RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, CROMWELL.

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 128, 23 April 1872, Page 6

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, CROMWELL.

Thursday, April 18. , {Before E. 11. C'areio, Esq., KM.; and James f Taylor, Esq., J.P.) George Monson v. James Lafferty. —Claim, £2 3s. lO'l, ; for goods supplied. Defendant did f not appear, and judgment went by default for amount claimed, with 17s. costs of Court. < Same v. Adolph Lehmann.- Claim, £4 9s. Sil. ( Judgment for £4 Is. Bd., and 13s costs of Court. W. H. Whetter v. Robert Maxwell.—Claim, ] £1 2s. 6d. Judgment by default for amount ] claimed, with 9s. costs. Interpleader Summons.—C. &W. Colclough : v. Thomas Ilorrigan; Win. Shanly, claimant.— To support a claim made by plaintiffs to certain : property —to wit, a hotel and furniture, &c, &c. ; Claim withdrawn. . v Applications for Slaughter-house Licenses.— John Towan, Grove Farm, Cromwell: granted. Josiah Mitchinson, Bendigo : granted. j Friday, April 19. (Before James Taylor, Esq., J.P.) Richard Horrobin was charged on the information of Sergeant Morton with having on the •previous night attempted to let off fireworks in ti public place. His Worship, after hearing the evidence, decided to dismiss the charge. The same defendant was then charged with ■having on the same night disturbed the public •peace by causing a mob to collect in a street in the town of Cromwell. His Worship considered the charge proven, and fined the delinquent 20s. ; ■in default, to be incarcerated for 2-1 hours. The line was paid. John Clements was brought up charged with stealing money from a till on the premises of Mr Elliott, Half-way House Hotel, on the night of the 17th inst. On the application of the police, the accused was remanded to Clyde. Saturday, April 20. (Before James Taylor, Esq., J.P.) Helen Heath was charged on the information of Mrs Ann Box with wilfully damaging property— to wit, six panes of glass—belonging to the prosecutrix ; but as the latter did not appe % in support of the charge, the information was dismissed. Monday, April 22. (Before James Taylor, Esq., J.P.) Two charges of drunkenness were disposed of : in the one case by inflicting a line of 10s., and in the other by sending the offender to prison for a period of 24 hours. [James Hazlett, Esq., J.P., Mayor of Clyde, here took his seat on the Bench.] Francis Sparks wa3 brought up by Constable Walsh, charged with resisting and assaulting the police in the execution of their duty, on the night of Saturday last. It was proved that the prisoner's conduct on the occasion charged was most outrageous, and that he kicked the arresting constable in a very savage manner. Two previous convictions by Otago riftgistratcs were proved against the prisoner, and he was sentenced to one month's imprisonment in Clyde Gaul, with hard labour.