AKAROA RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 411, 13 July 1880, Page 2

AKAROA RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

'" — Fbiday, "JulY 9i ' (Before tfustin Xylnier, "Esq.; X.M;,) \ >. M '• I i -J> IdSUNK. .- H ? J , ■- *' '■'.."' Governor Mapau was charged witk being drunk and disorderly on the previous day. Constable Scott Stated that he had found the prisoner in a hopeless state outside the Criterion,. Hotel at about half-past four in the afternoon. ... ■

Prisoner acknowledged the fact of his being drunk but pleaded to be let off with a caution, stating that lie would get fined by his tribe at Little River. The Bench dismissed him with a caution. . DRUNK AND DISORDERLY., Michael Shannon was charged with being drunk and disorderly the previous day. Prisoner pleaded guilty. A second charge of indecent exposure was preferred against the same prisoner. He admitted the charge, but said it.was hie first olfoncej and he hoped the Bench would deal leniently with him. .-i • His Worship fined him 10a and costs or twenty-four hours' imprisonment.

Civip Oases. . 0. BLACK V. J. TYNKM.

Claim, 9d. Defendant pleaded not indebted.

Plaintiff called Duncan Dewnr, '. who deposed that in 1876 he had tmen working for Mr Black ; fefeat he had sold Mr Tyn&n a pair oi" trousers and waistcoat, and that when he left Mr Black's employment ,the amount claimed was owing by the fondant.

Defendant called' his son, vho stated that he had pair of trousers arid

Duncan Dewar appeared to know very little in f,he matter, and was unable to find any entry in his books to satisfactorily prove' the case, so the Bench nonsuited the plaintiff.

, SAME V. 11. WAGIIORN. 3d. v * - ' IMieretbe?ijg'ftu - ,Appeftjance of defendant ■judgmentV as( for plaintiff by default with'costs. I . f • V.-A. WAGIIORN. - Clafcn, £15 o?j9d. MnHhirf ca.se $he summons had been tHQ\yrong man, so the plaintiff wasWnsuiteoVwlth 'ioste and 20e to the party on \yhoin summons had been served. *>^

**"; QlMinyfßd./Ther| being tio]api)e4ra/ce of* defendant, judgment was given* for plaintiff by default with oosts.

WIGQIUE AND CO. V. H. H.'fENTON. I /In this case, defendant was sued for the sum of £6 11s, as treasurer of the Masonic Lodge No. 1666, judgment of which had been reserved from the previous Tuesday, the Bench gave judgment liorr plaintiffs "for amount claimed and /costs. .... .;. .; :• ?.. ~/

: ;Mh SkrSflAtf irfw; 10.7?.' ':.; j *' before iyliner^feq., : &M.)

"> "i. ~\ DISOnpBRLY. ; ; , :dhli'rfea;-Hayl6ck l] wae_qh.argp(l with the '4bove of£enc6,likewiße with wilfuldaimigd to property. M

' it Defendant pleaded at ;tho|same i time expressing great cpritrition". J ;

'".., Mr petitioned the Bench jto'cleaf leniently wii|i* accuaed, Baying: he had seen the' accused, and he hail p'ro?mised not to let the same happen again.

? * Hie Worehipjwinted out that accused had already -brought himself, Kinder the the Vagrant Act,,-in»Bjihuch: «8 he had been more fliari three tiiiies before the, BerTch fox i drunkenness! during the twelyomonths ; that he would try an experiment in this.case, and would dismiss the caad w'lth a caution, f accused undertaking Jo :gopd£:the; >damage/ property, and assuring him at the »eam»*tißrld »that if Ke appeared before him again for druhk'--:,©pne|B it would be: ft .oaue, qf ,impris.<«U"pnt without tlie option of a fine. U .:.lUI s '-»ii? r;s ■■>'?-".■::■•: ■■:,:■''• ' i ' !i " ;",y •, Monday, , .-,.:- • '■''■ : (Before iuatin Esq., -R.ml) ;

% ILLEOALLY ,ON PREMISES....,».„ I - d JoKn William's; 'atiasi $04ri&i)$i lalim James Balfour, waa charged with breaking jntOjj;he,(3riterioh ;Hp,tel pn Sunday ,;ino|ra-. ,Bsuiandec[;for (evidence. t ], '{ . • I "' The Court then adjourned., , j |