MAGISTERIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2237, 26 September 1889, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON— THURSDAY.

OATTXB OASE.

A. Orr was charged on the Information of John MarsdeD, ranger to he Hampstcad Town Board, with h -vlng allowed a cow to wenier on Trevor's road. A fine of 5s waa Inflioted. ABUbIVB LANGUAGE Samael Barnard waa charged on the Information of W. F. Allen with having used abusive langaage towards the inferrntnt. — Mr Orlspfor the complainant, and Mr Oathbetteon for (be defendant. — Mr Outhbertson applied for an adjournment, aa bis ollnnt was onablo to bo present that day. — Mr Orlap opposed, and aid that he had reooived oo Intimation cf defendant's Intention to apply for art adjournment, »od bea'des do adtqaato reason had oeen shown.— lt was deolded to go on with tho oase. — From the complainant's statem- n v . it appeared that the partlps bad had a wager ab int the weight of oertaln aheep, eaob depositing a turn of money with a gentleman selected as stakeholder, It pppnared that the olrcumstaooea were auch that each of the parties claimed to have won. The wager wai given against complainant, bat bo considered th*t the terma agreed apon had not been fu filled, and be then notified tho stakeholder not to pay over the mot.ey. The stakeholder however paid oo f , and complainant thereupon stopped the ohaqae at the Bank. He expressed hia willingness to submit the matter to oompetent arbitration. Oo ihe 18th Instant complainant met defendant, when after ssme talk In , reference to tho ob< quo, defendant applied some terms of an abnslvo nature towards I oomplalcant. -Q- J. F. Lublow give evidence as to the langqage used by defendant. — The Magistrate aald th»t the ot&e seetred to be a trumpery »flf ilr ; still the defendant had no buslocßß to use such langoage. and the Benoh would n<t be jaitifiddln ditmlialng the case, Defendant would bo ordered to piy the oosts of the oase. civil cases Af . Booney v J L. Barton, claim £39. This waa a ola'm for a refund of money lent, together with laterest. Tbe defence aoaght to show that defendant had trans- j fered hla liabilities to R. H'cka. Mr Oathbertson appearad for plaintiff, and Mr Parnell for defendant. — Mr Pqrnell called Jaß. McGregor, but Ihis wisneea did not appear. — Mr said, that he was satisfied that the was a doliberate attorup to evade nttor danco. M' McGregor had been sub r coined, and he would aek tho Ooart to take the ordinary means to call upon the witness to show cause why ho shou!d not be fined. — The Court ordered that notice should be I served upon Mr McGregor calling upon him to show causa why he should not be fined for neglecting to obey bis summons to attend as a witness.— J. 0. Bell, deputy Of&oial Assignee m B&nkraptoy, said that Booney had been net down as a oreditor for £30 m the eel ate of B. Hicks. In croseexaminatioa the witness stated that Booney did not prove m the estate and had told him that Hioks did not owe him tbe money, which w«s patt of another affair — Oounsol having addressed tho Oourt the Magistrate reserved his dcoieioa. Frledlanderßros. v P. Fitzgerald, olalm £5 10»j on a dishonored promissory note. Judgment for plaintiff by default lot the amount claimed and oosts.

An interpleader oaao to tattle the qaeitlon of title betwaen M. Scott and W. H.^Oollloi and Go. In certain gooda m the eiUte of one Luak, eeissad by the bailiff of the Court on a judgment In favoe of Oolllns and 00,, wan betrd %t lome length. Mr Oayglll appeared for Mr Soott, aad Mr Parnell for Menan Oolllni and 00. The amount of £15 18 1 was Involved In the ease —The Magistrate made m order In favor of Mr Soott, bat without ooeti.

Th§ Ooart then, roaa.