CHRISTCHURCH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6133, 21 March 1898, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH.

Monday, March 21. (Before Mr J. Palmer,; J.P., and Mr G. I .•*av,i^ Paylingj^P.) ; ; ■"'■ -DjK^NKE^NEss'. :jy~, TSjcee, first offenders, . one being.a'f^iff^le,'werefined os e^eh, with 'fclie usualalternative bfjtwenty-four hours' ' ..imprisonmentv^Jamea Wilson, for a second : isffeidke;>\vas EiedvlOs, or. s forty-eight hburs; ;■ Alleged Use ..-'qvt.^VsU&oelbss Cheques. -^P-atrick Reed, on warrant, charged with having on March 18, at Waimate, obtained from Timothy Cronin the sums of £4 17s and £4- 19s, by means of valueless clieqiies . drawn on the Bank of Australasia, Waimate, was remanded to that town. Theft. —Thomps Sutton was charged with having, on or about March 9, at Christchurch, stolen from J. Snell 71bs of horsehair, valued at 7s. The accused, who pleaded not guilty, was defended by Mr Beattie. J. Snell deposed to having taken the hair produced out of a cart accused was driving. He identified the hair by the string and the manner in which it was tied up. A piece of paper (produced), bearing the signature of the yardman employed by witness, was among the hair. Two other witnesses corroborated Mr Snell's evidence. The defence was that accused was a dealer in hair, and had purchased that produced for 3s from a man who was not personally known to him. T. Fisher, called for the defence, deposed that on Saturday week he introduced accused to a man who had horse-hair to sell. ' W. Killday deposed that on Saturday week he had a dead horse to cart away. He gave accused the hair. The horse was a black one. The Bench sentenced the accused to seven days' imprisonment with hard labour. (JBefore Mr W. H. Cooper, J.P., and Mr J. Gapes, J.P.) Civil Cases.—Judgment for plaintiffs by defealt was given in the following cases : —H. E. Boardman v. W. H. Davis, claim .£lB 43 6d; W. Thompson v. T. Scully, 2s 2d; J. H. HoDkins v. J. Garland, .£ll K-M&Mr,■-s■..;Wilson <jvj*.:F. Reid, .£5; A. P^rte>vli^B^wjd^^^slld;; WvLang-, ftps&■: and•-;^<y: y,?^ Hold^ay and: Bradley;. , y. J; Treyieilai. ■"•ies&'/ijit. BaUantyrie. afld.; Co. v.. Mjs J. Byrne T, %&