CHRISTCHURCH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3539, 14 August 1879, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH.

This Day. (Before G. Booth and L. E. Nathan, Esqs.) DBDKKBNNBBB. — Dominick Mullaly, who was also charged with wilfully destroying private property, valued at 10s, belonging to Constable Latimer, was fined 4Oa, and ordered to pay for the damage done.— Two first offenders were fined 6s eaoh.— Elizabeth. Price was finod 20s, and cost of cab Is.— Ellen Norton, who said she was now going to " join the goodfellowship of Templars," was fined. Sb, and cost of cab Is 6d. -„ Embezzlement. — James M'Guinnefls, who had been arrested on a warrant issued by the Waimate Bench, was brought up on a charge of embezzlement. Inspector Hickson slated that he had telegraphed for the warrant," which would probably be down that evening* As, however, there was no question relative to the identity of the prisoner, perhaps he would not object to a remand. Prisoner expressed his willingness for the remand to take place, and was accordingly remanded until Monday, to he brought up at Waimate. _ LabC*nt.— Christian Mesßeek, a man of colour. *nd Elizabeth Meßseek, alto Lusn» Murphy, on remand from the 9th instant, were again brought on, charged with the larceny of £5 from * dwelling, the V^nty of John Hoppie, Prosecutor deposed im Jiv was a butoher by trade, living m Geerge Street. The prisoners had rented two rooms* in the house— the- «wo' front rooms. Witness retained only one worn, and virtually prisoners had the jest. On Augurf 7, witness left a ooat hsraging up in his room, between^ and' 10 a.m., three sovereigns, two noteß and someeilver befog in a purse in Bne ,,° *■.«£ rjockete o£ the coat T-here wore three or four abillfnaa and a sixpence in sOcey. Both, the accused were in the* house when witness left. On returning, abauß 9130 pm ,, thfr back dcor was open. Witness met the male prisoner, who injured who- had left the back door <roen.andV remarked, "You'll lobo something; 11 Prroner went into his MW^^^f''" look a box and say to his wife, "Lizzie, hero • tthe key of your fo*. If anybody comes to you. to-morrow for it, don't gmrit up; Did notf hear her make* any reply. There war noOhinffonusualintbeback door- being open. Witflefswent to hiß- coat pocket between 9 and 10 in the morning, and aisßing tnf purse,, went directly to the depfc. . A. conStable returned with ban; and searched theprisoners, He found some B ,lver and* two half-soTtreigns in the bedroom of the pn- - Bonersrs r though on the previous day ; the woman «*d she was barf' upand.had no money. Witness then leather 2s 6a^>nd he had given- her 10s about vweek before that. The maWifloner also ha& said, several day* before, that he had no money. He is a cook, and' when he asSed far money, and bljo when the pu*» was lost, hewas out of employment, /h»nerß bad access to the bedwom occupied by™** 68 * tn f» King no look ob the door To the Bench : Prim wwe to love paid 7e per week rent,. iSwitness had^reeeived nottl&ig. .The male, prisoner askeika. number o£ 1 " 180^?^ witness with reference to the^hwk door being epen,and what wae said in presence of the detertive. Tb-tiieß&nch: Tie pnsoner*had been living in the house Bince-lttat September, and witness had. been putting Bis lmngagainst the lent; he would. We expected thea to pay«ntifh«.had asked for it. Pnsoners found the food* whicb was wf in the house. Edward Bavenhill Aipos ed tltofc he «rthelioensee of. the Carersham Hotel, and that on the ah prisoaaJt oalled on lum> and aßked for the ban of a few. shillings, saying, he wai ahort and iard vp t and tihat he b»d a, iobtoeoto. "WStness lent him. 10s. Bobert Painter, aMbtant afc Stewards pawnshop, said the mala prisoner called! there on August 7, and presented * note, for the purpese ol redeeming some clothing, Witness thought h* took thfi noto&om. two aobou, putfang the other back in hi» pocket. Samuel Stewart deposed that ho- saw the mate prisoner on August 7^ and saw him tender a note, lie■.ppeared to return a sotond note to hisBooket. ConstaWe-Seil stated that he accom^ panied the proeecuton c* August 8 to the residence of the- prisoners. The male prisoner came in a miiui**- or two »f Awards, and when charged with stealing £5 said he had only a couple- of shillings; The female nrisoner was then within hearine On searohine prisoner, found & 6d on lum, and he tihen said Ws wtfe had some money which she kept for time oi sickness. In a clothes box "the bedroom he found the httle box produocd, containiag a total of £4 6s, consisting of sU^er and ' two half soveJejns. The male prisoner remarked that he always oh»nged paper money ; he did not believe, in keeping it, as itwaseasUj lost. Witness arrested the male prißoner and DetectiTe Stephenßon, who had come m arrested the woman. The woman, befon leaving the house, took some wearing appare out of the box in which the money wa found. She took out a dress, in the pocket ; o •whioh was a purse, containing 3s Bd. in specter Hiokson informed the Benoh that th female prisoner was not the wife of the mal prisoner. She was a married woman, name Murphy, fromOamaru. Therewas a previot conviction against Jh'o male, prisoner ft larceny, two years ago, from the tusbancl the female prieoner, in Oa,maru. The Bom sentenced the male prisoner to sixmontb imprisonment, and the female to one montt imprisonment, with, hard labour Ohnstu Mesßeek was now obarged with the larceny