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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6073, 10 January 1898, Page 3

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CHEISTCHUECH- ° Monday, Jan, 10. (Before Captain T. M'Clatchie,. J.P., and a Mr J. S. Sopp, J.P,) t Drunkenness. — A first offender, who t] had been let out on bail, but failed to put o in an appearance, was fined 10s, in default g forty-eight hours' imprisonment. , Failing to Pbovide.— Philip Eobinson was charged with failing to provide for his * c illegitimate child. Mr Malley appeared s< for the defendant, who was remanded till n to-morrow, bail being allowed. Alleged Bicycle Theft. — Thomas - M'Millan was charged with stealing a * bicycle on Oct. 16, at Lancaster Park, the v property of John Henry Jacobs. Jacobs. stated he was a messenger in the Telegraph ci Department- On that date he left his v bicycle against the macrocarpa fence near ° the buildings at Lancaster Park. He saw it at 3.30 in the afternoon, and went for it at 4.35, but found it gone. He next hi saw it in Haddrell's Market Hotel, s< when it was in the possession of aeon- D stable. He had purchased it on Oct. 2 for £22, and it was an " Aroha." Ther. was a rough mark under the saddle forks. The 8 1 gear was .Bo. in. He identified the bicycle c< produced in""Co_rt' as the one stolen from is Him. He did' not know the accused b The ends of the handles were missing, -^ but the bicycle was otherwise as he had lost it. Alfred Thorsen, a P labourer, living at Kirwee, said he °* knew the accused. He remembered seeing sc him knocking about Kirwee at the end of p last October. Accused had the bicycle n then, and offered to sell it to witness. „ Witness and accused changed bicycles, witness giving him £5 in addition. His o: bicycle had cost him £20, and was one of is Oates's make. He identified the bicycle c: produced as the one lie had obtained from w accused. Witness handed it over to Constable Haddrell on the Thursday after a Boxing Day. Alexander Lawrie, a member Si of the firm of Lawrie, Oates and Co., said c accused bought a bicycle from them on A Sept. 5 last, on the time-payment system." jj The bicycle in question came back into their hands about a month afterwards. He had p never before, to his knowledge, seen the a bicycle produced. George Henry Goodman h stated that he was one of the firm of Good- p man and Alexander. The bicycle produced D was manufactured by him. He sold it to Jacobs on Oct. 2 for £22. Charles Living- . stone, a detective officer, stated that he c went to Kirwee and challenged accused v with stealing the bicycle. He said " Yes, ii that is Correct ; I admit the offence.. I did 0 it through drink." Accused pleaded guilty. He was committed for trial at the next sitting of the Supreme Court. (Before Mr E. Beetham, S.M.) v Civil Cases'. — Judgment for plaintiff, by. " default was given in J. Bridgman v. E. T. Howell, claim £1. — Wilson and Sons v. T. 0 L. Learmouth, claim. £74 18s 3d, for commission on the sale of three blocks of the ' Ardlui property at 2_ per cent. Mr Bruges a for plaintiffs, Mr Cresswell for defendant, s The defence was that Messrs Maude and _ Harman, as agents for the defendant, had n themselves conducted all necessary arrangements in connection with the sale, and that the plaintiffs had not executed the work * claimed for. G. Hammill, the purchaser of the land in question, deposed that he made all business .arrangements in connection j with the purchase with Messrs Maude and Harman. Course! for defendant having tl addressed the Bench, the Court adjourned for an hour. At 2.40 p.m. the case was r( adjourned until Thursday, to. allow of! the q examination of another witness.