RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3845, 13 November 1883, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

This Day,

(Before Captain Prccco, R.M.) ALLEGED LUNACY.

Gerald Farrell, a epiict respectable looking man, was brought up charged with lunacy. Mr Lee appeared and disputed the charge. Constable Brosnahan stated that ho had arrested the defendant at Waipawa on Friday evening in . consequence eif the numerous complaints he had heard made against him, and also by his own observation of his conduct. One complaint Avas that ho had gone into Mr Driscoll's shop in Waipawa anel in tho presence of tho proprietor took away three bottles of scent and a hairbrush. He had also gone into a greengrocer's shop, had picked up an apple, and tlu-OAVii it through the Aviuelow. Mr Carson, a boarding-house keeper, hael also complained to tho police of Farrell's eccentric couduct Avhile iv his house. The constable then took him into custody. He admitted that he had always been a perfectly sober man, anel epiict anel inoffensive until lately. By Mr Lee: Farrell had £117 9s 8d in his possession Avhcn arrested. The defendant maele a rather incoherent statement to tho effect that thcpeoploof WaiX paAva Avere continually asking him where he was going, and putting their hands on his shoulder. Ho saiel that if he Avero a lunatic why had he not been examined at WaipaAva instead of being taken to Napier and kept in tho lock-up for nearly threodays. His Worship discharged the defendant. CIA-IL CASES. Blythe and Co. v. Schippcr.—Claim, £1 8s for goods supplied. Mr Loc for plain fill. No appearance of elefendaut. Judgment for amount claimed, with costs S.s, and solicitor's fee 10s Gd. Same v. W. Stanley.—Claim for .CO Is. No appearance of elefendaut. Judgment for plaintiff, with costs lis, and solicitor's fee £1 Is. Same v. H. Stanley.—Claim £10 lis Gd. Defendant eliel not appear. Judgment for plaintiff, with costs 19s, mid counsel's fco £1 IS. Samo v. Alfred Gillies.—Claim, .£22 0s Od. No appearance of defendant. Judgment for plaintiff, with costs £1 10s, and counsel' 9 fee £1 Is. F. W. C. Sturm v. 11. Tngram.—Claim, £2 12s Gd for goods supplied. No appearance of defendant. Judgment for plaintiff, with costs 18s, and witness's expenses 3s. Samo v. Thomas Lambert.—Claim £25 on r promissory note. No appearance of defendant. "Judgment for plaintiff, Avith costs £1 os, and Avitncss's expenses 10s. Newton and Co. v. D. Young.—Claim £5 13s 7d. Judgment for plaintiffs, and costs lbs. BrcAvman v. Prcsling.--Claim £2 ss. Defendant admitted thcYlebt, and asked to bo-allowed to pay it in two monthly iuslalj ments, which was agreed to by plaintiff. Can- v. Snclling.—Claim £2 5s for two weeks' wages. Defendant disputed the debt on tho ground that plumtifllutd ongaged with him

waiter for a month and only stayed a

Thomas Can- stated that he had left defendant'.semploymeiitinconsorpieuceof the manner in which he had been abused by Mrs Snclling at the dinner table, merely because lie had°rofused to give one of the children some pudding that Avas not in the bill of faro. He added that the time he had spent there ho had " led a dog's life." Mrs Snclling had also ordered him out of the dining-room. He then made out his account, and handed it to Mr Snclling, who saiel he loi3W nothing about it, and refused to pay him for tho week he had served. S. A. Snclling, the defendant, gave evidence that plaintiff had on one occasion chased his little boy round the dining-room Avith a knife in husband, and that he only remained a week instead of a month, as he had engaged to do. Harriet'Snelling stated that she had had to reprove Can- several times for swearing at her children, but she had given him no notice Avhiitever to leave. She was not aware lie had loft until she was told of it. At this stage His Worship severely reprimanded the defendant for endeavoring to prompt his Avife. Mr Snclling denied this, but His Worship said ho had caught him in the act, and thatifit occurred again he should commit him for contempt of Court. Mrs Snclling further stated, in reply to His Worship,' that the other servants had informed her Can- Ava.s iv the habit of swearing at the children, and her little boy had complained on the night before Carr left, that he had chased him with a knife in his hand. Judgment for phi infill' for £1, Avithout costs. There Avas no oilier business.