RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 979, 5 December 1890, Page 26

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

A boy named William Smith, giving bis age as 12, was charged with stealing a green linnet, valued at 7s 6d, the property of Thomas Seivwright. The boy "pleaded guilty, and as he had been previously convicted for theft, was ordered to be kept in one of the police cells for 24 hours. Francis Wilson, who was arrested on Friday for stealing a purse containing £1 ss, was dismissed B 3 the evidence was too slight for a conviction. Mr Robinson, R.M. and Mr Poynton, J.P., were on the Bench. The charge against James Catb and Elizabeth Swan, for obtaining ' irom the Government under false pretences the sum of £7 3s 9d, came on for hearing before Mr Robinson, R.M., on Saturday. Thß particulars of the case have already been published. Mr McAllister appeared for Catt and Mr Coates for the female prisoner. The accused, who reserved their defence, were committed for trial. Mr Robinson, R.M., gave judgment for the plaintiffs on Monday in the following cases:— E. W. Mills and Co. v. J. Mitchell, claim £lO 12s, cost 3 £1 Us ; Mills Bros, v. C. H. Walker, claim £4, costs 6s. In a judgment summons case—J. Chittenden v. J. Roliison, claim £6 123 6d —defendant, who did not appear, was ordered to be imprisoned for seven days unless the amount was paid in a week. Richard Carnall, who was arrested on warrant from Dunedin, on a oharge of committing perjury, was discharged at the Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. Mr P. Levi, instructed by a legal firm in Dunedin, applied for the remand of the prisoner to Dunedin, and the application (whioh was

opposed by Mr Cray, for the def«n„.r "T refused by Mr Robineon. R M *l' *" ground that the informants hid had “i . of time to adduoe evidence. At time his Worship remarked that fVr* Carnall would bo „Vt further proceedinge. u * r At the Hutt races last week a man Robert Shilling refused, on both pay entrance money to the course Li • alleged to have assaulted Mr W of the collectors. On Tuesday Shilling 008 charged at the Magistrate’s Couit “ thTh*® assault and fined 20s, with 30s costs ft Snerrett being for the proseoution and m McAlister for the defence. This‘fin« dMr in respect of the first day’s similar charge relating to what happened’! the second day was dismissed, the evident being conflicting. aenco Waiter Taylor, the young man who was arrested last Saturday on a charge of pock!! picking at the Army and Navy Bazaar, ws. charged, at the Court on Wednesday morning, with stealing a purse from Mm Bums. Messrs K. Bethune, E S Win., and A. M Stuart gave* evidence t V capturing the accused and finding the pur « where he had thrown it; and Mrs Bi„„! identified the purse, and swore she h,d not dropped it. Taylor (who was represents,? by Mr McAlister) made the defend that £ picked the purse up. Messrs E. W Morr=k ' and J C. McKerrow, Justices, whooceuS ? the bench, sentenced the accused to a month’s imprisonment. Lizzie Rowlen and Lizzie McKenna, two residents of Frederick street, were sentenced to 24 hours’ imprison ment for using obscene language, andCharleß McCarthy, a carter, was fined £2, with 15s costs, for using insulting language to Mary Flaherty. J Friday, November 28. (Before Mr H. W. Robinson, R.M.) SMASHING windows. Emily A. McGee, for smashing two panes of glass in a house owned by John Kilmister, in Glenbervie Terrace, was fined 10s or in default 48 hours' imprisonment. Accused was also ordered to pay the amount of the damage done which was set down as being 3s. A DRIVER IN TROUBLE. An expressman named Samuel Elliott was summoned for haviDg solicited hire on the Government railway station on the 22nd October. The defendant wa3 represented by Mr Coates, and pleaded not guilty. William Gough, a railway guard, and John Jack, one of the porters, stated that they warned the defendant against looking for custom on the platform. In defence Elliott swore that he never touted, but was on the platform simply to receive some goods whioh had been consigned to him from Masterton. His own express he said had been hired to a man named A. Bullock. The same defendant was next charged with making use of insulting and abusive language towards Gough, the guard, for which he was fined £3 and costs. For soliciting hire he was fined £1 and 7s costs, and at the request of Mr Coates his Worship increased the fine to £5 in order that the decision might be appealed against. (Before Messrs E. Baker and J, L. Bacon. J.P.’s.) ASSAULT. William Stewart was charged with assaulting Elizabeth Adams on 21st October. Complainant stated that on the day in question the defendant knocked her down and hit ber on the mouth. From the evidence it appeared that the defendant was subjected to considerable provocation, and he was' fined Is, and costs amounting to £2. UNSTAMPED WEIGHTS. William Tonks pleaded guilty to having in his possession a number of unstamped weights, and was fined 10s, and costs 7b. INSULTING LANGUAGE. John MoCarthy, a respectably-dressed boy, was charged with using insulting language towards he o omplainaut, Christensen Bensemeu. Defendant admitted having called the plaintiff a “ blackleg,” adding that he did so because plaintiff had first of all insulted his nationality by calling him “an Irish pig.” Their Worships fined him 10s and costs. Mr Skerrett appeared for the complainant. (PER FRESS ASSOCIATION.) Bulls, November 27. Yesterday, at the R. M. Court here, C. H. Tomlinson, Secretary of the Sandon Special Settlement Assooiation, was charged with the embezzlement of £242, money entrusted to him by the Association for the purpose of paying the Government for their township lands. ■ The case was not proceeded with, but a remand was granted to Wednesday next, at Marton, to enable the receiver of land revenue and MrMarchant to be present to give evidence. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Masterton, November 28. A man named Thomas Sloan was charged with making a false declaration regarding the registration of the death of Mary Brasau under the name of Mary Ann Sloan. Ike defendant, who had been living with the woman, stated he had buried Mrs Brassilin his own name to avoid scandal. and without any intention of falsifying registration. R® was committed ior trial, bail being allowed.