MAGISTERIAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 7488, 28 May 1885, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT. Wednesday, Mat 27. (Before Mr H. S. Wardell, K.M.) DECNKENNES3. Two first offenders were fined ss. BSEACH CF THE PEACE. Gus Vickers and Angnst Albert were brought up, charged with fighting in the bar of the Star and Garter Hotel on Tuesday. They pleaded guilty, and admitted having damaged a number of glasses. They were .fined 20s each and costs for fighting, and the charge of damaging property was withdrawn on the defendants undertaking to pay the damage. THE FIBE ON THE lEEBAOE Stanislaus Stanley, a boy of about 14, pleaded guilty to the charge of having wilfully set fire to some gorse on Aurora-terrace, on the 20th instant. MrFilzherberfappeared for the defendant. Constable Gleason deposed that the fire was only Bft away from Mr Gore’s fence. The Magistrate cautioned him, and sentenced him to be detained until the rising of the Court. ALLEGED LABOEKT. Robert Daniels was charged, en remand, with having stolon some timber, of the value of 9s, the property of G. T. Waters. He pleaded not guilty. Mr Jellicoe appeared tor the defendant. George Thomas Waters deposed that he was erecting a building at the corner of Abel Smith and C üba-streets. From time to time he missed pieces of timber. In consequence of a hint received, he went to Daniels' yard, and found the timber there. He took possession of it. Accused said he bad received it from contractors for whom he bad been working, Thomas Hope, in tbs

employ of Waters, deposed to having accompanied Waters to lJiniel»’ yard, and h-ving reel gi.iisd the I l3h,r. AgOl-l deal of tim b,r had been missed from time to time. Some further evidence was taken as to the biZi of thS timber and tha ar.-est of accused by Detective Cbrystal. Mr JJlieoo submitted for the defence that di fendant's children might have picked .up so hie of the timber which was lying about. Ac .used, sworn, deposed that he had often stopped his children from bringing old timber over into his yard. Ho denied hivittfs taken any timber himself. The case was disfiHsfed., ' REG RIVING STOLEN GOODS, James Kelly was brought up charged with receiving timber to the value of £2 ss, knowing the same to bo stolen from G. T. Waters. Mr Shaw appeared for the defence. The timber was missed from a building at the corner of Abel Smith-.-treet and Cuba-street, which prdieoutor bad been pulling down, Thomis Oakley, one of Waters’ employ di, deposed to having missed certain timber from the build-, ing be was Working on. He Identified the timber produded in Court, and stated that he had seen the timber in defendant's yard. The new timber was stacked away from the old material; Detective Obrystal deposed to haying visited Kelly’s Yard with Waters, ..Kelly admitted that lire timber belonged to Waters. After some further evidence,, accused l was committed for trial at the Supreme Court, bail being allowed, himself in £SO, with one surety of £SO. FURIOUS DRIVING. Dante Gaminosi was charged with driving at a furious rate on Lambton-quay on the Bth instant. It will be remembered that Giminosi’s cart came, into collision with a horse ridden by a man named Cameron, and injured it very severely, Mr Jelllooe appeared for the defence, Cameron and several others Were examined for the prosecution,- 1 His Worship held that defendant had been driving at a faster pace than was advisable in a thoroughfare like Lambtou quay,' 'and inflicted a fine of 20s. , . . EGAN V. EGAN. Some medical evidence was taken, in this case. Dr ‘W, E. Collins deposed that-he remembered having treated Daniel Egan in the Hospital some two years ago. He was suffering from an ulcerated leg. The other day witness examined. Egan; and, found that be bad a rupture. Many men worked who Buffered from a rupture. He would bo unqualified for any occupation requiring the lifting of heavy weights. Dr Henry, who was subpoenaed, did not appear, and the case was adjourned till 10 a.m. to-day.