MAGISTERIAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4858, 25 January 1894, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH. This Day. (Before Mr E. Beetham, E.M.) __ Alleged Desertion. — John Porter Murray waa charged with deserting his three children. Accused did nob appear, and a warrant was ordered to be issued for his arrest. Civil Cases.— Judgment by default with costs was given for plaintiffs in the following cases:— Robinson Brothers v. W. Brown, claim £7 8s 4d; J. Lord v. B. Evans, £6 19s 9d, Mr Johnston e for plain* tiff; Aulsebrook and Co. v. J. L. Munson, J6lO 16s 3d; Edwards, Bennett and Co. v. J. Wohlers and A. Porter, JJ27 ss, Mr Harris for plaintiffs; C. Clarke v. C. A. Oakes, £1 7a 4d, Mr Caygill for plaintiff; S. fl. Moreton v. D. N. Adam?, £3 33, Mr Meares for plaintiff.— A. C. Idiens v. Collie Brothers, claim £10, for one month's wages in lieu of notice. Mr Raphael for plaintiff, Mr Fisher for defendants. J. Collie, one of the defendants, stated, that he employed all his men by the week. Plaintiff was employed at the rate of £2 .10s per week. He left of his own accord without giving any notice. Previous to his leaving defendant paid him all that was due to him. After hearing evidence judgment was given for defendants with coßts.— M. Hogan v. J. Trott, claim .£l3, services of a horse named Trumpeter and groomage fees. Mr Hoban for plaintiff j Mr Stringer for defendant. Plaintiff was nonsuited, with coats £4 14s. — M. Hogan v. Jesse Black aiore, claim £1, balance of an account for the use of a horse. Mr Hoban for plaintiff. After taking some evidence the case waa adjourned for one month, to enable an important witness to be present. New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association v. J. Illingworth, claim .£69 9s lOd. Mr Maude, jun., for plaintiffs, for whom judgment was given for the amount claimed, with costs £5 133.— W; Eainbow v. D. H. Christie, claim i»2O, commission on sale of Tt\tteraall's Hotel, formerly occupied by defendant. Mr Stringer for plaintiff; Mr Loughrey for defendant. Judgment was given for plaintiff for J312 10s with cost 3. ' (Before Messrs S. D. Barker and W. I. Ballinger, J.P.'s. Bueglabiotjs Implements. — George Steele was charged with having, on Jan. 10, at Simeon Street, Spreydon, unlawfully had in his possession a pick-lock key and other house-breaking implements/ The accueed said he was not aware of the things being in his house. Inspector Broham conducted the prosecution. Chief-Detective O'Connor gave evidence to arresting the accused on Jan. 10 on a charge of larceny, and, on searching him, finding a number of keys. The next day he went to accused's house, and found some more keys in his possession, some of wbioh had been filed down, and one had been converted into a skeleton key. Jane Steele, a daughter of the accused, and James Steele, a son of the accused, gave evidence as to his being out at night, and of his movements. The accused, in defence, stated that the keys were those that were used about the house. He had not filed any of them down to make skeleton keys of them. The bench sentenced him to one month's imprisonment with hard labour. _____________