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MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTOHUEOH. Tkii Dai. (Btfore B. Beetham, Eiq., 8.M.) Dbukkbnhxib.— Elizabeth Bennetts was fined lOi for this offence. —Susan Ooleman (her third oonviction this year) was fined £1, or 96 hours' imprisonment. A Tbitial OFJEifOß.— William Hill was accused of being illegally on the premises of Beaton's stables, Oashel street, tt appeared that the aooused had been employed in Beaton's stables, and discharged on the morning previous. Last night he was found in the stable by Mr Beaton, who gare information to the police, and the . accused was arrested. His Worship, after hearing the case, said that aooused bad clearly no right on th« premiss*, but there was no necessity to do more than tell him to. His Worship did not think he had done anything disgrace* ful, and the accused was discharged. STKALiva A Chaib —Henry Birmingham alias Charles Morris, was charged with stealing a ohair, value 12s 6d, the property of litus Ingram Aikin, on Deo. I. Aooused pleadtd " not guilty." T. I. Aikin, licensee of the Bailway Hotel, said that prisoner was at his house for Is worth of beer on Saturday evening, about ten o'clock. In going out prisoner passed through a private room where there were some chairs. On the following morniDg one of the oha>rs was missing. That produced was the one, witness knew by the number four upon it in lead pencil. The chairs in the room were numbered, and it was number four that was misted. Went with Detective Jones to prisoner's house on the previous afternoon, and there found the ohajr. Prisoner then said he had bought the ohair at an auotion sale of Mr Hawkes' in I Bjdenham, in May last. To prisoner : Saw the number on the chair in your house. Deteotive Jones gave corroborative evidence. He had searched Mr Hawkes' books and found no record of any sale in Sydenham in May last. To prisoner : Did not tell you or mention to Aikin in your presence that there was a pencil mark on the ohair. Prisoner called Mr Olaison, barber, but the witness was not present, and the further hearing of j the case was postponed to the folio /ring day. CIVIL CASES. Judoiibnt bt Default.— Judgment was given for plaintiff by default in tho following cases for the amount stated, with costs : — Walsh and O'Connell v. Williams, claim £1 Is 7d ; Homer v. Ooohrane, claim £18 13s 6d ; Whitecombe and Tombs v. Lloyd, claim £1 ; Leaoh v. Simpson, claim £6 14) 6i ; Kempthorne. Proeeer and 00. v. Bussell, claim £2 5s 5d ; Ewart'e trustees v. Washer, claim £12 6s lOd ; Aekey v. Shaw, olaim £7, Homer v. Parker, claim 16s ; Brown, EwiDg and 00. v. Mark, olaim £11 2s 8d ; Piermont v. Bailey, claim £17 7e 9d. Misobllamboub. — In Djßon y. Harrir, olaim £3 Is, for a week's wages in lieu of notice, judgment was given for defendant, for whom Mr Strirger appeared, with ooßts. — Anderson v. Toping, olaim £2 8s 6d, for boots supplied. Judgment for plaintiff, without dispute.— Knight v. Soler, olaim £16 13i 6d. In this case certain goods had been returned, and judgment was given for the balance claimed, £5 Ob 6d.— Hallenstem Bros. r. Taylor was adjourned to Dec. 18, and Kckersley and 00. v. Sheppard to Jan. 9 next. ■

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Star (Christchurch), Issue 4872, 11 December 1883, Page 3

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MAGISTERIAL. Star (Christchurch), Issue 4872, 11 December 1883, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL. Star (Christchurch), Issue 4872, 11 December 1883, Page 3