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Star (Christchurch), Issue 4830, 20 December 1893, Page 3

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CHRISTCHURCH. This Day. (Before B. Bull and E. Jones, Esqs.) Drunkenness.— A first offender, waß fined 53 and costs, or in default twentyfour hours' imprisonment;. LYTTELTON. This Day. (Before E. Beetham, E-q., R.M.) Civil Cases. — H.' N. Nalder v. A. Thompson, claim £1 15a Id. Judgment for plaintiff for .£1 11s.— Rhind and WagBtaff v. Thomas Thompson, c'alm £2 15a 6d. Judgment for plaintiff by default. Allkged False PauiENcES.— Sydney Newland Smith waa charged, on the information of Emma Lodge, licensee of the Crown Hotel, with obtaining from her the sum of £2 under false pretences on Dec. 4. The evidence of the prosecutrix was to the effect that she knew accueed, and that on Dec. 4he was at hßr house. He produced - an account for .£45, which he (accused) said was dne to him from Mr Goldsmith, licensee of the Scotch Stores, for work done. Shortly afterwards accused asked for the loan of £2 until he pot the money from Mr Goldsmith, which ha expected to be on the following day. Witness lent accused the £2 on the strength of the bill he had produced. Accused left the house the same day for the purpose, as he stated, of going to Christchurch to settle with Mr Goldsmith, but did not return as promised, and from enquiries made, witness had decided to lay an information againßt him. To Mr Nalder : Accused stayed at her houso in November, and then borrowed some money. The .£2 which she had lent him on Dec. 4 was lent.solely in coascquence of the production of the bill said to be due to accused by Mr Goldsmith. Would swear it was an account and not a specification for work to he done. Teresa Holland, barmaid at the Crown Hotel, deposed to Bearing accused ask Mrs Lodge for the loan of £2. He had previously shown an account which he (accused) had stated waa due to him by Mr Goldsmith for painting the Scotch Stores.'. The account wa-i for £45, which accused said was to be paid to him on the following day. Ho left the hotel the same day, returned again on the following day, and stayed for a while. He then went away again, and had not since returned. To Mr Nalder : Did nob take a great deal of notice of the japer which accused produced, but thought ifc was a bill. Charles Goldsmith, licensee of the Scotch Stores, said accused had been in his employ painting hia house. Had paid him various items. Accused had not been in hia employ since about Nov. 22. Thia was the case for the prosecution. The statement of the accused was to the effect that he had borrowed the sum of 25s from Mra Lodge, and had offered his watch and chain as security, which Mrs Lodge had refused to accept. Had worked at . the Scotch Stores for Be von weeks, and had not had a final settlement with the proprietor. Had the promise of Eome work at the Tuam Street Theatre, and had told Mrs Lodge so, but had not held this out aB an inducement to her to load the money. Had not produced an account; for £45, said to be owing to him by Mr Goldsmith. Had simply borrowed the money and intended to pay it back when he had the opportunity. His Worship said he had no hesitation in saying that accused had been guilty of falee pretences. He would b9 convicted and sent to gaol for one month. There was a second charge of a like nature for obtaining tha sum of £5 *3, which was withdrawn.