MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 399, 10 August 1877, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

c— —— THIS DAY. (Before T. W. Paiikkr, Esq., R.M.) STRAY CATTLE. David Heron, for allowing a cow |, wander at large with a thether-rope, wa fined 10s. ; and Edward Woedon, for a lowing ten horses to lie at large, wt mulcted in the sum of 30s. ALLEGED LARCENY. Win. Howell was charged with havin; at Oamani, on the 7th August, felonious! 'j. taken and carreid away from the house c , one Alfred Wells, one mangle, value n L 5 ; one portable iron boiler, value, L2 three washing tubs, value 10s. ; six trm , sells and two large boards, value LI Kis, | two large new tubs, vahvj LI ; tw buckets, value !)s. ; and one box soaf value 8-!. ; all the property of the sal : Alfred Wells, and of the value of Lll 3i sterling. Sub-Inspector Smith prosecuted, an Mr. O'Mcagher appeared for the accused who pleaded not guilty. Sub-Inspector Smith applied for arc mand till Monday, and said the prisonc had only been arrested late the provbii! evening. Most of the property had beet recovered, but there were still something! which the pros'cutor alleged t> have beet ftolen which had not yet been found He also required time to obtain wit nesses. Mr. O'MeaulKr said the accused wa, perfectly willing to give up everythingtc the police in the meantime. Hi-; Worship said this did not sicm t(j be an ordinary case of larceny, thearticlei certainly were not such as a man wouli be likely to steal. He surmised that thel were some complic-itions or disagreement about the ownership of the property. Mr. O'Meagher said the matter was oni of partnership dispute, and should havi been settled on the civil s'dc of the Court, If the case were remanded he thouglJM that his Worship, under the circum stances, should admit the accused to bail on his own recognizances. His Worship granted a remand of tin case until Monday next, the accused t< bo admitted to bail on his own recog' nizance in the sum of L2O. THE KLY-GROG CASE. | His Worsliip, in giving bis upon the case of sly-grog selling against,, William Walker, of Kakanui, heard some; weeks ago, said that, having looked carc-£ fully through the evidence, he had comei to the conclusion that there was some' doubt about the matter, and he would therefore dismiss the case. LEAVING HOUSE TNATTENDED. j Robert Harvey, charged with having ■: left his horse unattended in Thames- ■ street, on the Ist irst., pleaded Guilty, ■§ but said the horse was a very quiet one. I The evidence of Constable Donovan 9 having been taken, his Worship inflicted m a fine of ss. fl CIVIL CASE. 1 Mason v. H. Fielding.— Claim, L29J9 4s. od. Defendant did not appear. jn Plaintiff said ho had just received a lottcrM from defendant enclosing Lll as part pay- H ment of the account. Judgment wasH given for the balance of the amount, and U Charles Edwards v. Alfred Wells.M —Claim, L 4 75., balance of the purchase-|B| money of a horse. Judgment for amount, H and costs. Wa