RESIDENT MAGSTRATE'S COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 137, 24 April 1862, Page 4

RESIDENT MAGSTRATE'S COURT.

; - Wednesday, April 23., - (Before A.' C. Strode, Esq., R. M.) ' DRUNKNNEfcs.—The undermentioned parties were severally fined 205., or, in default,' committed for 48 hours. "James Smith, William Ford, William Tom'kins, George Young, and William. Brotherton. Gilbert Elliot, out onbnil. surrendered to his recognizances: He had evidently been drinking during tho morning, and when spoken to by his Worship, said, > that he had had three drinks He was fined 20s. with a caution to behave himself, or ho would get committed for contempt of, Court. Fighting —James Lamb was charged by constable^ ■ ■ William Coiinoll with fighting in the Arcade at half past eleven o'clock last night. The defendant said , he had been struck in the eye first, or he would never have hit a blow.' Thd apprehending constable stated . that the other man escaped from custody, while being conveyed' to the t>tatioa:house. . The accused was ■ 'fined'2os. and costs. ■ BMBZZLEMEKT. Adolphe Glisso waj charged, on the information of Louis Cramer with having,' on or about the lOtb. of " March last, feloniously embezzle the sum of £8 12s. The accused pleaded" not'guilty," and was defended - by Mr. Patten. Prosecutor stated that he was abaker rc&iding'in George st., Duncdin, and the prisoa'erhad ' • been in his serve about ten weeks'j it was'his duty to receive moneys in payment, of bread delivered.— Several of the prosecutor's customers'had recently, complained respecting their accounts; ami, in consequence of this unusual circumstance, prosecutor, went round himself'one dayj and upon presenting , his bill at Mr. Downey's,'a-resident on the wharf, ho was shewn a pass-book in which receipt 'entries were made,' bearing the prisoner's signature. Mr. Downey told.prosecutbr that He had-paid the prisoner from time to time, the sum of £8.12. -The receipt book was put in as •evidence. • " ' • ' Mr. Patten held that'there was no case against the prisoner. , " v ' ' ' Upon Mr. Downey being called, a person stept for, ward and'said'his'name was not Downey, bat Christopher Downes, carrying on business as commission agent, &c. On the 3d March last,'the prisoner called upon him and said vhe would "supply him• with bread at B*. per dozen.' About a week or ten days afterwards, prisoner had ■ informed him that at a meeting of bakers, the price had been raised.—. Witness took bread from'the prisoner from the 3rd "March, and settled the account every week, taking . receipts from him for each payment. On- the 7th March, paid him' '£2 Is 4d. On the 15th idem, ho . paid prisoner £I,los. "On the 22nd,'£1 15s. -On . the 20th March, £1 7s. 6d. •On the sth April, £1 ss. . On,the 12tK April; £1. '■ The man was fully committed to ( stand his trial, ~/, ■_ •" '■ -,

Alleged Fraud.—Edwin John Wjse-was ; pUced before the Conrt to'answer the information off one Foley, who;' now stated that he had no case against, this prisoner, as the cheque given by him in payment of poods, which, in tlie first instance had been repudiated iitrthe bank, litul been since paid. Upon this the defendant iras discharged, and was about retiring, ■when detective Hitcbius ir>forme;l the Beiieh that there Was a second cnsc acainst..the.defendant. Tiie Clerk to the Bench then read the second infor-

mation laid in the name of Kidley Little, a partner in the firm of Little and Cornpy., with having, while "a , publican, carrying on a licensed business atWaitahuna, limned a valueless cheque for £40, -with intent 10 defraud and cheat the said firm., . To this information the prisoner pleaded not guilty. Ridley Little, sworn,v stated that ho was a merchant in Dunedin, and that the prisoner bad. at various times, purchased goods from him. The first purchase was made on the Ist March, and on the sth April instant, the accused gave witness a chequein payment for £40, 'value of certain goods bought, which cheque was drawn upon a bank at Waitahuna : and''upon''presenting1 it the cheque was dishonored. The Bench discharged the accused, telling ithe jSrosecutor that his remedy was on the Civil side of the Court.