MAGISTERIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1706, 8 November 1887, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

BOWEL R^K^A-MONDAY. | (Before Messrs G. 3. 0 >nter anl 0. A. 0. ' Hardy, J.P'e.) ] DRUNKENNESS. I'aao Moodie wan o aived with being drunk Toe casa w»a diamis'-ed on the understanding thnt a prohibition order be taken oat. Defendant waa agreeable to th<a, and aa order was made for 12 months throughout <he whole county. CAT < IB AT lABGS. W, Kimble, for tllowiag a covr to be at; largo, was fined 5a «nd 008t8 7a J. J. Harvey, for tethering a cow on the toads, waa fined 10a and costs 7a Maurico Browa, for Mlovrlng a horße to be at largo, pleaded that he waa working for the Roft;l Board and required the horse for his work, Fined 5s and oosta 7s, B. Draey, for allowing a horse to be at large on two occasions, was fined 10b and oosta 14s. civil, oases, , NZ. Loan nu<? Mercantile Company, Limited, v. J. Santy, claim £3 2s 6d.~ Judgment by default for £3 Oj 6d and oostn 6i, E. Sannderav W. Radford, olalm £3 3a, for farniture— Mr Cuthbertaon appewed for the defendant— Plaintiff o»lled his wife as a witneaß, but Bhe conld give no evldenoe m hia favor. She was no scholar and oonld not say whether sbe had beeD married two or five yearn— lt appeared from the evidence £h&t plaintiff h»d been bounr 1 over to k«ep the peace for nsiug threatening ) auuaqe to defeuda d Randford v Saood^ra, cUIm £1 8< 91 for co-ob Buppli«d ( aken with the orher O» c). MrOati)bf%rtsouforde endft- fc Some <>f the witntsaaa got very excited m giving their evidence, much to the aaiuaenvnt "f the Court. The evlde oe waa oomflicting. The Bench were of opinion that it waa a neighbours quarrel' and Bhonid never have been brought to Court, Both oases were dismissed, each party to pa; his own costs. The Oonrt then rose.