MAGISTERIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 4254, 2 June 1888, Page 4

MAGISTERIAL.

TlMAßU— Fbidat, May 29. (Beforo C. A. Wray, Esq., R.M.) PROHIBITION' OEDEB. A prohibition order was grunted at the request of the wife against a young man named Winkler, ho consenting thereto. wn/Ftn, DAMAOE. P. Ryan and 11. Gerity appeared on summons to answera charge of breaking a window. Mr White appeared for the defendants and aaked for on adjournment, and it was agreed to take tho cose at ten o'clock on Wednesday. FOSOBIf?. Samuel McSweeney, a Btout young working man, wan charged with forging and uttering a cheque for £9 on the 10th of December last. The cheque was drawn on the Bank of New Zealand, Timaru, for the sum of nine pounds " on account of shearing," was aigned Mr William AnglaD, and endorsed " William. Anglan." It was endorsed by the bank at Timaru " No account, try Temuka." Mr C. Perry appeared for the prisoner. Sergeant- Major Mason, who conducted the prosecution, stated that on the evening of the day named, a person presented himself at Ballantyne and Co., purchased goods to the value of £1 U 9d, offered a cheque for £9 m payment and was given the change. It was subsequently found that the cheque was a forgery. The forgery was connected with the prisoner m this way. He was that day boarding at the Old Bunk Hotel, and he asked the barman for a blank cheque. He was given one, and was seen to write upon it, and the forgery was committed on the blank form so supplied, as was proved by the butt. The prisoner was arrested at Methven by Detect tive Kirby, and when brought to Timaru he was readily recognised by the shopman who. supplied him with the goods m Ballantyne and Co.'s. • — -~^>- Jame3 Mitchell, draper's assistant." "m Bnllantyne and Co's, deposed that on y *Dec. 10th ho supplied a man with goods to the value of £1 2s 9d— leas Is. discount, (Sale slip produced.) Prisoner tendered a cheque for £9 and asked if they could cash it. The cashier accepted it, after the customer hud endorsed it, " William Anglun," and witness gave the man the change £7 18s 3d. The person then asked to be shown materials for a suit, and was handed over to Mr Triggs. After that lie came back to witness, and bought a couple of 4s 6d shirts. He next saw" the man m the police station on Friday List among some other men. Had no difficulty m identifying him. To Mr Perry : Could not say exactly how the person was dressed ; was not 3ure what sort of hat he wore, nor of the colour of his coat. There were no other customers m the shop at the time ; was positive of that. Was taken to tho polico station by Detective Kirby to identify the prisoner ; did not see him come from the lock-up. There were several others m the yard at the same time, Holmes, a grocer, was one ; Mr Kennedy, tho bailiff, another ; did not know if Mr Thomas, the assistant Clerk of the Court, was there— did not know Mr Thomas ; knew one other by sight. There were five altogether, besides policemen. To His Worship : Never saw the prisoner before that day. He was m the shop about three quarters of an hour — about 25 minutes with witness. Had no difficulty m identifying him. It was about six o'clock, growing dusk when prisoner was m the shop, and a few lamps were lighted. G-. E. Trigijs, draper's assistant at Ballantyne and Co. 's, saw a person m the shop on the 10th December— about seven o'clock, or it might be later — buying goods from Mitchell for'which he paid by cheque. The manager afterwards asked him if he thought the cheque was all right. He believed the manager g3Te the cheque to Detective Kirby. Witness showed him some trouserings and he ordered a suit of clothes. He asked the man where he should send the suit, and he replied his name was William Anglan, of Temuka, and he would call for the clothes. He wanted them m three days, a3 he was going to the Christchnreh sports. Next saw him m police yard, and had no difficulty m recognising the prisoner as the man who bought the clothes. James Power, barman at the Old Bank Hotel, knew the prisoner, who was often m and out of the hotel. He -was there on the afternoon of the 10th. December. He osked for a bank cheque, without naming, so far as •witness could recollect, any particular bank, anil he gave him a blank cheque out of Mr O'Meagban's cheque book. ( A book of butts prcluced, one of which corresponded m number with the forged cheque). Prisoner went to a side-table, where there were pen and ink, and wrote something on the cheque' Did not take much notice of him, as he (witness) was minding his bu3ine33. There was 80me one elae with him. Had not 3een prisoner from that day until seeing him m custody. To the Bench : Fixed the date to he about the lOih, by the date of the sports. Prisoner said ho was going to run at the Sports and wanted a cheque to send down. William Anglan, labourer, Temuka, deposed th-ib he had not — never had — an account nt the Bank of New Zealand, Timaru. Neither the signature to the cheque nor the endorsement was his, nor written by his authority. There is no other William Anglan at Temuka. To the Bench : Had only eeen prisoner onC3 before — at a dance. K. A. Pigeon, ledger keeper at the Bank of >" c -,v Zetland, stated thnt the cheque was dUhonoued at Timaru and also at Temnka, where it was sent under tho supposition that a person named Anglan was bankin? there. Detective Kirby deposed that he arrested accused at Me=srj Gould and Cameron's station, Methven district, on the 24th uit. In reply to the charge, prisoner said he was never m Ballantyne's shop. He was going by tho n:imo of Meßavenev. Had known ac-*_-i.-jerl some timo, under the name of Sumuel MrSweonpy. Saw him m Timaru on the ni o -ht of tho lOtli of December. Received the cheque produced from tho witness Triggs, lit- believe!. Had made inquiries, and coulil hear of no other William Anglan m tho diitri'-t except tho one who hod been culled ■a :i witness. P:-i«oner, who reserved his defence, was committed fortn:>l at tho next sitting of the S'ipre.T.s Court (August 21afcnext.) Mr Perry asked fcr bail to be allowed, when Mis Worship said ho muat make the amount substantial, two sureties of £100 i each, uri'l himself m £200, as it was a serious I case.