RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.
Weonesday, February 11. (Before A. C. Strode, Esq., R.M.) Drunkenness.— William Munro was fined s*, with the option of twenty-four hours’ imprisonment; and for breaking a pane of glass, of the value of 6s Gd, the property of Thomas Hetherington, of the Shamrock Hotel, was ordered to pay the amount of damage done, together with costs—in default, forty-eight hours’ imprisonment. Theft. —John Greig was charged with stealing from the Mary Ogilvie seven bottles of gin, of the value of Iss, the property of Charles Halliday.—Prisoner said he knew nothing about the affair, as he was “ tight.” —Sergeant Dean, who arrested the prisoner, stated that he was “ sensibly ” drunk. He was sentenced to two mouths’ bard labor. CIVIL CASES. Neale v. J. Mills—Claim Is fid, for carriage of machinery from Wilson’s foundry to the s.s. Beiutiful Star at the Rattray street jetty. Mr ,-tewarb defended.—Tho defence was that Mills had no knowledge of how the claim was incurred, and could not be held responsible for it. Were judgment given against defendant, any oue might present an account to the Harbor Company and demand payment.' This would simply be openi >g the door to fraud. Plaintiff went to defendant and became very abusive.—This plaintiff denied, saying that the abuse was on. the other side. —David Mills said that plaintiff had refused to leave the receipt order with him.—His Worship considered that plaintiff acted wrongly in not leaving the order, and as there appeared to be a great deal of ill-feeling in the matter, judgment would be given for plaintiff without costs Judgment was given by default i u the following cases : - Harris v. Thompson, LI 7s 6d, for boots supplied ; Canning v. Duxbury, L 7 14s, for work doue. ’ Moore v. Sandison. Claim, L2O, for cattle trespass in the Tomahawk district Mr Stewart for plaintiff; Mr Harris for defendant. There was a cross-action, in which Sandison claimed L2O for cattle trespass, and Mr Harris suggested as there had been mutual trespasses on both sides both cases should he withdrawn. Mr Stewart, however, objected,—Moore, in the course of his examination, said he had always put the cattle out, till the bull challenged him by shaking his head at him from the distance. (Laughter.)— Witnesses haviugbeen examined on both sides, bis Worship said in the case of Moore v. Sandison he was of opinion, from the evidence before him, that the trespass had been very frequent, though the land as sown was of little value, iu comparison with regular growing crops. Still plaintiff was entitled to something, and came to the conclusion that Moore was entitled to L 5. In the second case, Sandison v. Moore, judgment would be for 2Us and costs. Thokiicroft v. Uossett.— Claim, Ll 8s 3d for work done,—Defendant admitted owim* the amount less one shilling, and judgment wus given accordingly.—There was a cross action for Ll Is for seven locks, of the value of 3s each, which were left with Tborncroft in November last, to have keys fitted, but had nob since been returned.—His Worship gave judgment for 12s in addition to the 6s 3d paid into Court. West v. Leys—Claim, L 8 10s for work done on board the s.s. WalLbi, of which defendant is master, and also for wrongful dismissal,—There was also another case, in which one Parker also sued defendant, audit was decided that the one decision should apply to both cases.—Mr Barton for plaintiff, Mr Harris for defendant.—Dadvid West shipped as an able seaman on the Wallabi at Dunedin, and worked from the Ist till the 22nd January at the rate of L 8 a month. On the 2'ml January, while working alongside the wharf, at the Bluff, having been at it from six o’clock in the morning nil six o’clock at night, they “knocked off” for tea, A man named Patterson was helping him ; the rest were on shore. After tea the Captain asked them to take some timber, but they refused, as it would have taken three or four hours to do so. The mate called them to get paid, but the Captain refused to give them “ acent,?’ and told them that if they did not go ashore within half-an-hour ho would send a policeman to them. I'hoy replied that they would not go without theirmouey. Thesteansr sailed for Dunedin an hour afterwards, and
they came up in her. They arrived here early on the 24th, and on asking for their wages the captain said he woul i not give it to them till the end of the month They represented that they could not live without money, and the captain said they could starve if they liked. He afterwards charged passage-money from the Bluff. Witness also worked regular hours from six till six.—The plaintiff fatter son gave similar evidence.— Matthieson, one of the crew at the time, said that he heard the conversation about paying the men. The captain was very drank, as also was the captain of the Bsbington, who was with him.—The case was then adjourned till Monday, as Capt. Leys was now at sea.
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Evening Star, Issue 3424, 11 February 1874, Page 2
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