RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 662, 31 October 1884, Page 22

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Fkidat, October 24. (Before Mr H. S. Wardell, : R.M.) DRUNKENNESS. Two first offenders were mulcted in a penalty of 5s each. third ease was dismissed.

CIVIL CASES. Judgments for plaintiffs.—M. Price v. J. Jansen, £3 10s 4d ; Wellington Woollen Company v. R. Baston, £56 12s 6d (Mr G. B.ehop for plaintiffs) ; B. Thompson v. S. Moar, £lO, Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co. v. Palmerston North Brewery Company, £9 8s 6d (Mr Quick for plaintiffs) ; same v. A. A. Gower, £9 6s lid; Walcott, Burridge, and bo. v. J. Raistrick, £39 2s 9d (Mr Skerrett for plaint ff) • W. Frteman v. Anderson and Oakes, £4B 17b 6d (Mr Fitz Gerald for plaintiffs).

LARCENY. Henry Thomas Eddlestone was charged on remand with the larceny of sundry articles of wearing apparel belonging to Wm. Mulhane, of Paikakariki. Mrs Field, resident at Waikanae, deposed that on the 16th inst. accused came to her house about 6 o’clock in the evening. He bad a bundle in his possession, and he said that he had come along The line. Witness asked him to stay at the house because it was raining. Shortly afterwards Constable Roche came to the house, and asked whether a swagman had been seen. Edwards replied that he had seen a swagman coming along the beach behind him. The constable went out, and a few minutes subsequently Edwards picked up his bundle and went out, remarking that perhaps the policeman wanted to see his bundle, and he should therefore go and show it to him. He was absent about five minutes, and the constable returned to the house almost at the same time, having been to the whare to search a swag he saw there. The cons a e searched the accused’s bundle, which appeared looser than when he took it out of the h °«se. The stolen articles were not discovered then, but they were found subsequently, of whic witness was not aware till the following Monday. Further corroborative evidence having been taken, the accused was iseiateno ed to three months’ imprisonment with hard labor.

Tuesday, October 28. (Before Mr H. S. Wardell, R.M.) HORSE stealing. . . Irwin Stephens was charged with having stolen a horse, saddle and bridle, the property of James Wallace, of Otaki. Chief Browne applied for a further remand, explaining that the accused refused to give any information whatever as to the whereabouts ol the horse alleged to have been stolen. Stephens was thereupon interrogated by Mr Wardell, but persistently declined to give any mformation whatever. Acting Detective McGrath deposed as to the arrest, of the accused. A remand.of eight days was granted.

VAGRANTS. John Brennan, an elderly man, was charged with being a rogue and a vagabond, in the meaning of the Act. Constable Ballinger deposed that he found the accused that morning asleep in the plantation in Courtenay place. Brennan said that he was at the time under the influence of liquor. Sentenced to seven days’imprisonment. James McGregor, alias John Dalton, a boy of about 14 years of age, was charged with vagrancy. Sergeant Price deposed that the bov was found on the premises of Mrs Cooper, in Sydney-street. He belonged to Wanganui, from which place he had just come. In tencing the lad to be imprisoned till the rising of the Court, His Worship requested the police to endeavor to obtain employment for him, at the same time pointing out to the accused the gravity of the position in which he stood.

BY-LAW OFFENCES. Fines for breaches of the city by-laws were inflicted on George Dales, Z Nimmo. Walter Macken, G. Vosseler, John Ellis, H. Parker, E. Webbey, and C. Mclntyre.

Wednesday, October 29. (Before Mr H. S. -WardeU, R.M.) DRUNKENNESS. ' Murdoch McKiyer, for drunkenness, was fined ss.

neglected child. Ellen Kenny, a diminutive girl between seven and eight years of age, was charged with being a neglected child. Inspector A. G. Johnson deposed that the girl was one of twins. She had lately been cared for, but the persons who had adopted her complained that she was uncontrollable, and therefore asked that she might be sent to an industrial school. His Worship made an order to commit the child to the Burnham Industrial School. vagrancy. Henry Beck, a stalwart young man, was charged with vagrancy. He pleaded guilty. Sergeant Price said that the accused was found at 1.30 that morning sleeping on the propertv of Mr Frank Dixon. Arthur Hybell «nd James Moore, who had been found in company with Beck, were also placed m the dock on a similar charge. It appeared that Hybell had come out to the colony on the ToDgariro, Moore on the Aorangi, and Beck on the Doric, all three being Londoners. Hybell and Moore were sentenced to imprisonment till the evening, and Beck for forty-eight hours. Subsequently Mr Johnson said that he would attend to the lads on their release. UNREGISTERED DOGS. George Davis pleaded not guilty to a charge of having an unregistered dog in his possession. Defendant said he had had a dog, but had given it away. Evidence having been taken to prove that the dog was found on the premises of Davis, a fine of 10s and costs was inflicted. William Buck, charged with a similar offence, pleaded that the dog was not his. He was fined 10a and costs. Mark Bird, similarly charged, pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s and costs. Thomas Pudney was fined 20s and costa ; Thomas Gross, 15s and costs ; and Mrs Jansen, 5s witooufc costs. HARBOR BOARD BY-LAWS. G. Williams and A. Bullock were charged with committing breaches of the Harbor Board regulations, by driving drays at an improper pace over crossings. Mr J. 35. INathan and Mr Hobbs, M.H.R., proved the offence, their evidence being to the effect that the accused, driving drays, were apparently racin", and a man had been • knocked down fay one of the horses. The latter witness said it was almost a miracle that the man knocked down had not been killed. It was also proved that both defendants had been cautioned repeatedly by the wharf officers against rapid driving. His Worship pointed out that the offence committed was a most serious one, and fined each defendant £2 and costs. : ——,