POLICE COURT.

Colonist, Volume III, Issue 295, 17 August 1860, Page 2

POLICE COURT.

■ (Before J. Poynter, Esq., Resident Magistrate.] ! . ,'i, , Tuesday, August 14,..] 860. ! Edward Macrie, a seaman belonging to the Anne } Longton, was charged by the chief officer of that 5 vessel with desertion. " Sentenced to be imprisoned for three months with hard labor. The prisoner was then charged with having stolen a coat of the value of £1, the property of Mr. Brown, burgeon of the ship. Wm. Moon swoin: Lost a coat on or about the 25th June last; searched the place where he had left i\\ but could not find it ;, did hot see it again until he saw it on prisoner's back on the Waimearoad; prifoner acknowledged the coat belonged to witness; do not remember whether prisoner left any other coat in place of it. By the prisoner : My coat was left on the spanker boom on the night in. question, bnt was gone in the morning. ■ : ~ •

H. Biggs sworn: Ana chief officer of the Anne Longton, and remember the night the seamen deserted ; there were several-coatsin the boat belonging to the ship on the night the men left, but were all gone in the morning; prisoner had a monkey coat with him on the voyage; the whole of the men's chests were empty, some had stones in them to make them appear weighty; no clothes belonging to seamen are allowed to remain oni the poop or quarter deck; it is for the officers and passengers only. - The magistrate said it seemed to him that prisoner had stolen the coat, and should therefore sentence him to three months' imprisonment, with hard labor, to commence at the expiration of the former sentence.

Wednesday, August 15. Lowe v. Stamper.—-F. Schumacker appeared as agent for Lowe, a German. The claim was for .£9 which Mr. Stamper had some two months ago handed to another German, Hans Jaeobsen, for Lowe: Mr. Stamper said he was a nominal, disinterested,_party, the real suitors being Schumamacker v. Jaeobsen, who were at loggerheads about a key. Jaeobsen was sufficiently responsible to hold the money, and no doubt would pay it to the old gentleman as his need required; he had already been paid by Jaeobsen several payments monthly, as originally arranged, aud his family had said it was not Mr. Lowe; who was dissatisfied, but merely Schumacker, who had an angry feeling towards Jaeobsen. Had Hie old man (not Schumacker) expressed a desire for Jaeobsen to; deliver up the whole amount there could have been no objection. Jaeobsen afterwards came to court: he does not want to hold the money, had rather not: it is nothing to him if he wants it altogether. Jaeobsen to pay. the money. . . A person was summoned for the Education rate which was offered, but would not pay for the summons. To stand over until the next sitting of the Court. A case of cattle-straying was heard, which was admitted by defendant. Fined 12s. 6d. and costs, 6s. 6d. '