MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1378, 2 March 1912, Page 15

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

WHOSE CHICKEN? REARGUARD ACTIOX FOI'GHT. IX A BACKYARD. Cases arisinj! out of- a dispute between two neighbouring families were heard at tho Magistrate's Court yesterday morning. Stanley Masters and Charles Masters were charged with assaulting Mrs. Mary Ann Daly, Stanley Masters with assaulting Joseph Daly, Mid Joseph Daly with assaulting Henry Masters. Mr. L'. .7. Fitzgibbou appeared for the Dalys, and Mr. A. K. Atkinson for the -Masters. As all the charges a.rose out of tlin. same set of circumstances, they were heard together. February I" was" the date of tho trouble. Evidence was given by Mr. and Mrs. Daly and their two daughters, and by Mr. Henry Masts, "s and his two sons. The Dalys said, in effect, that Mr. Masters and his son, Charles, went into their "place" and proceeded to the fowlyard, where Charles ila'lers caught up one of the chickens. .Mrs. Daly remunerated with him and asked him to let go the fowl "as it was not his." She also asked him to go out. He said that he would leave when he pleased. She endeavoured la take the fowl from him, and he struck her in the face. Then Stanley Masters came on the scene, and threw lier husband against the fence. Then the two young Masters got hold of her husband. Stanley Masters kicked her. She still had the fowls, and thev were hers.

The Masters, witnesses declared, in their evidence, that the moment they were ] told to go, they recognised that they had to do so', and they prepared to leave. They "fought a rearguard action all the way' in order to protect their retreat." Mrs. Daly was not struck, but had to be pushed aivay, as she was militant. Mr. Daly brandished a shovel. MY. tticTdoil, S.M.. remarked that it was rpiits clear that Mr. Makers had not taken the constitutional way uf .-ecuring the ioivN; he had not asked permission. However, the actions wen' not lor trespass, but tor as-.v.i11. Seeing that the matter was not a serious one. he would disir.i-- Ihe informations; but the Masters would have to pay one guinea co-Is. In dismissing (lie information iiga.n«.t. Dalv. the magi.-trato said thai Jin doubt what Daly had done amounted to an a'-auK, I)ii!. Dalv had mi»p provoralmu. The order to pay J;I Is. costs was made against Stanley Masters.

P. C.VV.\.\"AtiiTS STOCK. Permitting stock to wander on the roads of the Onslow Borough was alleged against Patrick Cavanagli. There were three charges-one respecting '12 sheen and lambs, one about a cow. and another about •Jl cows. , , , Mr. 11. 1". O'Lcarv appeared for the Onslow Borough Council, and Mr. I'. G. Bolton for tho defendant. -~,,. Defendant nlcaded guilty. On the first charge he was fulfil .61, and respecting the other charges he was ordered to pay costs. The costs in the three cases totalled JCI 9s. CITY BY-LAWS BROKEN. Sarah A. Cunningham, whoso chimney had been on fire recently,.was fined ss. for Tiding v. horse "furiously in ttiddiford Street, William Henderson was fined 10s. DID XOT PAY FARE. Clcir'-e Baddor, \va- charged with travellim' from Lvllrllon to Wellington on the steam-r lli'marea without paying laru flits. Oil.!. , , , , Hi- pleaded Ttiillv. and was ordered to pay ihe 111-, lid., or undergo IK hours imprisonment. OTiin: CASKS. Joseph rin'-"/: w»< ii»'-'i. •'••' f<,r , ';! n R certain language, and JJ2 lov a.-aulling William M'Kay. Vor insobriety. Thomas U. finrd •"=.. and Palrick Untler was ronvicted and discharged. . Jessie Hay was sentenced lo thrro months' imprisonment because she was an id'e ami disorderly person. Man- Sidon appeared charged with stealing .£i:> Ids. in money from I harks Baker. She remanded for one week.

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