RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 1763, 25 June 1877, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURTS.

WAlMATE— Thuesday, June 21. (Before B. Woollcombe, Esq., ft.M., and E. Elwerthy, and J. E. Parker, Esqrs., J;P.s) IKDRCKNT IXPOSUEB. For this offence J. Speers was fined 10a or 43 boon imprisonment. ■ ■ . , lAKCJINT. J. Bobs charged with the larceny of 3s 7d from the dwelling of Mrs Goggarty wai brought up on remand. Mr Hawkins, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the prisoner, who pleaded guilty to the charge. ; . Mr Hawkins pleaded for a mitigated punishment as the prisoner was only fourteen years of age, arid the son of a respectable woman m Oamaru, the lad's father being dead for some time. The prisoner was sentenced to receive twelve cuts with a cane on the hand, and, as he had been m custody for eight days, was ordered to be discharged on the infliction of the punuhment. TRESPASS. W. Quinn was summoned by Constable Loon, of Waitalti, for trespassing on the railway by riding a horte thiough the railway cutting at the approach to the Wtitaki Bridge, As the information did^not set forth that the 'defendant did wilfully and knowingly trespass, the casa.Was dismissed. ; OXTTIiE AT LAUGH. A. Gregson, for allowing cattle to wander on a public thoroughfare, was fined ss. » M. Tfeyne, for a similar offence, wan fined 40s, this being the fourth time the defendant had been summoned for allowing cattle to trespass on the road. ; : LAECBNY. Dj R. Buckingham was charged with the larceny of a case of whiskey, value £2 19s. Mr White for defendant. . ' ' W. Bridge, the prosecutor, stated that he purchased a cr.se of whiskey m o»msru on the 181 K of April. He had ordered it to be forwarded to Clarksfie'd, Waitaki, but he nerer received it. . • Witnesses were examined who showed that a case of whiskey had been left on the roadside, near Bridge's house, and that the de- ' fendant hud been seen to have a box about the size, of a case of whiskey before him on his horse. • As the identity of the missing; box with that which' the prisoner was seen with could not be proved the Bench, discharged, him. OBTAINtHG MONKY TJNDEB .FALSE PEETENOES. George Fullford was charged by G. R. Freeman with obtaining money by false pretences, prisoner having induced the' prosecutor to endorse a. cheque of the former's drawing, for .the , adm' of £10, th- pretence being that the prisoner had sufficient funds, to meet it m the Bank of New Zealand at Tapanui. . Mr Hawkins appeared for prisoner, and Mr Hamersley for the prosecutor. The case was - remanded for hearing at the next Court day. CIVIL CABIS. Costello v. Sheehan— Claim, £16 2s 6d. Mr White for the plaintiff, Mr Hamersley for the defendant. Judgment for plaintiff for £1 8b 6d and oa«*sl9s. Turner and Corfield t. Smith— Claim, £6 13s 6d, Mr White for the plaintiff, Mr Hamersley for/the ■>'.." r '.. Judgment for the plaintiffs for £5 13s 6d, costs 13s: also solicitor's fee 21s. '' , Buckingham v. G.irrett— Claim, £A 16s £d. Mr White for the plaintiff/ ' f Jugdment by default for £4 16s 6d, wi£h costs, 9s, and solicitor's fee, 21a. ■--; ' Matheson" v.' Lines— Claim, £5 Bs. Judgment for the plaintiff for £1 5s 2d and costs,; 13s. • , . ■ , r Educatipn Board t. Wilks.— Claim, £2 10b, for education rates.' '' * Judgment m default, with cists, 9s. •■''.' Gaitt and Co. v. Sullivan. — Claim, £9 5s lOd, judgment summons. '■ The defendant was ordered to pay £2 a month, or one month's imprisonment. -' , There Were ltf oases which were settled, out of Court, or m whioh there was rid appearance.- •; ' ■ • ■ ■;■■■- ■ ■ • ' •" ; FmixAT,; Jirtri 22, 1877. ; , wixprainraDßK.' "'•' Paniel Quarrie was brought tip by the police charged, on his own confession, with having killed his mother the previous day at Oamaru. .-.■■•-.■•.■> :■■ ■.. . The r prisoner said he had been quarrelling with bis mother'; she had struck him with a tomahawk, and he struck her with a itiek, on which she fell down dead. He then ran away ana travelled all night, arriving at JSVaimate that morning, where be gare himself up to; the- police. : . . .7 . ■ The prisoner was remanded to the Oamaru Resident Magistrate's Court. ' OBTIJKrHG MON^T TTNDBB PAXHB FBJSTKKOB3. G-.' Fullford was again brought up before the Bench, he having been remanded from the previous day on a charge of obtaining money by false preterieet. : ' - - The prisoaer etated he had an account with the Bank of New Zealand at Tapanui, and believed there was a small balance to his credit. - - The case was remanded for eight days, so that the B_snk;agent at Tapanui conid appear to give evidence m the case. The Bench consented to. allow prisoner, to bail — himself {m £200* and two sureties ia *10Q«i«^ .