AKAROA RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume V, Issue 462, 24 December 1880, Page 2

AKAROA RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Tuesday, Dkc. 21, 1880.

Before Justin Aymier, Esq., RM

FURIOUS RIDING

W. Gorman, charged with this offence, pleaded that he did not know the " rules of the county." in which , - he "had only resided twelve months. To impress a knowledge of said rules on his memory the Bench fined him 20s and costs. . FORGERY. W. Flenrty was charged with forging , and uttering a promissory note for £45. Accused applied for an adjournment, to enable his solicitor (Mr C. Henning) to attend. The police opposed the adjournment, as the witnesses were in attendance, and the Bench declined to grant it. The first -witness called was Mr G. W. Nalder. Before giving his evidence, that gentleman said he wished to state that he appeared as a witness in the case under compulsion. Accused was a.client of his. From the evidence, it appeared that accused was indebted to .Mr .Nalder. He promised to get him a promissory note from Brown. On or about October 23, accused brought Mr Nnlder a promissory note for £45, signed "C. Brown," and endorsed by himself. Mr Nalder wrote to Brown informing him of the transaction, whereupon the latter came into Akaroa, and denied having signed any such note. In the witness box, Brown denied ever having given accused a promissory note of £45, or having given him authority to make use of his name. The note could not be found. On being arrested, and informed of the charge, accused said— " I thought that was settled, as I saw Mr Nalder tear it up in his office." Sergeant Willis, who arrested accused, understood him to mean the promissory note. Mr Nalder denied having any recollection of tearing up or destroying the note. Accused, who declined to make any statement was then committed for trial, bail allowed himself in £150, and two securities in £75 each. CIVIL CAPES. C. W. Bridge v. Jonathan Roberts. Claim £10 value of a boat alleged to have been purchased by defendant. Defendant averred that if he had bought the boat at all, it was from Wes Chamberlain, who had claimed a considerable interest in her. His Worship adjourned the case till this day. Kissel v. Eapini. Claim £3 17s 3d. Judgment by default for amount claimed with coats. The Court t'.en adjourned.