WAIPAWA MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), 22 February 1883, Page 3

WAIPAWA MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Wednesday, February 21

(Before Messrs Herrick and Johnston, J.P.s) BREACH OF RAILWAY BYE-LAWS. James O'Donneil was charged on the information of the railway authorities with a breach of the passenger bye-laws. Rees Watkins, guard," deposed that on the Bth February defendant and two boys accompanying him attempted to enter the afternoon train from Waipawa to Napier while it was in motion. One boy got on board safely, but defendant and the other boy fell, the latter falling between the train and the platform, and having a narrow escape from losing his life. A fine of £1 and costs was imposed. ALLEGED BREACH 01' THE PEACE. Denis O'Callaghan was then charged, on the information of Honi Wirinvu, with having used language calculated to cause a breach of tho peace. This was a peculiar case. Defendant saw informant holding a boy, when informant said he had been stealing his peaches, and entered into conversation with him. Informant released the boy, and defendant then told the latter to run, wliich he did. The Maori then seized O'Callaghan, who told him ho would " lift him over the head '' unless immediately released. This was the language complained of. The Bench dismissed the case, each party to pay his own share of the costs.