MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 531, 11 June 1909, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

■■■;-v ' ■; : 'iTITEMPTED.SXriCatDE. '••,:;■ ; ,-: A'lteivHyibtyii- ntahj-waifaed on crutches into /the dock : when the name of. John Calvert was : ;.called.VHe was,charged on remand'with.that, • . on June 2, he attempted to commit suicide. ; '" The ,facts''of 'the case, as statedly. Sfation- • ■• .Sergeant, Darby, wars'that, on June" 2," the ,ac- : cased jumped' off. the. King's Wharf; and was ' rejoned by two men,- Simpson:and,Logan,'.who ■'• -were '.working'- on the wharf.. Accused;. who :•had been drinking';heavily, 'had gone through '■ '. e. considerable 'amount-of inoiiey. in -a' short. ■■■ ~ .'tunWiv^-.'-..V-;.-'--: ' . .- .'V- -.' :.'...;;. . :i .:". '■"■/-." When askedvhoiv he would plead, Calvert replied that he .was under- the influence, of ;';■> liquor at the time of the offence. He begged I : : for .a chance, and stated that:he, had etill '-about twenty.pounds.'' ;...■>_. ;:■:'. Asvbe= elected to :be.dealt, with summarily, • his. Worship convicted ■ and''ordered ;him to come •'. for sentence 'When called v.npon/ : a ; prohibition .order to' be issued : against' him. '■; ■>■ ■.-.'• ; Of - four, -male .first '^offender s, '• charged ; with insjbriety,. one was convioted: and I discharged, Cone: was fined :; fa.,'in- default'''2-1- honrs'ami .prisonment,'and two othefsj who failed ;to -put in'.an • appediranoe,; veto ■"flhe'd'v th& .'amflnnt; of .'their bail, 105.,.in 2i'.hburs';iinpris6il : : ''■■• ' ment. vWm;' Pearce, '. who-';had been '■• once. pre-' ' : .viousfy.convicted, was- fined. 105.,, with'the- ali ■ '".]' terhatiye of 48 hours' : imprisonment, and 'Annie' - ■ EvaSasf.was/remandedi'to;'June,-li for medical v treatment.vVfalet'Priton; : alias Fttizer, who !■. '.had.two previous convietions'ngainst her .flame, :■■ was' fined'2o3'.,''with the'.alternative of seven :Aday3*imprieqnment.'.r|ci'; ;.'■:•?■■»'. : ; BUSINESS, \s; ■ v} '■ £;; >. \-;t •'■ ;'{Bflfoie; iv'A; M'Atthur,' S-M.)' '•,'' ; .■.?/'^;;'.'';' ! • ' w '.'■:; Judgment--for-: plaintiff-, by "default of de-> fendantwas\gi?on in the following undefended r'.'Cases:—;\ .;, ■ ,' ' " : ./-.V■:"■■',■/, ,>, . ■.'•.:- C. M. -Banks, ltd.',, v. Demas D. Nicholl6,- , 195.;5d., costs' Bs. j Cliftott- Henry Dickerson, trading as Dickerson and Co.; v. Walter. Read, . . .£l7 9s. ld. r 'costs M 10s/6d.; Davis and Clater v.. Hiram Dunfard,.: £2 Is., costs' Ms.!; CM. Banks,' ltd., W George W. CSullivan, i£3 65.~ ld.,':'costs" IOsj; Abbott,".Oram and' Co., Ltd., '.'.'•/Ti George Frederick Geldefd. and-John Henry 'Allan Campbell, tradifig- as 'Allan:'Campbell and Co.,- il9i' Os. 6d., ? costs £S lOs.i CM. ■Banks; -Ltd., v...' Wilson and Wilson,; £$ 25., costs XI Ss. fid.,vine 1 same,v. Walter-Cotton,: ■£9135. 6d,, :costs".£l,3s- 6d.;.Thompson Bros., Ltdy-v. Samu«l fiobinson, £& 2s. Id., costs XI Ss. fid.; (he Same v.TJfciku Hapeta, ill. 12s. 4d., costs ;21.15S.:6d.;P.'Hayuian and Co. v. George H.-.MosS, costs'only, '-M.-ls.; George Winder" v.' : H..A:,Datson/.£6 Bs.'Cd...costs Bs.; William. 'Bawson Borlase v. Te Hautu, Ltd., £6:18 a. 6d.-; : Jnglis■!Bros., v. Albert. Thomas Almond, .io3'| . 10s. Bd., costs X 3 lSs. 6d;'; John Brodie and Co. v. William iKobert Linley, ■ w£s ss. Id.,' costs . M 3s- Cd.; the Piiblio Trustee,.as. executor, of ..the -will Of William Booth ( deceased, v. Claud : W^ilmshurst.■ 10s;. 6d.( costs 65.. i'.; ,'>C JTJDGMEiiIT; StMMONSES> ;.' • JJavid Barrie.was':'ordored:.to pay ,to Barber .:.;and.-Ctf/,, on of "befdfe.Juno 24, the sum of ■' : '£Yb 6S. 7d.,.in default.fourteen days' imprison-' •;' 'ment;- ■,■.■'■' :■■■ /.■■'.■ , - v\. '.v.' v> -Ernest Herbert. Littlejbhn'- was ordered to ~ pay.<£ 3 55...6d;.'t0 E-. T. Taylor and Co. tin or :; before,.; JTine;:.2l,; in default three days'' im- ': :prisonment. '..._......: ■'■.-.■."'.■ .Nor,orders 'werei made in. the following cases: , \-~ Charles Hill and Sons V. Alexander James, a -.'. debt .Of'-. iB.-17g. Od.j -Lkhtband and : Co. r. Ern*it;Cralg, a debt of £i 18s. 7d.' ;■" ' .'■~ ;"';A'TENCiNGI)ISPOTE.: .■ ' ■ ■'' Eeserved judgment' was delivered by • Dr. , M'Ar.thur in ; tho,cases Lutr v. Jones.' There ..-■■ tvoro two;'eases : betreen thd parties, the first soncerhing the half cost of a dividing fence put up by the plaintiff between his property '•' and that of the defendant;-the second being . a olaim for damaros eaaicd by the defendant , removing the dividing fence referrod to in the first .case. •;".-■'•.■■;■■'-"•"..' ' In, regard to the Grstoaie, his Worship held : that.it was hot a'dispute und«r.'the' Fencing Act; but under an agreement made betw»en the partiM. i The evidence .'for the pUi»tiff, h« stated, appeared to be conclusive on thii point, nnd. no evidence vra» oalled by defendant in 'contradiction of the agrooment. Following on this opinion Uia Worihip held that all.the objections, of' : i defendanf*' ~,counsel being : based :.on -''.the 'statute-mii'st. fail. In this'ense, the' boundary .fence; was: correctly placed, an agreement was.tntered.into, and the half cost of the fence.'.wis correctly stated. "-. In.regard -to the -.second 'caselvhis: Worship stated that lie was of "opinion that defe'ndnnt wronsfnlly. removed,'or caused, to be removed, '-. th'e fence., or -.part thereof, from- the-proper lins;on;.ta the land of Frances Sarah Lutz. "By the wronefit! i-i'inovftl.of the fence, plaintill', as administrator in thd estate of Francis

Sarah Lutz, had suffered damage and inconVeriio'rifr&V! and had _been put to expense in having a survey made,of tlio land. ■■'... .'. Judgment was for plaintiff in .each ca'se for the\ amount'claimed, J!i3 17s. lOd. iAthe first easoVtmd '£& in the' second. Security for appeal was fixed nt .£lO for\both cases.-; ■.', '. Hiv I'itzgibbon appeared - for .the plaintiff, and Mr. .Neavo for trie defendant. : DEFENDED CASES. OVERDUE ACCOUNTS AND PROMISSORY ; y : NOTE. .Aaron Samuels and George, William_Gray, carrying oil business lis the Wholesale Woollen Qo.i ohUiti<*3 «CBl froni Arthur William NpTniafi Goode, Vara; W. F. Thompson, and W» J. Sc'ammell. . .The claim lVas based on. a-promissory, note giVeii bj> iho defendant Goode, and endorsed by the other dofendants. "Goods'did not put in. an appearance, !bv Ifr. Luckie appeared on behalf Of th? Otb'CT defendants.. Mr. Levvey represented the plaintiffs;' .".'':. . The defendant Goode was employed by the plaintiffs (to tako'orders in the country. He allowed book-debts of a nominal value of'j£l2o to .accrue,'and gave, a promissory note to the plaintiffs as security for their collection. The other defendants asserted that there was no consideration, and that thers had been misrepWsoStatibri with'regard'to thq amount and valrie of the debts. , ■■ .The' first witness was still in the box when the Court rose. The case was adjourned until £.15 p-.m'. to-day. .""•. ■':■ Mr; : tvVG. tiiddelfc.'.'S.li!.).- _ ,-"'>' A.QUESTION OP ACCOUNTS. 7,The Cfiramefcial ■ Agency, Ltd. (assignees), and! J. : A., Motcher, of Kaetihi, storekeepur (assignor), suejd-Cliarles MTnrlane, farmer,.of EfletihVldv tho'fium of £16 10s. 3d.for goods alleged to' have been sold and delivered. His W«rsUip. reserved hie. decision till June 15 in order to enable him to go through the account books .and, et'idetioe.'; :;■ J' ... .•_"'■• : ' Mr. 'Von Saost appeared for thO plaintiff, and Mr, C, W, Nasser for the defendant. .- :i

Claim for board and lodging. : Two' claims- for bdtfrd and lodging were prefeired'Lbi ; Mavgaiet lariiss- (SJi'. O'Loatj) against Margaret Fitton (Mr, Gorilter). Plaintiff, who is * boardinghouse-keepe'r. at SeatoUn, claimed from defendant ,£35 irirespect of board for Eersalfy flnfl- £U for board for her 'dangh-. ter, Efelyn ' Fittori.''. Ih regard" to the first claim" of £33, .defendant .'preferred a counterclaJDi for il3 7s. 6a., being £i 10s. for'domestiti, service's rendered, and £8 lie. 6d. for damages for articles detained by plaintiff. The defenCS. entered, in the second action was that the daughter was herself in receipt, of an iri-.tio-of'£So per .annfim .'for:-!her education and and Mrs. Fitton; had only beentrustee.in' the'estate. .'His .Wdrship'gaVe judgment'for plaintiff on the first claim of: .£35, and- also On .the .counter-claim, with costs. jfi3'2s. ! He intimated : that; he would give, his deoision-, in: the second- case on June 15,