AKAROA RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 266, 4 February 1879, Page 2

AKAROA RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

" Friday, Jan. 31. (Before Justin Aylmer, Esq., R.M.) ABUSIVE LANGUAGE.

Frederick Arming appeared to answer a charge of making use of abusive language to Margaret Nixon.

The case turned out to be of a trivial nature, and was dismissed.

LARCENY FROM A DWELLING.

Rasmus Jorgenaen, on remand, was charged with stealing a pocket hook containing a deposit receipt for £90 and a purse with between three and four pounds in it from a dwelling-house at Little River.

It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor, Peter Sorensen, a carpenter, residing at Little River, went to his work on the morning of Monday, the 27th inst,, leaving a coat hanging in his bedroom, in a pocket of which were a pocket-book containing a deposit receipt on the Bank of New Zealand, and a purse with three £1 notes, a half-sovereign, and some silver in it. About mid-day, prisoner called at the house, and enquired for Sorensen. He sat down for a short time, and Mrs Sorensen went outside to make up a fire, and get him a cup of tea. Shortly afterwards he took his leave. When prosecutor returned, the articles in question were missing. No one else had been inside the house during the day. Information was given to the police, and the same evening Constable Smart arrested the prisoner at the Head of the Bay with the booty in his possession. He made no remark at the time, but about an hour afterwards admitted tho theft.

Prisoner, who had nothing to say, was then committed to take his trial at the next session of the Supreme Court at Christchurch. STEALING SADDLE AND BRIDLE. The same prisoner on a charge of this nature was remanded to Ghristchurch. Civil Cases. T. Adams v. W. Kenny.—Claim, £32 18s 6d on a promissory note. MrNalder appeared for the plaintiff. Defendant pleaded payment. Plaintiff's case was that he was the holder of the bill in question [&s indorsee for value from W. Adams. Defendant stated that he had settled the promissory note with W. Adams before it became due by means of a contra account. Judgment was given for amount claimed with costs.

Beecher v. Bassett.—Claim, £11 7s 6d on a promissory note. Judgment by consent for amount claimed with costs. Defendant agreed to pay £2 a month.

Arming v. Nixon.—Claim, £10 8s lid. Judgment by default for amount claimed with costs. TBANSFE B OF LICENSE. A temporary transfer of the license of the hotel at the Hill Top was granted from Edward Hainea to Edward Jackson. The Court then adjourned.