MAGISTERIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1873, 21 June 1888, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON— THURSDAY. (Before Captain Wray, R M) LARCENY. Albert Leathetby, a boy of about fen or twelve w»b charged with the larceny of abont £2 In oieh. And John Metec, another lad, for whom Mr Cutbbertßon appeared was charged with having received ceitiln of the goods purchase! with the stolen money, knowing tha same to have been feloniously obtained — Leatherby admitted the charge, but McKee pleaded not gnilly. Leatherby stole tha money from hla stepmother ; his father who Is a hawker being away when the theft was committed. — W, J t H^yee, draper, raid that tbo boys came to his shop aad each purchased a guernsey. — Lc-athfrby gave evidence showing that be and "tho boy McKee Indulged In a day of wild dissipation over tho stolon money. He gave MoKee a pound and some silver. — Young McKee stated that Leatherby told him that ha earned the money through going round with a basket. He got no money from Leatberby, and as the latter seemed frightened when he saw Constable Smart ho (McKee) gave him back the guernsey, thloking there was something wron^. The same brys were charged with havirg assaulted % lad nnmed Buchanan, eleven years of »ge. — Young Buchanan said that he was near h!a father's house when the two boys came up at fired shanghais at him. He was strack \yy ijoth McKee and Lralberbji The latter threatened to qtab him vUh a knife. They threw stones at witness, some of whioh struck him — By Mr Outhbortson : Witness had a bow and arrow, but be did not fire at .either cf the two. Witness had hud quarrels with McKee. —Leatherby denied taking out a knife at all. He sa!a that young Buchanan started the row by firing an arrow, whioh hit McKee on the leg. Buchanan a!«o at tuck McKee with a atone. The Magistrate said that he would consider what wad to be done with Leatherby. It had not been definitely shown that the boy MoKee had known the money to be stolen, and he would, therefore, have the benefit of the doubt. sheep Acr. Martha Gibson waa charged with being the owner of a number of sheep exposed for sale which were Infected with l!oa—4fiDe of £1 and costs was iDflloted, : T. M.: Jones, J. T. Bell, and S. Hard'ey were eaoh' fined £1 and oob^, civil cases Restell v Hodges claim 16a 6d. Judgment for plaintiff by default. J. Orr and Oo.' v G. Harris judgment Bummoni £5 16b sd. Order made for payrrient In monthly Inataluiants of $,% In default 14' Says ImprlsontHent. J. G. Reatell y G; ; Graham, judgment lUinmoDß claim £S la. Order mk^e for monthly instalment's of £1. ' *"' ' ]p. Wihqn v Wakanul Road Board fllaim £20. In this case the evidence m which, bad been taken at a previous 0 >urt day, the Magistrate held that the $oard was m no way responsible for the damage e&nsed and ooold not bs held liable, He wai on the point of giving judgment for the defendant Board when Mr Wilding for plaintiff elected to lake a nonsuit — Plaintiff was nonsuited accordingly. The matter of cotta was allowed to stand over, counsel for the defendants being absent. Green and Scrint v J. Moorhaad claim £19, Mr Purnell fcr Mr Crisp for plaintiff, Mr Wilding for defend^. The olalw wag one. toy damages alleged to have beqi sustained through defendant falling; to garry oqt a contraat to thrtuh plaltt'ff's grain,— Mr Wilding moved for a nonault, on the grcund that plaintiffs were claiming for damages they could not m law reooyer. one oi the teems m their claim being for a recoupment of the sum of Id per bu.Bh.ol, the loss whlgh they had ane^lned through 8 drop m the wlieat raarket. — Mr Purnoll having replied tha Magistrate reaorved tho pilnt,— John Burgeaa worked for Moorhcad last threshing season. Wsb sent to plalntlfi'd place to Bee when they would be ready to thresh \ Mr Scrint said they were f then veady. While they were tni'eshtng at an adj lining plaoa Moorhead several times said' ho wou'd next go to plaintiffa. Remembered Mr Stltt seeing Moorhead, anf] the latter (ben aald he could not ' do ' Green and Scrint's bat was going to Salts/ They did not go to plalbj; tta place. — jp 1 -. Serin t, orja of the plaintiff^ said he saw MoQrhead about the beginning oi JPebrnary. ?old him that if he game op soon he would get the thi6Bhin|j[, the Arrangement made being th&t h» sbo^ld Q r »t thresh At a Htl^bCrS and then come to witness. An arrangemant was made between witneat •ad hla neighbor (M.* Bargees) by which each should caict tor the other. [Uit oltHhg.J