RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 534, 29 July 1865, Page 5

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Fhihat, Julx 2S. (I'cforo Thomas Beckham,'Esq., K.M.) nEPNKENVN'ESS. Several pc-rrons were charged with this offence, and ntici 20.=, cr in defiiulr, sentencei to bo imprisoned loi 4S hours with hard labour. A.VSICI.T. F'-i van (i;ivan .1* Manicured t') b> l imprisoned .'•r two with hard labour, for an assault \ipou ti kr Covl". The particulars of his case has been alr.ady jmblUKd.

Wir n i-ahcent. vruium Ryan was charged with stealing a oat, th ; > property of John McGlynn. S JotW had 41 onl 3'J ust 00me out ol prison, triioi irin I prosot ' utor ' deposed: 1 am a flie n"g T ? !,a P oI - stre °t- On Sunday last I met tlin . .ICr a , e B ' ulmr ock Hotel. Imn wearing Ii° W l ;,1-oduccJ - Prisoner said he fancied the silivhr tr> > ° 01l r' ' le ™ uld co to have one T In! ■[ J- , , was slm P le to let him do so. h., , a " eputiCon ' He f i s te"cc rhetop n, and went out of the private entrance. I came ami gave information to the police. He rail away ~-ith tae coat contrary to my wish. i Oss-examined by the prisoner: I met you pre8 boarding-house. You did not givo join o.il coat to repair. You never gave mo a coat to repair. b ;j lie prisoner said that if Mr. Dawkina, tho proprietor oi tlio Shamrock, were examined, lie could coa- P r °seeutor gave him (the prisoner) the tn "Vlt P !l "^' ns being sent for, said the prisoner tried get the coat from tlie prosecutor in his house. Uo <-'°"ld not speak positively. Kemanded till this day. " STEALING A CA3IL 110 X. John Nolan, a soldier, was charged with stealing a cash box from the dwelling of Ellen Doherty. \l -klloa 1/ohei'ty said that she was tho widow o Hoht-rty, and lived in Chancery-street. About 0 o clock I left my shop, and at that time. I lial a cash box and Ss. -Id. in the till. My grandchild calleu me back, saying that a man was taking tho money. I came into the shop as quickly as I could. , S;lw tnc Piisonor leave the shop. He had taken the money, and I called to him to give back the money. He ran away through the yard as quick as '' le ox urK icr his nrm. "Ii, 11 I'lynn said she saw the prisoner walk off with tho cash bos belonging to the prosecutrix. it was slated that the prisoner had only coma out ot prison. J. he prisoner was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. H'. IiI'.EET I'liOM THE MILITARY STOIIES. James Wade and Daniel McCnrthy were charged with stealing 2S pairs of boots from the military j store.",, Britomart Fort. '1 he prisoners .arc soldiers of the 11th regt. Benjamin Evans deposed that ho was a sergeant in the .iiuyui Artillery and keeper of military stores at -toit l>rit'">:nart. He had a large quantity of boots 01 the 1) Anbigne pattern in his charge. The boots were in the stores on Saturday morning. There were belwetn sixty and seventy pairs. lie "examined the stores yesterday, and found that twenty-eight pairs had been taken away. The boots were worth 10s. a pair. The witness examined the premises and lound that the window had been prized and the catch snapped oft". John t?tecl said he was a labourer, living in Jer-myn-street. He met the prisoners near Jermynstreet yesterday morning, near St. Paul's Ohuich. 'J'hey were croing Britomart Fort towards the YYynyard Pier. Wade asked witness whether he would buy i-oine boots. The other prisoner (McCarthy) was carrying the bag. Wade said he would lot the witness have live pairs for a pound. Met Constable Spray immediately afterwards, who asked what the prisoners had in the bag. Witness told tho constable, and both followed the two prisoners to tho ynvaid Pier. The constable gave McCarthy in charge to witness while he followed the other (Wade) into Morgan's yard. The pri.-on-.-r Wade had gone there to try and sell the bonis The Constable examined the bag, and found five pairs of boots in it. Witness knew tho boots. Those produced were the same. Tne prisoners wero brought up to the Police Guard-room. Constable Spray corroborated the statement of the hist witness. He saw Wade carrying the bag first. McCarthy was with the bag the second time. Wade had once escaped. When arrested Wade was very violent. The prisoner M'C'arthy said : That on coming out of the Albert Barracks he met Wade, near the "Masonic." Wade asked liim to carry a bag which he hud in his possession. He (.U'Carthy) carried the bag to Wynyard Pier, but did not know what was n it.

Wade in his defence said : That the Constable had not seen him with the bag. That he did not know what the bag contained. 'J.he Commissioner said : There would be n. witness to prove the prisoner Wade was on guard at Fort Britomart the night before tho robbery.

His Worship committed both prisoners'for trial at the next criminal ses.ions of the Supreme Court.