RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 924, 23 April 1883, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

•v; f ~ j SOUTH RAKAlA,—Friday, April 30.

[Before R. Beetham, Esq., R.M., C. N. Mackie, Esq., and D. G. Holmes, Esq.J Stabbing.— -John Harvey, a ; boy 10 years of age, was charged with stabbing another boy named Mann.—John Moody said he saw Harvey put his hand in his pocket and run at Mann with a knife in his hand, and he ran it into him. 1 A lot of Boys were playing togeether.—Alfred Hart gave similar evidence.—Constable Hilliard sdd he heard thab little Mann was cut with a knife, and he asked Harvey’s father about it, when he gave him a knife which had been used.—Adam Mann said he was running after Harvey to catch him when he was stabbed. He had had a quarrel the day before.—Mr John Mann said his boy had b?en very ill f >r a month, and the doctor had said it was a dangerous cass.—John Harvey said he was cutting sticks with a knife, and he had no pocket in his clothes. He did not know that the knife had 'cut Mann.—The Bench gave the boy a very severe talkingto, and ordered him to be taken to Ashburton and receive six strokes with a birch rod in the presence of his father and the police.

OIVIL CASES. ’ Patrick O’Keefe v. Maurice Brown.— Case adjourned till next Court day on, plaintiff paying expenses. Dovoux v. Welsh. Claim L2O, for a spring cart. —C. Lake said that Welsh came to him one Sunday in January, and said he had broken his trap and wanted to hire a buggy. He had not one in, but there was a trap in his yard which he was about to send to Mr Duncan. Told him he could have the loan of it for a day or two. Had never got the trap back. He owed Welsh a small account. The trap was to be returned as soon as wanted. [All witnesses were ordered out of Court.] —Lake said ho sent two men for the trap, but could not get it. Mrs Lako said that Welsh came for a trap, and one belonging to John Duncan was lent, on the understanding that the trap was to be returned as soon as required.—John Duncan said he had arranged to exchange a horse for a trap with Lake. Could not get the ♦rap as it was lent to Mr Welsh, so took back his mare. The horse was at Lake’s some six weeks. It was worth some L 7 or LB.-—Henry Rutter said he was sent by Lake to fetch a trap from Welsh. Did not get the trap for Welsh, who said he wanted it at the time. He said he had hired the cart for soma time. Witness would not give L 5 for the trap.— Charles Lake said the trap was valued between Duncan and himself at Lls. Welsh, sworn, said he took his .buggy and went to Lake’s for another, and got one from him. Had it for a week, and his two boys were working for him. [ Lake

.■j «me f(|r tljmmonwr on the strength of. he boys’ v«|k; aUfiVitneas kept the trap ms Gave''him LlO. The boys lid noti-woffiout money and witness -Id the trap in .Ashburton for L 3 6s. Vitneak said that if the Bench were going A decide the case against him he would ask for an adjournment for a month. —Mr Beetham said that that was not the way Ji.o aakfor an adjournment. .It would bo granted on defendant paying expenses, X{2 14s. _ , ' >. ' ■_ ■ Patton v. Jenes—Claim LI Ips fid. “Defefit&fit’ Tiaving’ Siiy s or drinks wbre not paid for ,at the time.—Peter Copeland produced Mr Patton’s ledger, showing the entries of items charged, and he had seen Jonsfe have meals and drinks in the house.—Defen-,-dant said he only lived a chain from tfie hotel and never had a meal unless'paying cash for it. Did not pay for brandy. — Judgment for LI la and costs. ’■' *’ ’' Moore v. Pluck —Claim L 6 16s. Ordered to pay 10s per month. Patton v Scott —Claim for L 4. Patton sold a d"g for L 4, and never got pwi.» Two witnesses gave evidence to the effect that the dog was worth L 5, and not known to worry sheep.—Judgment by default. Blackmore v. Wason—Adjourned for a month.