MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1351, 31 January 1912, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

■(Before Mr. A. Crooke, S.M.) PROMISSORY NOTE TRANS- ' ACTION'S. GRANVILLE HUNT. PLEADS GUILTY. Granville Hunt was charged with having on or about April 10, 1310, obtained by means of fnlso pretences a promissory note for .£IBO 13s. 2d., from''William Henry Nash. William Henry Nash, who is in business in Cuba and Parish Streets, Wellington, as a leather merchant, gave evidence that ho had done business with Hunt for six or seven years prior to August, 1910, at which time Hunt was agent for the firm of William Walker, leather merchants, England. In April, 1910, a shipment of leather arrived for tho witness, and on this ho gave the accused two promissory notes, each for ,£lB6 13s. Lid. The due dates were August 16, 1910, for one, and September 16, 1910, for the other. A few days after April 13 Hunt called on witness and told him that one of the promissory notes had been' destroyed through a clerk (named Berger) spilling ink on it. Hunt went on to say that in Ins (Hunt's) temper he had torn up the promissory note. Witness told Hunt that if that was the case he should have brought some of the pieces along. Hunt replied that he had not thought Unit necessary, as they had known each other so long. After a consultation with his ledger-keeper he decided to give Hunt another promissory note, Hunt having undertaken to give him an indemnity against liability for the promissory note which was said to have been destroyed. Early in August, in consequence of something he heard, ho stopped payment of all the promissory notes given the accused. Subsequently lie found that the three promissory notes had been discounted. John W. Maxwell, Nash's ledgerkeepor, corroborated Nash's evidence respecting the story of the destroying of a promissory note,- and respecting Hip giv- 1 ing of another promissory note, and the receipt of an indemnity. James Berger, who was in Hunt's employ as ledger-keeper in April, 1910. deposed that he had never defaced a. promissory note, spilled ink over one. or told Hunt that he had dono cither of these things. William Richard'Doughty,'of George and Doughty, warehousemen, Wellington, stated that in 1910 Hunt suggested to his firm that thc-y should discount some promissory notes for him, and the firm discounted the three fjiv-en by Nash. Detective Andrews said that on January 27 of this year he charged Hunt with the offence,, and Hunt inado no reply. Hunt pleaded guilty, and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. DISPUTED ACCOUNT. I Samuel Brown, Ltd., were given judgment against L. Webby for .£1 15s. 9d., the amount of a disputed account for coal. ' . . Mr. St. F. Luckie appeared for plaintiff, and Air. A. Samuel for tho defendant. . __ . ' ; , A DIFFERENCE OF Is. 6d. Edward- Adams, a : driver, sued Julius Lamberg, : a carrier, for .£4 6s. 6d., winch he alleged was'due as.vages and in lieu of one week's' notice of dismissal. Defendant counter-claimed , £1 &=., which- ho alleged was due as house rent, and in lieu of notice''to- leave employMγ' Hindmarsh represented the plaintiff, and Mr. Wakelin the defendant. Judgment was for plaintiff on . the claim, and for defendant on the counterclaim.

JUDGMENTS BY DEFAULT. (Before Dr. M'Arthur, S.M.) In the following cases, judgment was entered for the plaintiffs by default:— Rosenberg and Go. v. Mrs. Anmo Drinkwater, .£2 35., and costs 55.; BeatriceAmy Pinteock v. Whata Matenga. Xll 12s. 6d., and costs Jtt Os. 6d.; Hallentein Bros.. Ltd., v. Benjamin Soot JA Os. 9d., and costs Us.; Hip and 0 Don- ( ncll v. Nonnon Gordon George Winkel-, man, JE3 Us., and costs ss. JUDGMENT SUMMONS. Alexander F. Davies was . ordered to pay £3 16s. to F. W. Kemp by Febru-, ary 13. BREACHES OF AWARD. The Evans Bay Timber Company was fined ill for a breach of the Wellington Carpenters',and Joiners' Award. It was alleged that the- defendants employed a worker named 'J.' "VVhitmore at less than the minimum wase. ■■' . Whitmorc was fined ss. for having accepted less than the minimum rate of pay. POLICE CASES. For insobriety 'Margaret Webb was ■convicted and ordered-' to pay medical expenses (l"s. 6d.). James O'Donoughoe was fined 10.-. on a charge of indecency. A SMALL MARAUDER. A , fourteen-year-old boy appeared before tbe Juvenile Court yesterday.-to answer four charges of theft from dwellings. It was stated that the boy had entered certain houses in Newtown and taken such things as medals, badges, a miniature sword, pencils, a silver pin, two canaries, I etc The total value of the stolen articles was jES 4s. A conviction was entered, and the lad was sentenced to a whipping.