MAGISTERIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 3056, 14 September 1899, Page 4

MAGISTERIAL.

TlMAßU— Wbdnbsday, Bbpt.l3tb. (Before C. A. Wray, Esq., H.M.) CIVIL CASKS. J. B. Rutland v. England and wife, claim £23 10s lOd, on a promissory note. Judgment by default. A number of other cases were struck out, there being no appearance. THBTT ON IHB BACKCOUKSfc. Edward Findlay was charged with Htealiug a totaltsator ticket, valnc £1, from Michael Uanley. Sergeant Fraser prosecuted, and called John Murphy, publican at Pleasant Point, who said that he saw the complainant, who was the worse for liquor, on the racecourse. He was knocked down, and a young man ran out of the crowd, and picked him up. While m the aut of helping complainant he noticed him putting his hand into the complain* aut's pocket, and then into hia own. He then ran back into the crowd. Qpnld not swear that the accused was the&tan. James Lees, engineer, said he saw complainant fall, and another mao lifted him up. Saw the man put hie hand into his own pocket. Was almost certain that accused was not the man. His Worship dismissed the case. TttBFT ON A SUTP. Charles Wright and William Johnston were charged with stealing tflbs o< bafr;

ter, va!ut'£2,fr(ifn the.') iiqueiitim ■« /remi Ranger. Sergeant r'ras.cr proM-cuUd, and Mi- Kuymori'l defend*'. l. ' Frederick .Must, chirf oflji-cr, yuve evidence that ;tt Hr- enriy horn ih;tl morning he whs disturbed I.v the iwoaivu ed knocking. They asked for bread, to have some supper before they turned m. He told them to go away. He saw them go into the pantry and take a case of butter away. They returned again and asked for bread. He told the boatswain to give them some. He missed the butter m the morning, and searching for it found it floating m the harbour. To Mr Raymond : The men were the worse for liquor. Valued the butter 1 at about £2. Constable Whatman gave evidence of the arrest of the accused. At first they denied knowing anything about the butter. Later on they said they had been on the spree, and it might be overboard. Mr Raymond said that the affair was merely a spree, and as restitution was ma.ie it should meet the case. His Worship concurred, and ordered the value of the butter taken to be deducted from tiie wageH due to both accused. A.S.SAUI/r. Charles While was also charged with assaulting Edward Oarlston, the boatswain of the Ocean Ranger. i The cane arose out of the previous one. Complainant gave evidence that a quarrel arose and be was assaulted by the accused. ! The chief officer said that there was bad feeling between the two men, which might cause further mipchief. His Worship severely cautioned accused, and fined him 40s or seven days' imprisonment.