MAGISTERIAL.
ASHBOKTON— THURSDAY. [Before Mr John Ollivler, R,M,,»nd Mr A. Harrison, J.P.] ! DISMISSED. John Lavitt was charged with having cruelly ill-treated a horse by leaving it m a disabled state on the Mifcoham road, Ohertsey, on December 11, and farther ♦hat be allowed a horse to wander at large on* January 6, on the Mitcham ro*d — 0 in*t«ble Black stated that h found a home on tbe Mii.cham road m ft dUabled state. It had » swelling on th» ; shoulder tho atee of a man's head. . Wltl ness obtained an order for the destruction of tha horee. He mads enquiries aad fonnd thak it. w»« the property of defendant. The defendant laid that the horse met with an acoident and that ho left the animal on the road not thinking that the ir>jary was of a serloui nature.— This was the evidence for the polloe ~ T(iQ Magistrate sifd that there was no proof that the defendant had oraelly ill. treated the horse. The ease would therefore 09 dismissed. — Defendant admitted harlng allowed a horse to wander at large, and he was fined sj.— Thf j Magistrate declined to order the costs of I borlal of the horse to be paid by the [ defendant, ALLEGED ASSAULT. Frank Tasker and H. Johni were charged with having assaulted G J F. LuWott. — Mi Crisp appeared m support ■ of the information, and Mr Outhbertjon ; for Taiker.— On the application of Mr > Crisp, the 6aie was adjourned. THB ART OF B»LF DBFBNOB. Henry Martin was charged with having • anaalted Archibald Olark — Mr Outh--1 bertson appeared for Martin.— This case ! bad been adjourned from the prerious ( Gourt day m order that defendant might have time to procare evldenod for the ' dofenae. — The case for the defence was k that OUrk came ont of the hotel and m a most nnproroked manner attacked , Martio, and that the latter was obliged m self defence to *' alip m " to the pug--1 nnoions Olark. A man named Wtlcox tried te separate them, but he In his turn 1 was pitched into by a friend of Clark's, -' » called Mahone. The donble battle was going on when the polioe arrived. — McAnnilty gave evldenoe that Clark was ' m a moit abnaive and fighting humor on 3 the evening of tbe fight. He corroborated 1 the evidenoe previously given.— The oasa I was dismissed. , CAITLE AT LARaE, , J. F, Butler was obarged on two Infor- , matloni with hnving allowed two oowa and one cow rtipeotlvely to wander at lara:e.— A fine of 10s m eaoh case was 5 luflloted. s CIVIL 01888. N.Z.L; and aI.A. Company v MoOiit mont, claim £30 17a 6d —Mr Clayton far I plaintiff*.— O*se hdjourned for a week. B A. Harrison v A W. Smith, claim £1 8 1.*- Judgment by default for amount olalmod. • Sutherland v Espey, olalm £1 —Mr a Caygill for plaintiff, Mr Sutherland for 3 defendant.— T; ia was a case m which deffnisnt had been m the employ of . plaintiff^ a teamster Io cons quenoe II of defendant leaving his work without 3 proper notioa p'aiutiff alleged that he had 8 susUioed damage to the amount claimed. ■- — The o»89 wat he*rd at considerable 1. length— Judgment wa> given for £3, the f Magistrate stating that defendant had mated m a most or pr clous manner and that . employers were entitled to protection from tnoh as he. B Tbe Court then r se.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1750, 26 January 1888, Page 2
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567MAGISTERIAL. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1750, 26 January 1888, Page 2
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