Magisterial.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 45, 6 July 1868, Page 3

Magisterial.

-* CfIUISTOIIUUCII. Tnw Day, (Boforo C, 0, Bowon, Esq., U.M., nnd IC, J. Wnkoflold, Esq,) , hAnoimr,— John Smith was charged with fltCftllng a cash-box on Saturday last, Do* teotlvo Fcaht said, nhout 10 minutes to 11 on Saturday night prisoner wno given Into his custody by Mr Smith, at the Cavershaiu hotel, charged with stealing a till nud cash-box. Ho ■was lying In the road held down by two mon, Ho made no remark. When arrcslod tho caah'box wns nenr him at tho timo, He went part of tho way to the lock-up quietly, but ho then pretended to ho drunk, nnd stumbled several times, The box produced is tho ono prisoner Io charged with n tooling i it contained

X7| In gold and a guinea, By prisoner ; You woro not drunk. Edward Handnll CoatOU, I pnftner with Mr Smith of Uio Cavcruham j hotol, ould, prlfloner camo Into tho bar about half-past nine on Saturday night, lio had «omo drink and romalncu ahoub an hour, when witness ord oral liim out of tho house Prl-oiior wont away, and witness nhortly after Imd nlso occasion to go outflldo. l'rlflonor was then ntandlng near tho cornor door of tho hotel, Shortly after this, witness saw him again. Ho wan then undor tlio trnp door oil tho countor, with tho till containing tho cash-box undor his arm, Wltucus followed him, and caught him, 110 had tho cash-till In his hand, hut throw It down. Tho cash* box produeod is tho ono that was in tho till, A, fow minutes af tor this Dotcctlvo Pooas camo into tho hotol, and witness gave prisoner into ountody, Thoro was botwoon jGIG and ,£l7 In tho drawer and till togother. Tho monoy belonged to witness and his partnor, Gliarloa Martin, blacksmith, said ho wno In the billiard room of ' thu Cavorshnm Hotel, about hnlf-paat 10 on Saturday night. Whilst there, ho flaw prisoner -running from behind tho hut* toward.) tlio street door. 110 waft In a stooping position, and bad tho till undor hia arm. vVitncr.fl.wnß preucnt when Mr OoatcH caught him, Prisoner was not drunk, Prisoner ■declined to, make any statemont In defence, and wan committod tor trial at the next flosulon of tho Supromo Court, ICMnn«s.r_BMßNT.— 'ThomiiH Drown Haiti was charged on two separate informations with ombciwlhig certain moneys ontrimtod to his chargo as Clerk' to tho Christchurch Itosl. doiit Magistrate.? Court. Inspector Pondor conducted tho proncoutlon, . and Mr Moorliouho, lhniruatod hy Mr Bam ford, appeared for tbo dofonoo, Lengthy ovidence who taken in both cascH, rind prisoner was ultimately committed for trial, tho Bench expressing fcliclr wlllliignoflH to acoopt ball in two surotlos of X2OO each. , mn i____-i--[iiii»ii[__iiiiniiiimiii iiiiiiiinninnniiiii—inaimmim 1