RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume III, Issue 688, 27 January 1866, Page 5

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Friday. (Before Thomas Beckham, Ksij., 8.M., and Dr. Homo, J. P.) I) K'' N K K N NK 8 S. AVm. Swanson and Win. Pago were charged with boing drunk, and were lined 20s. and costs, or in default ,' S hours' imprisonment with hard labour. assault. N. S. Murray was charged by J. Hurst with a - s uiltiv.g him by kicking him. Ho pleaded guilty, and was ordered to lmd two sureties to keep the peace for six months. ILLEGALLY ON THE "PREMISES. John Smith was brought up on remand, charged by F. If. Lewisrou with being illegally on his premises, on Wednesday morning at four o'clock, wi;h tho intent to steal his troods and chattels. Mr. Lewisson said that he was afraid he would not be able to substantiate tho charge of burglary, that the mil) was drunk, and tho back door wns not uo securely fastened as it might be. The man was on the promises there was no doubt. Mr. Commissioner Naughton also said that the prisoner was drunk and asleep for two hours on a neighbouring verandah His Worship said : \ouseothe effects of intomperanco. You have been justly punched for what Ton did. You got drunk and walked into some person's house without permission, and in doing so vou ran vlie risk ot' having this information laid. . I am not quite sure whether tho Court is justified, in letting you depart without finding sureties for your good behaviour. A few months' imprisonment would be of advantage to you. You would then have an opportunity of cooling your head, and thinking overthe past. LAHCENT. John Dawson, a coloured man, was charged with stealing a pair of boots and a guernsey Bhirt, tlie property of Thomas Murphy. '• Thomas Murphy, deposed : I live in Isapier-street. I lost, from the cutter Mount K'len, a guernsey shirt, a-pair of boots, and other articles, on the night of Wednesday, tlie 3rd January. ( Jn Wednesday last I -rat at Hotel. The prisotfsr eern«

jin whilst I was there. Ho. had on the opiornsoy j shirt that I had 10.-t. This is tho shirt produced. !He had ;■! o ::iy boots . 011. [Io 1 old me ho hail NfOilght. the shirt two years ago in Sydney,' find th.it he hu trie boou on the Wharf. The pri-V* l1 "*' f-.uad guilty, and ordere-l to bo imprisoned i u 7'ic coinmou i;.iol of Auckland for three months., aud h fU 'd ittbour. STEALING "OOTS. ■Joseph Jagleman was charged stealing a pair pair of boots, value 18.'., tho prop~" :t 'ty~ ot John Mahoney. John Mahoney, imposed : The prisoner lnf o my pluee between 5 and G o'elook on ths morning' ot Saturday, and enquired for something to eat. While my back was turned, lie went out, and immediately I missed n pair ol' boots, which were on the tabjo close by where !he prisoner bten .-tanding. The boots produced are my property, and the same 1 missed. They are worth 18^. John: Lacey, deposed that the prisoner offered him the borta for sale on Saturday last between S »nd 9 o'eloek. tie bought them fur haif-a-erown. In the afternoon he went to prosecutor's house, and then iearnt that a pair of boots bud been stolen. Oil further enquiry it was found that these were the boots which had bean stolen, so he gave them up immediately. iie was found guilty and ordored to bo imprisoned for four months, and kept to hard labour. STEALING HITTIiKS. Win. Poultry was charged by henry liusack with stealing a botlle of bitls.ru, from the store of Messrs. Arthur and Son. lie pleaded guilty, and was orriered to be imprisoned for one month, and kept to hard labour.