POLICE COURT HAMILTON. Before W N Searancke, Esq, R M. Monday, Dec 11th.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 701, 12 December 1876, Page 2

POLICE COURT HAMILTON. Before W N Searancke, Esq, R M. Monday, Dec 11th.

JjAKCKNT William «M«jB, of Pinko, was charged by Couatjblo JJrowa with baring on or about the Gtb vist, stolen from Chance McGuire, of Piako, the sum ot £2 5d in money. Prisoner pleaded guilty and was ordered to be luipruoned with bard labour for two mouth* in Ngariuwatuu gaol. The prisoner when arrested at the Uumiltoo Uotel by tonstuble Brown, hud £2 3s (id upon, him, which on application, w<u ordered iv be handed over to proiuculor.

A DISOBKMENT APPIiKNTIOB. Philip Munro, aged 19. was charged by Mr I R Viulou, of Hamilton, with having neglected his duly, and behaved in a di«obeuient and ill-beha»ed manner to hit muter aad foreman on the 7th inst. Defendant pleaded not guilt y. Joun&owe, blacksmith to Mr Vialoa, exumiued by prosecutor, stated, jou told me lo keep defendant employed turning shots all day. ile did nut work nil daj at bhoe lumiog. He commenced about half past 3 or 4 to make a stand lor a flat iron ;it was not ior you. You came into the shop on Friday afternoon. He had the stand ot the flu iron m the flre then. He threw that out and put a bit ot shoeing iron into the fire when you were there You asked him what was the iron he hud in the fire when jou came in, I caw thu other iron taken from under the lorge where it had bten thrown. Defendant does not pay attention to my orders. He sometimes uses had language. You have lold him in my presence to obey mo. He rclusid to t.Her some axle crips ho had mude badly, when told to do so. It wan your iron be was using for the flat iron stand. Cross examined by dofendtnt.— You did not rufuso to alter those crips to me, but to Stesle. I did not hear you refuse Mr Vialou to do unytbing ho told me ; when 1 took the crips to you myself and asked you to do toem for bteeJe, you refused. You never reiused to do any other work for me. To Mr Vialou — I hare seen the defendant treat you in a ye y disresi ectful man. ner on many occasions when you have spoken to him. To the Court — Flying in his face, and speakiug hasty, I consider to be disretpeettul conduct. I u»t« had aj.-. preutiuts previously. His conduct wt>a uot tliat ot other apprentice*. He md not keop his proper plaoe. His manner is calculated to produce insurbordinatiou amongst the other aprentioes. J»s. Obt««l«, wh*tslwright, working for complainant, ueposed that it was useless giring his orders for iron to Munro, as

he lefuw-dtot-x cut* th»m. He refused to do thecri,)^ Howeaskingbimforthcm. To Mr Vidlou — Whenl wa* preient, you instructed the apprentices, including defendant, to execute my orders. IR Vialou, stated! worn, he was a general manufacturer. Went into the shop on Tuutsday, and saw defendant place a pit co of square «ht-et iron in the tire. Ho then put a piece of shoeing iron in, and must then, while 1 wan talking to Howe, have taken out the sheet it on and thrown it under the forgo, where it was afterward! found. He denied having put any sheet iron into the fire. It was necessary, on accoum of the < Sect of defendant* conduct on the other apprentices, to make an example of him. Cross examiued by defendant —Y ou ntver refused to do any work 1 told you to do. ■By the Court— l have had apprentices before. I never had apprentices behave as these do. 1 have only one apprentice who really acts as appr>ncices should do. Di f eudam/u conduct has been vt-ry bad. Defendant eaidthat neither Steelo nor Howe were mentioned in hisindeutuiea, and ihat one muster was enough. The Bench pointed out to tue lad that apprentice* were bound to obr-y their musters foremen as they would do himself. The Court stated it would not be doing juotico to the pubac and employers of apprentices it ho did not take notice ol tli is complaint. Ordered to be kept for 48 hours in the Haoiilion lock up and fed on bread and wuter.