TAURANGA R.M. COURT.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume I, Issue 89, 9 July 1873, Page 3

TAURANGA R.M. COURT.

S.VVITIiTUY, JtJXY 5.

i! Before M ajor Robrkts, B.M.'j

tnit’NKKNJJKSB AND A Si OS I VjK UNODAfIK,

Charles Karnes was charged with being drunk, nho wish using threatening and abusive language towards Alexander Cook, liiclmrd KeeiFe, and Mary Brownlee.

Alexander Cook stated that lie was landlord of tHe iiuiraneu Hot- 1. The prisoner had been employed ns his cook. On yes* to relay and the day before, prw=iMi r way drunk and very abusive. At about 10 a i'ku'k on Thursday night witness told prisoner io no to hoif, vTineroapon ho bccisruo vorv excited. During the following day Barnos constantly used threatening and abusive langutigw towards witness anti tho servants in tho hotel. He also otherwise misbohavect himself. ihe primmer cross examined Air Cook at some* length, but nothing of importance was elicited. -By the Court : 1 did fear that the prisoner miglit. do bodily harm to some one in my house. Kielmrd Keelle gave corroborative evidence, and also deposed that the prisoner bad threatened t o stick him with a knife if ho (KeoflTc) passed a certain block of wood in tho kitchen.

By the prisoner: You told me not to stick tho knives contrary way into tho mnohine—that is the history of the knife.

By the Court : On Thursday evening X was turned out of the kitchen by tho prisoner, Mary Brownlee, housemaid at the Tauranea Hotel, deposed to the prisoner having used, threatening language towards Mr mid Mrs Cook and hcrpclf. .Prisoner mud he would knock their

By the Court ; 1 think the prisoner meant tho language he used I should be afraid to live in tho house with pfronor, lest ho should do me some bodily harm.

Hcteet.i vo Kell proved taking tho prisoner into custody upon the complaint of Mr Cook. I’he prisoner, in o, fence, said ho had no intention ot offering violence to anyone. He most humbly begged Mr Cook's pardon, and if he would look over the o lion •«> this time ho (prisoner) would go way by tho steamer at once. His Worship, after severely cautioning the prisoner, dismissed tho case.

MAKETU K.M. COURT

SATURDAY, J V I.Y 5

(Before F E Hamlin, Esq, B M, and IS M Kdgcumbc, Esq, J P.) I! KKAKK TE PtTKUATTTA V, THOMAS BkNNEXT. Claim, £25, breach of agreement. After voluminous statements ou bath sides, the written agreement in dispute was produced ; but owing to its being an unstamped document, the Court would not accept «t us evidence. The ease was nonsuited. Mr Piorcy, licensed interpreter, was in attendance.