MAGISTERIAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5190, 22 December 1884, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

♦ CHRISTCHURCH. This Day. „, (Before R. Beetham, Esq., R.M.) DRUNKENNESs,&c.—ThomasWaterworth, Henry Scott and Charles James were fined 10s each, or 48 hours' imprisonment for this offence. — James Barry and Margaret Maloney were each fined £1, or 96 hours' imprisonment. — William Fergusson, who did not appear, was fined 10s for drunkenness, and ordered to pay 9s for damages he had done to a window in Mr H. Fuhrmann's shop. — Two first offenders were fined 103.— Robert Kent, for striking a woman at the railway station, was fined 10s, or 48 hours' imprisonment. Vagrancy or Lunacy.— Robert Wreford was charged, on remaud, with having no lawful visible means of support. Inspector Pender handed in a certificate from Dr Nedwill to the effect that the man had better be examined as to his state of mind, j j The Bench remanded the accused for seven days to enable this to be done. , Stealing Cherries. — Edward Cassidy, : John Moore and Alfred Cook, three boys, ! J were charged on remand with stealing fruit j from the garden of the Hon E..C. J.Stevens lat Linwood. It appeared that on the even - ! ing of Dee. 1 1, Moore and Cook entered the I garden and stole a quantity of cherries, i while Cassidy kept watch outside. In ; answer to the charge, Casaidy pleaded not • guilty ; he had previously borne a good j j character, but, considering he had told a ! falsehood, the Bench ordered him to receive i , six strokes with a birch. The other two t boys admitted the offence ; they had been I guilty of some acts of larrikinisin before, ■ and were ordered to receive twelve strokes i each. 1 False Representations. — John Sharkey I alias Sherlock was accused that on Dec. 16 j by false and fraudulent representations he I obtained certain advantages to the extent of 18s (3d from one David Watson. Mr Joyce appeared for the accused, who was remanded till the following day. Civil Cases. — Read v. Cooper claim £25 \ ■ for damages for trespass of an entire. Mr ; [ Slater for plaintiff ; Mr Byrne for defenI dant. Plaintiff wished to claim prospective damages, but the Bench ruled against this, and he then accepted a nonsuit, with costs ! JE4 18s.— Judgment was given for plaintiff 1 by default in the cases of Walker v. Murphy, claim 9a sd, and Kelsey Bros, v. Savage, claim .£4l 17s 3d.— The evidence of plaintiff was taken in the case of Joyce ' v, Dunn.