AKAROA RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 629, 25 July 1882, Page 3

AKAROA RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

July 21. SBKiTOBB -JUSTIN AYLMBB, Esq., EM. XjMGAhIV r'-iSCUING CATI'LA. "W-tu Thn'cker charged W. iliclveM with Irin offence. W. Tha<&fir «won\ said.: 1 hive been ninth armored In'^efenib'it'scntlbt sliay-Sng-.dn oJr ground. Oa Tlupsday week I tent two of my jpew io m-isier ihe oi'ile on our Innd J«3«r Mr as they M'eiti eaiin.f tine Cee<l oa o<k land. The mien wenl ami g-ot Reveal head of CRillc to va ioos owoeis, amongst 'which we»e some of Mr tliclifield's. As <ihe men wero tiieui 1o tue pound Hie lefciied them. By Mr R'ciiSe'd: Ttoe'e is no fence Sbefween us. Choflea Be'sfe'o swo-n, saM : I am a ehephetd of Mr Th.icLo-.-'a. I brought some caii'e of •Oβ a*n last Thursday week, find was iHlr'o-jf )i)e*n 1o the pound. There we-e 6 of mi.Be'ci'e. 2 oE Rjchifield's, and3«f Ca"j<^ ; »ao'e. On the way down I Raw Mr K<c()field, who took away j he two tend of caii)e i)e'ongiog fo him, in ej)i»e of «»y scy'-og ' (, Rt I was taking (hem io .he noi'od. Ey M,- Ecljfie'ci: I saw yoa fake the <salves. You never asked me if ihoee calves vre.e tnioe. I saiii I was taking them to the pound. I Raw you At Mooes bridge. I woe not talking io Johnny IVfoore when you took caiile. Stephen Illy swoit &aui: I was sent with Bolßfeio (o .'ake ca ; lle. I beard Holetein ie l ' defendant nbout tlie calves. Wβ were diivini; idem to the pound. By Kicnfield: I head Holsein say l)e was driving tbe calves to the pound. I was not talking to Johony Moo c when I first snw you. John Moore ewovn, raid: I saw Uolstein and Til'v <JWvingthecait'e down. When they cauie over the b-.idge Jhat is called mine 1 (fey caone and bud a ta'k wi'h me. R<"e(>6eld i'jen caote in &»o - tit and went towards the calves, which wene 2£ chains away. When Holtsieia saw Eichfield be said there would Ue a row. Hβ naked R'obfield if any of bis cattle were there, and lie said yes. By Richfield; You wee on my bridge when I first caw you. I did not bear Holetein tell you be was going to the pound. All I beard bitn my was, if (here are any of yours there you will have to go back lor them. By W. Thacker; I said it was a bad <hing defendant did not keeu liie caiile off t heron. Mr J. E. Tbacker F.aia (bn.t. defendant's catvle we»e a no ; sance. He had only a. few acies of land heiweeo Mr Piper amd h<3 own (xofieiv. and kept nio-e c">.le Uinn it woolu c.i-« y. l)e did not \*\b\\ \o ho fioed; all lie wished'was ti»ai be would keep bis cattle nt home. De'eodaot twoin, e.i«d : That be saw the caitie be'og d)>vea away, and went <lown and <ooic hie two caves. He never knew tbey weie beiog t.iken io {lie pound. Wiiat be'iboi'g'.it Uiat Mr Thaoker w.isd-Jving iijeui down ks he had before, ana woo Id leave tl>eoi as he hnu on p/e----vioos occasion, ko ihat lie wimjlp liave had to seofi a boy a her them. He had 40 am-bof land and some 25 head of caitle. There was no fence between Mr Thacker and luuieelf, and Me Thacker's sheep eat n great deal of bis feed. He bad no intention of rescuing Ibe caitle. The Bench said that it was clear he had taken the cattle on their way io the pound. He might not have understood Uiifc, however, and as the lowest fine that eoulti I-β inflicted was £5, they would allow defendant to go free this time on liis paying all costs. At the auaie tiro© be tiiu&t

recollect that the decision would count against him as a conviction, and that it the offence were ever repeated he would be fined heavily. ERGAOa OP BOROUGff BY-i-AW. Ah Chong was charged with self ing fire lo a heap of rubbish wiiln'n the town bof.ndnr'ep, contraw to 1 lie by-lawa. Mr Waeekerle e.solained tbet Hie offence had been committed unwillingly, and (hat defendant would not do so any more. The Bench, after congratulating Mr Waeckeile on his knowledge of: Chinese, dismissed the case on John's asiseverafing that he would never do so any, more.; The Cooit tlien adjourned.