RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 154, 22 October 1872, Page 5

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Thursday, October 17. (Before. E. H. Carew, Esq.. R. J/., and M. Fraer,' Esq. , J.P.) KENDALL I*. o’> KILL. Trie Resident Magistiate delivered an elabora f e judg neat in this case. He fouu I that the plaintiff hid proved items amounting in all to t-’O 1 SI., agiinst which there was an offset of £d Os 81. This left a balance of £l4 14s. in favour of plaintiff, and for that amount judgment was given, BREACH OF BRIDGES AMENDMENT ORDINANCE. Robert E. Dagg was fined os. and c >sts for cantering a horse over the Cromwell Bridge. ASSAULT: JOHNSON V. EAVES. William Ernies, ho'el-keeper, of Clyde, was charged on the information of Chas. F. Johnson, storemm, Cromwell, with having assaultelthe plaintiff at the Cromwell Racecourse on the ‘27th of last month, by striking him on the fice with his clenched fist. Defendant pleade I guilty, but submitted that he had leceivel very great provocation.—C. F. Johns m, sworn: 1 made a bet wi b defendant at the Racecourse on the 27th, in the p esence of \lr i*ox. I won the bet, and after the race I reminded defendant of j tiie fact. He replied “ All right but afterwards refused to pay me the money. I acknowledge having called him a skunk. I was w dking away with both hands in ray pockets, when ha struck me a violent blow, the e.fe ;ts of which I ‘ stab feel.—Cross-examine I by Defendant : I did icall you a liar, and von returned the compli- ; ment. I also calle 1 you a skunk. —John Cox, a 1 witness for the defence, sworn, staled : 1 was i oresent at the Cromwell Racecourse on the 27th. | I heard plaintiff cad you ad— n skunk. 1 did | not hear him call von a liar. The quarrel arose | out of a bet. Heinl Johnson say, “You’re a iu -n skunk, or y.,u would pay the bet. You ! then struck bin. Defendant: The language lauitiff raa le use of was spoken, in the midst of i a crowd of people, and was very insulting indeed, i It was simply in consequence of the provocation j he gave me that I struck him ; and the blow was j a very mild one—The Bench considerel that j the assim t had l-een c nnraitted under very gross provocation, and tint iiis.evd of Mr Johnson appearing as plain‘iff, he ought to have been on the other side. He had used language strongly calculated to provoke a breach of the peace. Case dismissed, with costs. C AND W COLCLOOGH V G.’ X- SMITH. Claim. £l2 3s. Defeu lant did not appear - ; and as the -affitbaYitmusosvicc of summons was found to lie imperfect, the hearing w is adjourned for a week to aljow_of a fresh _alliJavir. beuig male by the constable stationed at Cardrmu. LICENSE API’LIC VTI INS. The application of Arthur !1. Jaggar .Sr *'n for a brewer’s license was referred to the C.erk of Petty Sessions at Clyde. 0. \1 Mi.v.li an applied (through his agent Mr Colclough) for ruiiov.d of his hotel license Ua new premises at Rocky Point. The Resident -Magistrate sail the auo'i.i irion coili only bo granted on S qnnnorly licensing day Michael Fraer’s application for a wholesale wine and spirit license, for pre.uises in Cram well, i was granted.