MAGISTERIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1627, 4 August 1887, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON— THURSDAY. (Before Mr John Ollivler, B.M ) Polioa r John Henry, charged wltb oot supplying seven aoimals with proper food. — Mr White for defendant. — Trooper Casey deposed finding a young cow, nnable to walk. With Constable Beddek tried to pat it on its legs, but could not ;.. as) foand a dead calf, with evidence of very bad feeding. • The latter bad been covered np with straw;* Thare were four . other calves m the paddock/ very poor,* 11 -" hardly able to walk, also a cow In very poar condition, and a horse. No feed " was m tbe paddock. It was as bare ■•*.•-.. road. Ihe weather bad been wet prior to! my visit, and the flood had affeoted the paddock Told Mr Henry, who said he fed the stock every evening.—Crossexamined by Mr White: I «aw no sign.of • any feed or straw m the paddock, on my visit there. -—Alex Shaw: I have been working for the past two months* la the riverbed near Mr Henry's paddook. I have seen six calves, three cows, and one horse m the paddock part of the time. Same of them have died daring this time. There was bad weather part of the time, *nd no feed m the paddock. I bare teen two loads of straw taken there over two months ago. — Cross-examined: I do not"/ ' know of any chaff having been given to the cattle by Mr Henry's son, or his having fed them m any way. I never oomplalued to Mr Felton on the 19th of July regarding the condition of these cattle. The paddocks round aboui them have, a little feed In them.— J. F. Hitchings ; I have been acting for the poundkeeper m Jaly. I have Been the cattle nearly every day ;. they were very poor. I did not notice if any feed was' in ' tbe paddocks. The stock looked like starvation ; the weather has been pretty rough on cattle lately,— Cross I have not seen any cattle about qaiWikf : poor as these. I found no trouble ife supplying food. to the .cattle, put m pound; — W. B. Compton, pnundkeeper: I hate seen cattle m Henry's paddock. I last noticed them at the end of June ; they were very poor ; no natural food was ill the paddock.: Since Henry has kft the hotel, the cattle have fallen off m eon* - dition ; they were about as low as ooulif* bo They were miking cows, young • stock, and; one horse. -Cattle could fcot live insuth a paddock for any- time without artificial food.— Cross-examined : I remember telling Mr Hear£ about the coodition of the cattle Boine time m Jane. — Constable Beddek went with Constable Casey and found one young beast unable to Btaad. Could riot say if any" other reason excapt poverty why it-oo # uld not etarid up; the bthericattle Wer^ffry poor.— Alfred Spicer, foreman Borough Council, gave evidence that Henry's cattle had been m the paddock for a long time. He had reported the state of the cattle to a J.P He saw one unable to waffy but did not examine it. The cattle were m poor, condition. — Mr White, for the defence, said .that the paddock contained 10 acreß, and hiscjieot had fed thtf stock artificially for the protection of Hit property,— John Henry, deposed that" 1 he rented tbe paddock as 10 acres from the Borough Council. He had one cow, five calves, and one horse m the paddeck m June. The flood affected the feed mit very much. In April I got some loads of straw, and m June two loads more, and when it was used I gave them oat sheaf chaff. My son fed them every night. One calf died from scour r another calf was dying from scour and I killed this one. After the flood 1 got a paddock *t Tinwald and removed them, a day or so after the police complained to me — R» Henry said he knew the cattle ' an<|paddock ; he used to feed the stock everf; night siDce they removed from '4he< Ashburton Hotel. He fed them with oat sheaf chaff and straw. Two calves: bail scour badly ; ono died and another was killed.— By MrOllivier: The oat sheaf chaff was carted to the paddook by those we bonght it from. The defendant explained that the chaff was delivered m quantity, and fed as required to the stock. —The B.M. could not acquit the defendant from blame m the matter, the law must be enforced, and the defendant would be fined £ 2md cost*. Thos Patorson, charged with being the owner of an unregUtored dog, was fined 10a and costs. W. J. Welsh and James Welsh, obarged with owning an unregistered greyhound, each, were fined £1 and costs In eaoh oa»e, the R.M. fatatlag th*t these doge were a great and inorearing nuisance In th»oonnty.| Henry Jttoberts was fined: 5i and caitt for having an unregistered sheep dog. 0. JR. Harrold v Tho« Harrold. Mr Outhbertson for plaintiff, Mr Crisp for defendant —This was a ease of auaolt by a son on bis father. From the evidence it appeared that the father olatmed maintenance from his family of 4 sons and 5 daught3rs, and he had been living with his Bon Thomas who had removed from Waterton so as to bo able to give his father a home m, Ashbujtoflvv but m of bad behavior and- abusive language from the' plaintiff,' son wished to remove him from the house before he went to India with horses for Mr Qrigg. A large amount of evidence m regard to family matters was taken, and the R M. commented severely on the ease as brought before him, considering the facts showed that the family should support their father. No doubt the assault had taken place, but m the absence of the defendant he could only dismiss the case on the understanding that costs were paid by the family, and if no arrangement was made by them, a fresh summons should issue against them for maintenance. Lublow v G; Tillett, claim £2 3a 9d.--Judgment for amount claimed and costs. Ashburton Building Society v B. Evan*. olalm £23 9s— Mr Crisp for plalntiffi.-I Judgment for amount claimed and £3 2f. solicitor's fee. o J. Lambie v D. Buckley, claim £94 J6s, for sheop destroyed by dog worrying. " —Messrs Crisp and Farnell for plaintiff, Mr White for defendant.— This eaie was adjourned for » fortnight to allow the parties to come to a flettlemeit oat of Court. The Court then rose. .•