RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3325, 19 August 1879, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

, THIS DAY. .{. f/ r : (Before H. Kenrick, Esq., 8.M.)

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Elizabeth, G-eorge, Samuel, and Bfther Leatham, four small children, were charged with being neglected persons. ! Mr Mason, the Believing Officer, applied to withdraw* the information,, ap.,* since the taking oat of the summons thV A father of the children, who was in Anekland, had sent down money for their rap> , The application was allowed. :/) ; DBUXKXS2TESB. ' One person for this offeree was 'Safi^t 5s and coats or 24 hoars' imprisonment. WBOLXCLFUL GABBT. -~—-^~ ; -~ A cab driver was. fined 5s aa&oOftaJor leafing his cab unattended, j: -iUfIW

LABCKKT. : William Mclntosh Was charged with stealing from the Thames Hotel on the' 15th instant, two eigfct: hol&rs and? cases, of the value of 6i, the property 0)f *- James. Thompson. ! Defendant pleaded not guilty. < James Thompson, sworn, deposed—l am the licensee of the Thames Hotel. I [have a show case.in my bar containing pipes, cigar holders and oases, eigart, rto-' • bacco arid spebitnens. I! remember Bw> | day last. I noticed the contents of tm*~ case on that day. On Saturday I missed • two cigar holders and eases, and 7 six*-: , penny cigars. I gave information to the* police. A servant named Catherines Eoberts was'in charge of the bar)'' "j ;' Catherine Eoberts, sworn, depbsed*-X" was in the employ of Mr Thompson on,; Friday last. I noticed the defendant |o-j the bar all day. Once I had ocoasion 'td,': go out of the bar, and I heard a noite ot' footsteps behind the bar. When I earner? out I saw defendant standing at the door w of the passage loading, behind tv.he;b*h (■ I missed a half crown. "! ' V '..

; Detective Farrell deposed to getting a .. ciear holder, from . a eabdriver^ named -. IVlills, who stated that he bought it> froqf'defendant for one shilling.- . '■* . ' ,° v '.. v ,, )\ Thomas Mills deposed ; tlut defendant ; offered him two, holders for sale, andiie „r had bought one for Is. • r.-^-j Defendant stated he had picked wt the holder in the street and sold it to Mtilii^O Sentenced to three months imprison*., ment with hard labor. Court adjourned. < : ' :il'-f~