MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume IV, Issue 1162, 1 November 1917, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

YESTERDAY'S CASES. Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M., presided at the Magistrate's Court yesterday. Drunkenness. —Charles Mack, a second offender for drunkenness, was lined , 10/-, in default 48 hours. James Mc- ' | Adam was similarly dealt with, and, on his own application, a prohibition order issued against him. Obscene Language.—James Hogan (Mr F. K. Hunt) pleaded not guilty to a charge of using obscene language in the public lavatory in Cathedral Square on October 1. The caretaker gave evidence as to the language which Hogan was alleged to have used. Mr Hunt said that a friend of Hogan's had got into an altercation with the caretaker, and Hogan and another had tried to get him away. No obscene language whatever was used. Accused and other witnesses gave evidence that thero was no bad language used. The case was dismissed. Alleged. Theft.—Thomas Entwhistle (Mr Hunt) appeared before Messrs W. Minson and C. P. Agar, J.P.'s, on a charge of the theft of a horse, valued at £45, the property of Frederick Cornelius, in May, 1912. Frederick Forrester Cornelius, farmer, North Kakaia, said that he had let a contract for po-tato-digging to Thomas Entwhistle ami his mate in May, 1912. Entwhistle had said that ho could not start on the job. Witness missed two horses next morning, and one had returned without its cover, and he later saw an advertisement, stating that the other horse had been found in Sydenham. He paid Mr Hunter for advertising and grazing. Wm. John Doyle, farmer at Doyleston, said that on a Saturday in May, 1912, he had seen a young man riding a bay draught mare. Witness was not certain that the man was the accused. The man said that he was taking the horse to Christchurch to sell at TattorsaU's, and offered it to witness for £ls, but witness refused it, as the price was obviously too low. He later saw the horse at Tattersai's. Charles Hunter stated that he had found the horse-in his paddock at Sydenham. For the defence Mr Hunt said that there was no prima facie evidence of theft. The alleged theft had been committed five years ago, during which time the-young man had been to the war and served at Gallopoli, returning with a severe wound! in the left arm. He was now married, and settled down. The Bench dismiss-] ed the case. . j

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