MAGISTERIAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1932, 30 August 1888, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL

ASHBDRTON— THURSDAY. (Before Mr 0. A. Wray, R.M.) ALLEGED ASSAULT. J. Foreman was charged on the information of Charles Quaid with assault. — Mr Wilding Bald that he had received a letter from the Informant aaklng him to withdraw the case as a settlement had been made with the defendant. There was nothing serious m the case, and he would therefore lead no evidence. — The police knew nothing of the oaße, and the Magistrate direoted that It should be atruok oat. CiVIIi OASES J. Henry v A. Brown, claim £7 11b 63. — Judgment for plaintiff by default. J. Hood v W. Pender, claim £1 10a. — Judgment for plaintiff. J. W. Baker v J. Viokory, judgment summons £9 6s.— Mr Outhbertson for jadgmenfc creditor. — Defendant, who had formerly been m business m Ashbarton, had departed rather suddenly, leaving a number of lamenting creditors behind. Be had stace been traced to Invercargil', where be had started a p~>rk butoher'a ahop. Mr Baker got judgment against him some time ago, and had now issued a judgment aummons . Oonduot money had been tendered to defendant, who wrote a letter stating that it waß not sufficient. Mr Oathbertson showed that the amount tendered was quite sufficient, and Vickery had accepted it. — The Magistrate asked If plaintiff could show that Yiokery was m a posnion to pay. — Mr Oathbertson said that Viokery had a butcher's shop m ;. Inveroargill, and announced himself m the Southland papers as a (> cash " purchaser of pork. — Order made far immediate payment, m default one month's imprisonment m Inveroargill gaol. On? and Aloorn v D. OilrnoroE&, judgment summons £29 6i9d. — Order made for payment of £5 previous to September 27, thereafter monthly payments of 255, m default six weeka' Imprisonment. The Oourt then rose.