MAGISTERIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2628, 9 October 1909, Page 6

MAGISTERIAL.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7

(Before Mr W. A. Barton, S.M.)

FALSE PRETENCES

William Simson Christie, alias J. AY. Murphy (on remand) pleaded guilty to having obtained credit for a week’s board and lodging from Chas. Ewart Edmonds, by false pretences.. The case bad been adjourned in order that a man might be called whom the accused said had tokl him he would get him a job at Redstone’s stables. It was by saying he was employed at Redstone’s that the accused had obtained credit. Sergt. Hutton reported that the man was not to be found. Mr Burnard, for the accused, pointed out that tne man had probably been misleading Christie for the sake of getting a drink or two out of him. Christie pleaded guilty to a second charge of having obtained 27s worth of goods by false pretences at Te Kanaka on September Btli. His Worship admitted the accused to three months’ probation. ALLEGED INCENDIARISM.

The two lads who were arrested in connection with the recent outbreak of fire at the Gisborne Rowing Club’s boatslied, Thomas Francis Foster and Wm. Patrick O’Sullivan, wer 0 again brought before the Court. Sergt Hutton asked for a further remand to Monday next, at 11.30. This was granted, O’Sullivan being admitted to bail as before in one surety of £SO.