MAGISTERIAL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 5016, 25 May 1889, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

WAlMATE— Thuesday, May 23ed. (Before H. A. Stratford, Esq., R.M.) [The following is the remainder of the pro* ceedings in the case of James Craigen, which was partly reported in our issue of yesterday.] (The court resumed at 2 p.m.) James Falconer, sworn, stated accused called at his hotel at Bedcliff, between 7 and 8 o’clock, and bought a bottle of whisky, paying for it with a Union Bank of Australia bank note. He gave him 14s 6d change. Robert Stewart, farmer, Bedcliff,. stated he employed accused. He had been with him about three weeks. He said he had no money, and would work for 4s per day and found. Witness paid accused £1 2s by cheque on the Colonial Bank on May 2nd, at his place near Pebble.

To the accused: I paid you the cheque without being asked. Sergeant Gilbert, sworn, said that on John Hanson's complaint he weut to Mr Stewart’s farm, on the 22nd. Witness searched the accused and his bunk, and found a few coppers and the pencil produced. In the accused’s presence Mr Robertson told witness he had paid Hanson three pounds in single notes on the evening of the 16th. In answer to witness Robertson could not say what bank they were drawn on.

This closed the case for the prosecution. The accused made a statement, saying I had some silver and two single notes when 1 went into Mr Stewart’s employment in April last. He gave mo £1 2s. I changed the last note on Sunday at Redcliffi Hotel. I must have spent the rest of the money. I had none on me on Monday morning. His Worship said accused’s proceedings were very crooked, but from the evidence before him ho would have to discharge him, Tho court then rose, and was reopened about 20 minutes later Messrs J. Manchester and F. Sice, J.Fs., presiding. Patrick Fogarty and William Sheeley were then brought up for sentence. John Fogarty said ho was tho father of one of the accused. If the bench let him off bo would try and beep him at school. William Shirley) father of Shirley, pro*

raised to give his boy a good beating if the bench would discharge him. Shiiley was discharged, and Fogarty, who had been before the court recently, would be given another chance, and it had been their intention to send him to the industrial school, but as Justices they had not the power. He would bo sentenced to the Waimate gaol for seven days, and to receive sis cuts with a birch by the police in the presence of the sergeant and the father of the boy if he desired to be present. The court then rose.