CHRISTCHURCH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3210, 22 July 1878, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH.

This Dat. (Before W. Donald, Esq., R.M.) DBONKBNNEBS.— Johanna Mahoney was fined 20s, and John Brown 10s.—Catherine M'Donald, alias Sullivan, against whosi there were three previous convictions within a '

month, was sentenced to a month's impriaoamenfc.—George Godden was charged with being drunk, with resisting the- police-,, and SJ S' £*?' The oTid ence showed, that accused had never stayed ia» the hotel, ? v "** hlB conduct was- exceedingly ™lenV Constable Lonagan* and: tKe Landlord, of the hotel; bein| several time* thrown down m thair. endeavour to- secure the. prisoner. He- was not sufficiently drunk to have been arrested on. that charge alone In reply to t»e Bench, aoeused safd he did not know how. he got over the 10ft fence into the yard, he was a labourer, and was.gteying at Cari'^. Restaurant Fined Hte in each case —Malcolm Mathias- was chawwd w^lrbemg drunk on, two occasions Be was bailed out, and got drunk, ugam- the same- day necessitating his re-arrest, Accused said fie had -been a teetotaUerfor, twehe months, and the -dnnk affected him, an excuse for which hia- Worship said he-ought to boohed doable. Fined 5s for the first offence,- and 10s fo» flic seoond.-Henry Williams, alia* John Hawier, who had been found in a, barrel ©a Mr Memmgs premises^as- charged wifch laoacy from drink. Mr Wadey,. builder, of Tnam street, described, how he had! found the accused, who appeared, to be ex2essively HI; he gave lum some tea>and some, light food, and took him to the- de P 6t. Remanded for - medical treatment.— A first offender "was fined: 10s. Yagbancy. — George Cunningham -was charged with tbis^offence. of his statement have been paJblished in our i columns.) Inspector Hickson said he had aecertained that the man's statement was correct, and Mr JL E. March, who was in attendance, remarked . that accused seemed a fit subject foe the asylum. Thomas Griffiths, a boarding-house keeper* m St Asaph street ' was examined,.aod deposed that he turned out accused between, one and two o'clock in the • morning, without sending for a constable. He was most severely censured far hi* inhuman - conduct, his Worship remarking that it waa lucky for him, he did not require a license to conduct his. boarding-house. Cunningham : was ordered to be sent to the Selwyn Home. Cbbatikg. an Ob&tbttction. — Charles Oswald, against whom there were three infor- • mations, was charged with causing obsfcrae-' tions by allowing a house to remain upon the roadway, the evidence of Sergeant Wilsoa showing that on the days accused was engaged m moving the house, the traffic along Xachfield street and Oxford Terrace was suspended* Mj Blyth, for the defence, stated that lie applied for the permit, upon which he had no authority to insert Oswald's name. It transpired, however, that they were partners. Fined 20a on eaoh information. Not in Attendance.— For not remaining ! in attendance upon horses and vehicles, 3fc. Sutherland, George Drayer, A. Petherbridce, George Baker, and Nathaniel Vale were each fined 10s. Chimney ok Fibb.— Patrick Smith, fer - permitting the chimney of a house in Durham 1 street to be on fire, was fined 10s. [ Cattle Trespass.— For permitting hon»B 1 and cattle to wander at large, the following persons were each fined 10s :-Wm. Cudden, f Samuel Dobson, H. Matson, W. R. Smith, A. L Paget, William Holley, William White. | Unbe&istbbbd Dogs.— For having unregistered dogs in their possession, Margaret Grant and Christian Christiansen were fined ' 208 each. Bbeach of Railway By-Laws.— A nuaiher of persons were summoned for breaches of the railway by-laws, Mr Duncan appearing > for the prosecution. John Leonard, Heathcote Valley, was fined 10s for getting into* ' railway carriage while the train was in motion. — For smoking in carriages not set apart for [ the purpose, the following persons were fined 1 103 each:— W. H. Scott, Kaiapoi; Alee Moderak, Carleton; Robert Wallace, Leith- \ field; James Escott, Christchurch,— Cases 1 against H. G. Unwin, Killinchy; Thomas Conway, Oust; Thomas Ranger, BollestoH, " and John Moss, Sefton, were dismissed. Mamciotts Injttby to Pbopebty.— Charlejj Courtney and Andrew Garrigan were charged r with maliciously injuring property by throwing stones at and breaking a drain pipe, flw property of the Heathcote Road Board, la. reply to his Worship the lads said they were " going on for 16." Inspector Hickson stated, that numerous complaints of acts of larrikinisMi ; in this district had been made. The mothers, of the lads attended, and gave them most excellent characters. Ordered to pay 2s 6d each for expenses, and dismissed with a «tu-. . tion. Damaging thb Telegbaph Link. — ; Charles Oswald was charged with injuring the telegraph wires in Montreal street, ly drawing a house under them. Mr Meddinm. . stated that the wires were much strained.* ■ the height from the ground was 19 feet. H accused had made application to the depart- ; ment as on previous occasions, menwouM | have been sent to raise the wires. Fined Mb, and ordered to pay for the damage done.. Neglecting to Suppobt.— Martin Brady was charged with failing to provide for the support of his mother, Mary Brady. In reply to the Bench, accused said he earned 8s per day; he had a wife and three children to support, and was endeavouring to make apermanent home for them. His mother had always been duly provided for so long as she chose to remain in the house. Order made \ for the payment of 5s weekly. Protection of Eabnings. —Caroline light applied for an order for the protection of her earnings, on the ground of her husband's cruelty and habitual drunkenness. Case *emanded until the following day. Foegbby akd Uttebing. — Bridget L Barrett, on remand, was charged with forgiag l and uttering a cheque for £10^ on the Union Bank of Australia. Robert Plunkett, salesman at Cookham House, deposed that prisoner was in the shop on July 6> and purchased clothing to the value of between £3 and £Au She paid by the cheque produced, bearing , date July 6, and purporting to be signed by Thomas Claridge. Accused said she received the cheque for wages due, and endowed it "Mrs Clarkson." Witness knew Mr Claridge, who was a farmer, and he gave accused the balance, amounting to about £6, in cash. Had since seen accused hand to Mr Chisnall two £5 notes, and heard her eaj something to the effect that she was sorry for it. George Taylor Chisnall, of Cookham House, stated that the cheque produced "was paid in to the National Bank on July 8, and was returned endorsed " Refer to drawer." Gave the cheque on Sunday to Detective Walker. (Witness explained that they did not move earlier in the matter as they thought there was eimply gome alight informality.) Saw prisoner a week ago $n Colombo street; crossed over to her, and accused her of passing a forged cheque at Cookham House. Said to her, " Unless you. hand me the money I shall at once give you in charge of the police." She then 'took & purse out, and gave witness two £5 notes. Did not make a syllable of promise. His Worship : "It was a very irregular proceeding ; it was compounding a felony." Witness : "I thought the money belonged to me." Thomas Claridge, a farmer residing at Papanui, said prisoner and her husband were in his employ about 10 weeks, and left on July 5. Witness met them on the following Monday in Chrietchurch, and paid them £17 10s, wages due, in cash j he never paid by cheque, as he could not write. (Receipt for payment handed in.) The cheque book produced had been used by witness, who generally affixed his mark in the presence of Mr Harman ; he then cashed his cheques, and paid what he owed in money. Accused had opportunities of getting at the cheque-book. Thos. Eraser Baldwin, ledger-keeper at the Union Bank* deposed that Thos. Claridge, who had on account afc the Sank, had a mark which, was witnessed by Messrs Harman and Stevens, or one of their clerks. Detective Walker gave evidence of the arrest of prisoner on July 18, when she said it was the first time she had! ever been guilty of a dishonest action, and that the devil must have tempted her. The signatures on the cheque, the endorsement and the receipt were apparently in the same handwriting. Prisoner, who declined to nuke any statement, was then committed to tafrft her trial at the next Session of the Supreme* Court. Her husband, who was in Court. asked that she might be admitted to baa. Hiß Worship said he would be prepared to accept substantial bail, the husband in fch» *"£ of £150, and two euretitti in the earn of £75 each, . ,