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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5188, 19 December 1884, Page 3

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♦ CHRISTCHURCH. This Day. * (Before C. Whitefoord, Esq., R.M., and F. Guinness, Esq.) Drunkenness. — A man not previously convicted waß fined 5s for this offence. — Henry Hawksford, who had been arrested and released on bail, appeared ia Court quite drunk, and was remanded till the following day. Horse Stealing.— John William Crabtree was charged on remand with stealing horses to the value of ,£BO, the property of William Moir of Papanui, and one horse belonging to John Cord at Rolleston. Mr Raphael appeared for the accused. It had been understood when the remand was granted that it was for the purpose of enabling the horses to be brought up from Timaru, and that the hearing of the cases should be further postponed to a day convenient to the defence. Remanded to Tuesday next. Fruit Stealing. — Alfred Cook was accused of stealing fruit from the Hon E. C. J. Stevens' garden, and remanded till Monday next. A Case of " Animus." — Michael O'Connor, licensee of the Gladstone Hotel, was charged with selling a pint of beer to Andrew Jackson (neither a bond nor traveller) on Sunday, Nov. 30 last. Mr Loughrey appeared for defendant. It appeared that Jackson's wife had been refused liquor, and ejected from the hotel premises on the Saturday before. Jackson, who had been working at Little River, came home on Saturday, and on Sunday went to the hotel and obtained a pint of ; beer, which he drank there. His wife was ' just behind him, and as soon as he had

drunk the beer Bhe exclaimed, "Now we'vo got them!" Jackson said that the licensee had given him the beer, but the evidence of Mrs O'Connor, corroborated by the defendant, was to the effect that she had supplied it. after Jackson had told her that ho had come from Little River. Tnnpnotor Pender, in answer to tho Bench, said that this hotel had always been conducted very well.and there had been no complaints against it. His Worship said that there seemed to bo some animus on the part of Jackson, because his wife had been put out of tho hotel. Considering the good OiiairiCutji Oi tho liOildO, Ltie licensee WOldd have the benefit of any doubt, and the cose would bo dismissed. Civil Cases.— Judgment was given for plaintiff by default in each of the following cases : — Torrenß v. Clark, claim £G -, City Council v. Murphy, claim .£1 ls sd; Kelsey Bros. v. Hughes, claim £2 10s 8d ; Same v. Stephen, claim 3s 9d ; Nashelski v. Murphy, claim JJIB 4s ; Turner v. Washer, claim JE23 8s 4d ; Eckersley and Co. v. Gilbert, claim jei 10s ; Waller v. Evans, claim £2 10s 9d ; Official Assignee in J. T. Brown's Estate v. Campbell, claim - .£l.— Stubberfiold v. Staples, claim .£8 18s lOd, for meat supplied. Judgment for plaintiff with costs.