MAGISTERIAL

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 11875, 30 September 1902, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL

TIMARU—MONDAY, SEPT. 29th. (Before C. A. Wray, Esq., S.M.) A BY-LAW CASE. J. Rollinson, carrier, chaTged with leaving horses unattended an the street, did not appear; but sent a telegram pleading guilty. Constable Perniskie stated that he found the defendant's coach and tc;un of three horses unattended in the street. The wheel was chained, but the horses dragged the coach along the street a couple of chains. Witness stopped the h;~<es. which were not going fast, and stood by them til! the owner came, in about two minutes.-—A fine of 5s was imposed. STONE-THROWING. A l;-d of 12 or 13 was charged with throwing stones in Stafford street, to the danger of pe< p:e in the street ; and on a sec nd charge with throwing stones and breaking a window. Sergeant Warring said that the l«>y. with four or five others, was throwing stones in Stafford street on August 28th. and a. stone thrown by this boy hit, a girl who was passing a severe blow on the arm. On the night of the 17ih ins!, the same boy was throwing a etone at his brother, when the stone rebounded from a box and broke a pane of plateglass in Mr G. Hilton's shop window, which would cost, a good deal io repair. G. Hilton, fruiterer, after evidence as to the breakage, said it would cost £lO to replace the broken pane by a new one, and he would have to replace it. if he left ihe piemises. The break was, however,

at the bottom, and l!ic plate <-<.jjM be c:it and :i >tri|> put in. sufhYier.Uy for witness' I purposes, at a cost r.f £2. The ]>:irt-nt.v of the h..y said lluv wo:e | willing t.i pay tin- <•< s: .if u pairs. £2. The defendant said his brother Jul iiiin with a stirk and ran away, mi he ihu-w a stone at him. His W.iishij. s.o! j!i:i: >;m:e i» ton much a haliis ,r,i! v.: h-.vs i,-: Tii'-..ni. Il i- a v.'v liaiiL-vn :i> p;.i,;':. c. iiv )..,'} spoken aliiui it until in- was tit.d ~< it. Scig.'ant W;.rring said the ),.,v'.- cldes;. biother alio father hcinu from h-niei J : ,„j promised t.. thrash the' h..v. The lad's mother .-aid he had d«.rc so. ami the hoy had ban kept at h-me -iiice' He was sent «:, .-, that li-hi. and slaved 10 play in the "street. " His Worship said the patents would h c punished by having t„ j MV f-, r ;: :c d.im.v done, and he w..u!.l ~i,!t : " ihv she *"> hpaid, and also :, ,j )!e of ]{?>■. He w7.„!.J punish stone-throvvitig s.ve:clv in ;»•• f«. ture.

PKTTY TUKKT. Another lad of 15 p!vv\d r .,j; !v ~, ~ charge of stealing the e. r. tints of ,i hi. cycle tool bag r.nd'ti:;- beli. valnc lCs.'-j.-m a bicycle leit in the ritrir.-of.-.v.iv '".it" the Salvation Army I'.att.uks ~:i S;ni;':..v evening. 21st inst."

T!ie boy's father said he did not know what, jjnssessed the bnv to lake the as they were of „„ earthly use to him." .He had given him a vcrv si-vete thia-hii" for it. and the boy p-.'mised tJi.ii'if "he got off this time he would never do the like again. His Worship said he woahl kt the b.v ofT this time, as he had had a u,,,,,! thrash", ing. and the disgrace of having !o v; ; ,iid in Court and confess himself a th M \ and he hoped it would be ;• caution to him BKKAKIXO AND KXTKIUXU. A youth named (ienrge Kdwaid HtHr was indicted i. r breaking nS <i en-.eiing The awelling ,n W. .J. Cotu-rUI. Seaview Tc—race. Timartt. on September 13th. and stealing a clock, catving knife, and sundry other articles, to the value of £1 12< * • Sergeant Warring outlined the facts, and 1 called evidence as follows: j

tl ,} •/'• l" u , l U"- /»»P?i«8 ago*. sl..ic.; th..t 03 the lnh i::st he 1-eke.i up his house and went to Chri.-tch.trch with his hm.ly )™ B and windows wcrc ;ij! secured Returned on the fo!lowir- Monday and foi:i:d that flic house haTl been broken ir.to. A pane had been taker, nut o, the scudery window, about la'ec enough for a 5:n : .Il ,«».,„ to scl and the glass „f ;h c Fiei , d , (i(l(ir hj) ; ., e passage Jr..:.. back to front had bec.-j broken sumcic::tly to liermir ;■ hand to be put through to push the holt back Ihe wire front of a safe br the back door had been cat open. The contents of the .muse were greatly np>ci and grease spilt all over the place and the articles mentioned in the infoiinitio:, were nuV-iwr Witness identified articles produce! as his propeity. stolen from the house tm that, occasion. The carving knife had bc*n alters,-., shortened both i :: Ride and hatioK'. by grinding. (His Wo>>hjp j..-,id it seemed to be made into a dauaer.) Did not know accuse,! but had seen him. E. Waite. farmer. Seadown, called at Mr Cotterill's house with butter, and noticed that a glass panel was brokea out of the back door, and the scullery door <y>en. A tomahawk was Iving br the door. (-•S\e information to the "police." Mr Cotteril! said the tomahawk was In*, he left it in the wood-house, Charles- I). Mumford. groom a< the Bc*wick Street Stables, said he knew the accused, who Ikwl been sleeping in a room in the stables far some time. ~" O:. Thursday night, the 18th. he did not sleep there. On Friday afternoon accused came backto the stable and brondit a dock, and ! eft it at the stable. "" A-.asel put it down, but said nothing about i-. Later on witr.ess asked him where li? cot it. ■■'■"> 1 he said h.e got it fr r.i tiic ;«a n fr:>m whom he was'getting !i> .'<<•.'. }'c mentioned r.o name.' On"the fame ni u ht iv-ruseS showed him a knife, and rest dr.v ■:e saw him sh-irpe-jiiisr it on the trrird►•topc. II was longer when lie was shown i". than if is now. Accused deried that he tol.i the witness wh?ro l-.-i cot the clock.

George Forgesn::. labourer, livir.g near Mr CVtterill. on the other side of the 'street, knew the accused. He had betn getting }»:s meals for a couple of weelts ■>' witness's house, hut not sleeping there. On Sunday 21st. saw accused sawirsr a piece <-t" the end of the handle of "the knife produced. Accuse.! left thz house on the !B<h about seven, and came back about hai:-pa.st seven to breakfast. Constable Crawford stated that on Monday aftevxoon. 22nd hist., in company with Constable Palton, he saw the accused at the Beswk-k Street Stables. Showed him the clock produced, and asked him if it was his. He replied yc=. Asked where he got it from, accused said he picked it up on the road at Attenboro, nearly opposite Mr Lerien's gate. Charged him with breaking and entering Mr Cottf: ill's residence on the ninht of the 18th and stealing the clock. He made no reply. On searching him found a handkerchief, knives, and keys produced. (Witness described the state in which he fonsd the premises.) Accused ha<* nothing to say in reply to the charge, and being asked whether he nleadcd guilty or not. said "not guilty." In tcply to a question he said he did nor thirk he could get bail.

His Worship said "the r.cst sitting of the criminal session at Tinnrn is not till February—a knjr time to keen him waitinsr for trial. If he eonhl r.ot got bail 31 would be better to. commit him for Iri.il nt the criminal sessiot.s ai Christchurch in November.

Senreant Warriag said there was one or perhaps tvo o'her similar charges to be made against the accused, and he asked now for a remand till Monday next on ore of ihe«--'--i charge of brenkirg into Mr S. Anderson's boot fartnrv on Amoist 27th and itealir.r two mil's- e-f Jat?i<«" s!:npers value 7s.—The renvrd was crar.ted. and His Wot ship •aid he would deride when this <•■■<} wis heard v. here the accused should be tried.