RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, CROMWELL.

Cromwell Argus, Volume 2, Issue 92, 15 August 1871, Page 5

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, CROMWELL.

—o— Thursday, August 10. (Before Vincent Pjf&e, Esq.,R.M ) Smith v. Downing.—The plaintiff (a publican residing at Bandigo) soughc to recover from defendant the sum of £l2, beinjf the price of a horse alleged to have been purchased by plaintiff on defendant's account. Downing denied having bought the horse, although he admitted in Court that he was offered, and would have accepted, £2 on his bargain. Smith handed in, as evidence, a sale-note signed by himself and witnessed by Charles O'Bonnell. His Worship gave judg ment for the amount claimed, with 19s. costs of Court.

Insjiector of Slaughter-house v. Dawkins. —Defendant was charged, on the information of Sergeant Cassels, with having on the 7th inst. unlawfully slaughered a bullock without giving six hours' previous notice to the Inspector of Slaughter-houses. The defendant pleaded not guilty under the circumstances. —Sergeant Cassels deposed that about 10 a.m. on the date charged, Mr Dawkins' man handed him a written notice [produced], and informed him that he had killed a bullock early the same morning at Perriam's stockyard. The hide of the animal was brought to Mr Dawkins' premises, where he (the Inspector) examined it.—Defendant stated that onthe 6th inst., he Avas driving two bullocks towards the Lowburn ; they were very wild, and one of them got away and swam the river at Quartz Reef Point; and as the other was very dangerous, and darkness was coming on, he was constrained to drive it into Perriam's yard for the night. He went to some trouble in barricading the enclosure so as to prevent the animal breaking out or rushing Mr Perriam's men when they wont to milk the cows. The bullock was killed before daylight on Monday morning, and notice was given to the Inspector as soon thereafter as possible. ■ —Robert Davidson, a slaughterman working for Mr Perriam, stated that the bullock referred to was very wild after it was put in the yard, and that he told defendant it would have to be killed eai'ly in the morning.—Mr Perriam corroborated the assertions of the previous witness as to the danger that would have been incurred had the slaughtering of the bullock been longer delayed.—His Worship said it was quite clear there had been no intention on the part of defendant to evade the law, and he therefore dismissed the case. John Perriam v. Wm. Bateman.—Claim, £l7 10s. 6kl. There being no appearance of defendant, judgment was given by default for the amount claimed, together with 19s. costs of Court. Daniel Scally, of Nevis Township, applied for a slaughtering-license (renewal), which was granted.

■ CHARGE OF STEALING AMALGAM. j Thomas Carpenter was charged, (on the j information of William Watson, Manager of jthe Royal Standard Co.'s Quartz Crushing j Machine), with having, on or about the 6th I .July last, stolen thirty-six ounces of amalga j,matedjgold, of the value of £4O or thereI aw|lr the property of the said Company. j'Mr Brough appeared for the prosecution, Lartd Mr Wilson for the defence. Mr Brough ; asked th'j>; the case should be remanded till | Tuesday, at Clyde. Mr Wilson said as it j was merely a case of suspicion, ho would not ! object to a remand, provided the accused was ■ admitted to bail. If, however, his client ; (vas to bo kept in custody, he would most ' decidedly object to a remand being granted I without first hearing evidence. Mr Brough | said that if the accused were admitted to ! bail at, once, the ends of justice might pos- ■ sibly be defeated : a search-warrant was in ' the hands of the police, and it had not been exemted. Mr Wilson replied that the I | search-warrant might have been executed I : two days previously. His Worship said he ! | would remand the case until next Court- i i day. The accused would b ) admitted to bail j ;on finding scmrity to the amount of £2OO, — ! i himself in £IOO, and two sureties in £SO j ! each. The accused was detained in custody j till four p.m., to enable the police to execute the warrant previous to his liberation. LABCENV. John Langham, a well-known offender, was ! brought up in custody, charged with stealing I two £5 notes from the premises of Mr : Francois St. Omer, Queenstown. On the application of Inspector Percy, the prisoner j was remanded to Queenstown.