MAGISTERIAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4713, 3 August 1893, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHBISTCHUBCH. Thib Day. (Before J. P. Jameson, j. C. Atkinson and W. Barnett, Esqs.) Falbe Pbetenoes.— Archibald John M'Neill, aged twenty-one (on remand), pleaded "guilty" to obtaining one pair of trousers, value £1 12s 6d, from William Pengelly, on July 25, by means of false pretences, and to obtaining one overcoat, value £2 10s. from John Hutton Kidd by means of fake pretences. Accused was sentenced to three monthb' imprisonment on each charge, the sentences to run concurrently. Alleged Bubglaby. — John Allen (on remand) waa charged with breaking into the Bhop of Alfred Yates on July 26, with intent to commit a felony. Inspector Brobam prorecuted. Alfred Yates, a. bootmaker, residing at the corner of Tuam and Colombo streets, deposed that when he left his shop last Wednesday evening all the doors and windows were fastened. When he returned to his shop about half-past ten the same evening he found tbat the back door bad been forced open, and tbat six pairs of canvas shoes, six veßte, one child's tunic, and a cash-box bad been removed. On the back door there were marks from a chisel. Did not know the accuaed. Cornelius Daniel O'Hara, a bootmaker, deposed tbat he lived next door to prosecutor's shop. On Wednesday evening, July 26, shortly after ten o'clock, he saw the backdoor open. He went to the door, and after knocking several times with a stick accused came to the door and said he had found the door open, and had gone in for a night's lodging. Witness caught hold of acouaed, and held him till the back gate was reached, when he got away. Witness followed him along the street, and called to Constable M'Gill, who captured accused. Constable M'Gill gave corroborative evidence. Prosecutor, recalled, said he found the chisel produced in an out-house near the back door of the shop. Accused, who had nothing to say, was committed for trial at the next sessions of the Supreme Court. —James Walker, on remand, was charged with breaking into and stealing from the Sumner Borough Council Office, seven blank cheques and two blank receipts, value Bd, the property of the Borough Council of Sumner, on or about July 24. James Crawford, Town Clerk at Sumner, depoßed that he left the Council Office about eight o'clock on July 24. The windows were fastened and the door was locked. Beturned to the office about ten o'clock on Tuesday morning and found that a number of papers had been removed, seven cheques had been extracted from the cheque book, and Beveral receipt forms were missing. The key was in the safe, which was unlocked. On Saturday morning witness saw accused at the Bank of Australasia. He presented a letter to Mr Pavitt, a teller at the Bank. Mr Pavitt opened the letter and asked witness if the signatures on the two cheques in the envelope were in his handwriting. Witness said the signatures were not his, and that the cheques had been stolen from the Sumner Borough Council office. Mr Pavitt then returned them to accused, who, when arrested by Chief Detective O'Connor, admitted that he had stolen them from the Council office. Accused had been in the employ of the Council, and witness had' known him for about eleven years. Arthur Pavitt, teller at the Bank of Australasia, gave corroborative evidence. Chief Detective O'Connor deposed that he arrested accused at Messrs Tonks, .Norton's auction rooms. He denied the charge, and stated that a man had given him the cheques at Sumner to get them cashed. Accussed subsequently admitted tbat he gave the cheques back to the man in Manchester street. He finally admitted having broken into the office, stolen the cheques, and filled them in. After leaving the Bank he threw them into the river, near the Cashel street bridge. Thiß waa the case for the prosecution. J. S. Monck deposed that he had known the accused for some time past. He was a half witted lad. The Bench committed accused for trial at the next session of the Supreme Court. Bail was allowed, himself in one surety of £20. Alleged Larceny and Eeceivinq.--Erneßt Sidney Dyer was charged with stealing, between Jan. 15 and June 20, two silver brooches, one silver match-box, one sovereign case, one silver fruit knife, one set of silver studs and Bleeve links, one gold ring, one silver pencil case, one gold locket, one gold albert, one greenstone pendant, one gold pin, one set of gold and malachite studs, value about £11 2s, the property of Marcus Sandstein. Thomas George Vangioni was charged with feloniously receiving from one Ernest Sidney Dyer, between Jan. 15 and June 20, several of the above-mentioned articles of jewellery, to the value of £4> 12s, knowing them to have been stolen from M. Sandstein's shop in Cashel street. William Collins was charged with feloniously receiving from Ernest Sidney Dyer, on or about March 1, several articles of jewellery value £6 10a, knowing them to have been stolen from M. Sandßtein's shop. Inspector Broham appeared to prosecute. •Mr Caesidy appeared for Vangioni and Collins, aud applied for a remand 1 11 Tuesday next. Mr Broham offered no objection, and the Bench granted the remand as requested. The three youths were allowed bail, each in one surety of £50 and two sureties of £25 each. (Before E. Beetbano, Esq., E.M.) Civil Cases. — Mason, Struthers and Co. v. J. R. Steel, claim MB la 4d. Judgment for plaintiffs by default. The New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association of | Canterbury, Limited, v. W. Bailey, claim ,£65 43 6d, for goods supplied. The defendant admitted the claim, but put in a Eot-off of £50 10s, and had paid the balance into Court. Mr Fisher for plaintiffs ; Mr Stringer for defendant, who deposed that on April 11 ho had fiftyone bngß containing 317 bushels of grass seed in the Canterbury Seed Company's etoro at Addingtou. Oa

the same day he Bold the seed to the plaintiff Company, and gave a delivery order on April 13. Plaintiff's carter wenfc to the store for the seed, but was requested to call for it on the following day. He did not return, aud on tbe evening of April 1& the store was burnt down. The plaintiff* had since repudiated the purchase, and! defendant had put in a Bet-oS of JG&9 10a. The defence was that the contract; had not been completed. The case was adjourned sine die for arguuwnfe.— The Church Property Trustees v. E. L*. Adams, claim £5, damages sustained through defendant removing a quantity of soil from plaintiff's property on the North Belt near Manchester street. Mr Bee. rick for plaintiffs, Mr Widdowson for defendant.. After hearing evidence, judgment wa& given for plaintiffs for ss, each party t* pay its own costs.