’Kenzie, £2 12a; same v. W, Perry, £3 4s 9d; same v. Hugh Reid, £32s 0s *6d; Charles Clark v. Robb Barry, £1 0s 4d; Urquhart and Falck (Mr ’Hunt) v. Lennox Reeves, £4 15s; Briscoe and Co. (Mr E. T. Harper) v. Official Assignee in estate of Urquhart and Clegg, and A. Scott, £lO7, with declaration as to lien; New Zealand Express Qompany (Mr heard) v. Alfred Laoey, £5 9s 3d; Crown Ironworks Company v. A. Parish, £8 13s Bd. A Question of Hoese-hiee.— ln the case of J. Stephens v. F. W. East, plaintiff, for whom Mr Bishop appeared, claimed £2 5s for the hire of a horse lent by him to defendant to work in connection with defendant’s threshing plant. Defendant repudiated liability, saying that the arrangement was made by his driver. His Worship said the form of defendant’s account rendered to plaintiff admitted liability. Judgment was given for plaintiff.