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Star (Christchurch), Issue 2785, 7 March 1877, Page 2

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CHRISTOHURCH. This Day. (Before G*. L. Mellish, Esq., R.M.) Tho Oourt opened at 15 minutes past 11 o'olook. Drunkenness. — Ono inebriate, who appeared for the firat time, waa fined 5s. — Patrick Laff oy and James Fleming were fined 10_ each. — Arohibald Galbraith, arrested for drunkenness, and being illegally on the hack premises at the Warwiok Hotel, was fined 10.. — John Williams alias M'Farlane, arrested for similar offenoes ufc Barrett's Hotol, was aleo fined 10s. FOBGEEY AND UTTERING. — Goorge H-\W-kin3 was oharged with having forged a eh. que for -811, and. uttering tho sumo to J. Mnj >r, Springston. Inspector Buckley said prisoner had only just boen arrested, and a_ tho ovidonce was not quite rpacty, ha would a3k for a remand until March 10. The application waa granto;!. Beeaking into and Stealing fbom a Dwelling. — Jamea Davis, on remand, was brought up on a chargo of this nature. Samuel Carter, an engine-drivor on tho Malvern Railway, who slept m one of the Government cottng-js at Rolleston, left home on the morning of July 1, and on returning in tho evening, missed a rovolver, German concertina, meerschaum pipe, pair of dark tweed trousers, pair of elastic-eido boots, black felt hat, cheese-cutter cap, two bluo serge jaokets, and waist belt with an S bucklo ; the valuo of the wholo being about £50. About two o'clock on the day in question, Mr Ranger, landlord of the Rolleston Hotel, saw prisoner go into the cottage, and return shortly afterwards with a bundle undor his arm. In the morning, he had a pair of moleskin trousors on, hut when he came from the cottage to tho hotel, he was wearing a pair of dark trousers. After stopping a short timo at tho hotol, prisoner and another man, who soomed to bo his mate, went away in a dray. This dr_.y was driven by William Thomas, who gave the men, who hnd a bundle and concertina with them, a lift to Greendale. On tho way, prisoner broke up tho concertina, and jthrevv the pieces on tha road. Prisoner also gave a meerschaum pipo to Thomas. Tho pieoes of the concertina wero afterwards picked up by Carter, and identified as belonging to the instrument stolen from the cottage. Carter also identified the pipe given by prisoner to Thornae, and a belt with an S clasp, which prisoner was wearing when arrested by Detective Kirby, as part of the missing pro- j perty. Prisonor, in defence, said he w(*.« | innocent of tho offence, and thafc tho man j who wa3 with him on tho d.iy in question had j oommitted the robbery. He had no evidence j to call in defence, and was formally com- ; mitfced to tak.-* his .trial ufc fche next session of • the Supreme Court. . . j Larceny op Rabbits. — The adjourned [ case against Arthur and Oharlea Newman for J having stolen and killed certain rabbits, the j property of a neighbour in Cashel street ea3t, was again called on. Mra Newman handed in { a receipt "-bowing that the rabbits had been paid for, acd the case was then dismissed. LYTTELTON. Wbdnksday, Maboh 7. (Before W. Donald, Esq., R.M.) Drunkenness. — James Ross, arrested by Constable M'lntosh, and Robert Dickey, arrested by Constable Bullen, wore eaoh finod

10s, or in default 48 hours imprisonment withhard labour. Lunacy _?bom Deink.— Frederick Bowe, on remand for medical treatment, was brought up and fined 10s for being drunk. Civil Oase.— Wood and Gerik vT. Young, olaim £6 : judgment for plaintiff, costs 9s.