RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Cromwell Argus, Volume 1, Issue 43, 7 September 1870, Page 5

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

— o — August 31. —o—(Before Vincent Fyke, Esq., R.M.) Joseph Byrne v. Thomas Marsh.—Claim, £lO 10s., on account of wages, and contract-work done. Defendant paid £9 2s. into Court. Verdict for plaintiff for £1 7s. 3d., in addition to amount paid m, and 19s. costs. J. S. Burres v. R. F. Badger.—Claim, £l3 14s. Id., amount of dishonoured promissory note. Verdict for plaintiff for amount claimed, and 19s. costs. John Perriam v. John Kapatzo. —Claim, £46 6s, This case was adjourned for fourteen days. John Halliday v. Joseph Holliday. —Claim, £47 18s. '1 he debt was admitted, and a verdict was given for amount claimed, with 255. costs. Halliday v. Wilson,— Claim, £2 12s. Defendant did not appear, and judgment was entered for plaintiff, with 9s. costs. Holliday v. Shields.—Claim, £4O. Judgment for with 25a. costs. ' Pierce.—Claim, £l3. Verdict for defendant, V.ith I7s. costs Lewis Grant v. P. Kelly.—Claim, £59. This \ i> case was adjourned, at defendant’s request, until ' the 14th, the summons not having been served in sufficient time CRIMINAL ASSAULT. James Muir was brought up by Sergeant Caasels, charged with criminally assaulting Helen Primate, daughter of Thomas Primate, a boatman residing at Lake Wauaka. The prisoner was remanded till Friday, when he was a"a in brought up. The parents of the girl, also° Dr Corse, gave evidence; and the. hearing of the case was further adjourned till the 14th inst., for the production of another witness.’ Sergeant tassels prosecuted, and Mr Brough.was counsel for the prisoner.