MAGISTERIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4548, 25 May 1889, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

WAlMATK— Thttesday, Mat 23bd. (Before H. A. Stratford, Esq., 8.M.) t "lhe following is the remainder of the proceedings m the case of James Craigen, which was partly reported m our issue of yesterday .j (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, paring for it with a Onion Bank of Australia bank note. Ho gars him 14j 6d chango. Robert Stewart, farmer, Kedcliff, stated he employed accused. He had been with him about three (reeks. He said he had do money, and would work for 4s per day and found. Witness paid accused £1 2s by cheque on the Colonial Bank on Mar 2nd, at his place Bear 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 hit bunk, and found a few coppers srid the pencil produced. In the accused'i presence Mr Robertson told witness he had paid Hanson three pounds m singlo 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 filter and two single notes when I went into Mr Stewart's employment m April last. He gave me £1 2s. I changed the last note on Sunday at Bedfljf? Hotel. J must bare spent tha rest of the money. J had none on me on Monday morning. His Worship said accused's proceeding! were very crooked, but from the evidence before him he would have to discharge him. The court then rose, and was reopened about 20 minutes later Messrs J. Manchester and F. 81ee, J. P's., presiding. Patrick Fogarty and William Sheeley were then brought up for sentence. John Fogarty said bo was the father of one of the accused. If the bench let him off he would try and keep him at school. William Shirley, futher of Shirley, proroued to give his boy a good beating if tho bench would discharge him. Shirley was discharged, and Fogarty, wlio had been before tho court recently, would bo given another chance, and it iicid been their intention to send him to tho industrial school, but as Justices they bad not the power. Ho would be sentenced to the Waimate gnol for seven days, and. to receive cii curt with a birch jjy the police m tho presence of tho sergeant and the fafjjer of the boy if he desired to be present. The court then rose.