MAGISTERIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1468, 28 January 1887, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

ASRBURTON— FRIDAY.

(Before Mr H.C. S. Baddeley, R.M )

CIVIL CASES.

N.ZL. & M.A. Company v E W. Osborne. — Claim, £7 10s. — Mr Crisp appeared for the plaintiffs. Defendant, a farmor at Kakaia, was nob present. The debt was proved by Mr fcfecretan, and judgment was recorded for the amount claimed with costs £1 Is. An order was made for the return of the goods lent to Osborne.

Tucker and Restell v E. W. Osborne.—Claim, £1. Defendant did not appear, and judgment went by default. J. Moiaon v Prebble. — Claim, £2 13s lOd. — Mr Cuthbertson appeared for the p'aintitf. Defendant had writton to the Court, stating that the debt was contracted previous to his bankruptcy. — Adjourned for one week without costs (Mr.D. Thomas, J.P., here took his seat on the Bench )

DRUNKENNESS.

Patrick McHanagh, alias McSill, was charged with drunkenness find riotous conduct m a licensed house — J. W. JMcBa«, liconaeo of the Central Hotel, deposed that the accused was puilty of riotous conduct m his hotel, and using obscene language, — Accused pleaded to be Jet off, alleging that lie had work to go to — J-ergennt Helton remarked that there wore a great many rough persons about the district at the present time, whose conduct deserved punishment. There being several previous convictions on the record, the accused was fined 60s, m default 14 days W. Orberry was charged with drunkenness, — Sergeant Ftlton eaid the man was brought before tbe < ourt two days ago on a similar charge, when he was let off with a oantion —Fine') 20s and cos's, m default 3 days imprisonment. obscene' language. Jamei Patterson, a Maori, was charged with the aoove offence. — De'endant, m reply to the Court, aaid " he was boozed at the. time " t»nd did not know what he. was doing. — VVm. March proved that accused had made use of most disgusting 'anpuage on the. footpath m front of bcott's stables, and before children. — A. Dee, cabdriver m the employ of G. F. gave cor oborative evidence. Several little girls he uaid were present, and accused kept repeating words forabouf, twenty' minutes.— The Bench severely adtnoninhjad the accused, md sentenced tiiti) t£> j[4 'days' imprisonment .vith hard labour:

REeUSTBATION ACT. On the application of Mr Ward, Registrar, several alterations were undo m the Aehburton electoral roll. The Court tfyeo adjourned,