MAGISTERIAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7699, 7 May 1903, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday, Mat 7. (Before Captain T. 'M'ClatcMe, J.P., and Mi- E. Maiishall, J.P.) Dbtjkkejwess. — A first offender -was fined! 5s and costs, in default tAventy-fouT hours' imprisonment. Obscene LANGUAGE.-r-John Lloyd, alias Lawson, was charged with -having used otecene language on' the Cforistcihurcn Railway Station 1 . Mv Donnelly appeared for the accused, and pleaded guilty, asking that his client mi»9it be leniently treated, on the ground of his previous good l character. He was fined £2 2s and costs. {Before Mr R. Beetlham, S.M.) Alleged Theft. — Frederick Crabbe, alias Don, was charged, fan remand, with having stolen the sum. of £20 10s, tihe property of William Green, from the Club, Hotel, Sydenham. William Green stated that on May 4 'he left a coat containing a punse in which were a £10 note, 10 sovereigns and) * half-sovereign in his 'bedroom at the CM) Hotel. He was out of the room for ten or twelve minutes,. and when he returned the money was igone. Constable Godfrey gave evidence that Hue found the money wrapped in a piece of rag and J secreted behind) the lining boards of a shed at) the rear of the hotel. Crabbe was present when Die found the money, and Crabbe said "I did not put the money there." He was arrested), and at the Police Station he adlmitted the offence, saying that he was sorry for what he Ihad 1 dtome. The accused pleaded guilty, and was remanded to the Supreme -Court for sentence., ' MAi>rT2irANCE. — Thomas Beogan was dbarged Tvi'l'h being 1 £10 in arrears on an orclleir of the Count directing him to contribute towards tho" support of 'his wife. Mr Leatham appeared 1 for the defendant, who adtaiittedl we .arrears, but said he had bron going to sendl £2 to -his wife, and' had offered tOae sum to Ihis som to take to her, but the boy would not take it. The Bench ordered the money found in _ defendant's possession to toe paid over to his wife, and sentenced !hdm to one mont'lr's imprisonment witb bard labour. Civil Cases. — In the following cases the defendants did not appear, and judgment' was given for the plaintiffs by default for the amounts claimed, with costs: — F. G. Norton (Mr Widdowson) v. J. Fussell, claim £17 16s 9d ; Lonsdale Bros. an 4 Co. (Mr Loughrey) v. L. J. Gilbert, £56 lis 7d ; Dr C. M. Anderson v. David Price, £4 lis 6d ; John Yates v. Robert Gray, £3 19s 9d. Judgment tor Defendant. — C. E. Fisher, claimed £2 2s from William Milne for some clothing aileged to have been given to the defendant while he was in the plaintiff's employ. Mr Leatham appeared for the defendant, for whom judgment was given. A Lame Horse. — John* Robert Hines (Mr Donnelly) sued J. Redding (Mr M'Conneli) for the sum of £16. The claim was for the value of a horse bought by the plaintiff from the defendant. It was alleged that tbe horse was suffering from chronic lameness when bought, and was no good to the buyer, who returned it, and sought to recover its value. . After several witnesses had been heaf d, Mr MTConnell agreed to accept a judgment in favour of the plaintiff, and this was given with costs.