RESIDENT, MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3477, 15 April 1874, Page 2

RESIDENT, MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Wednesday, April 15. (Before J. Bathgate, Esq., 8.M.)

Drunkenness.—Darnel Harris, who only admitted having a glass “extra,” was dismissed with a caution, as he had fal en into a yard off the public street and was thus outside the pale of the law, which provides that the offender must be found drunk on a “road, street, thoroughfare, or pub.ic place ” William Henry Horace Cross admitted being drunk at t o’clock this morning. He said that it was windy and wet outside, and so he went into an hotel and also got wet inside.— His Worship: What are you’-Pn-soner (who bore the appearance of" a loafer) • lam a gentleman —(Laughter.)—His Wor ship : Are you a man of independent means’ Prisoner did not think that a person needed to be of independent means to be a gentleman. If such were the case he could not lay to that honorable distinction, ~His Worship: A gentleman does not appear m that box twice in three months How long have you hem here ’—Prisoner aaid all his lifetime, considering he was a native. He should say he had been at King’s College, i oudon, for eight years His Worship fined him 10s, with the option of 48 hours’ imprisonment,—Prisoner : Did you -ay 10s? Bless you —(Laughter.)’ Vagrancy—Jane Glass was charged with having no visible means of support,—Prisoner failing to appear on the previous day when called upon a warrant was issued for her apprehension.— is Worship : Why did

you not appear here yester iay’— Prisoner • I forgot all about it. —His Worship thought it was convenient to forget on suoh occasions —■ Prisoner stated that she had been here for four weeks only,—His Worship: Have you be n at work since you landed?— Prisoner said she had been deprived of her liberty the major portion of that time, having been in gaol. Whep sljo landed at Port Chalmers she had L 4 8s 6d. and when she came out of gaol on Monday last she had 9s 6d. She had not done a hand’s turn, bar wa-hiug her own clothes. —His Worship said he could not convict, seeing that the information dated back from February, whereas prisoner clearly had had money since then. In dismissing her with a caution, his Worship told her that the police had their eyes upon her, and now seeing that her funds were exhausted, if she were again brought up and could not show that she had means, she would be convicted *"risoner promised to take a place immediately. ’ ’ •

CIVIL CA]3E3 M‘Neill v. Wyo. -This was a fraud summons, defendant being called upon to show cause why he should not satisfy a debt of L 9 14s 4d, judgment having been given against him for that amount —Defendant was ordered to pay 10a a week, in doiault, thirty days’ imprisonment, with hard labor.

M‘Kae v. Auchmachio, Claim L 6 for work and labor done Judgment by default for the amount claimed, together with costs. Webb v. Piudlay. Claim L 94 3.-, for goods supplied by plaintiff to defendant Mr Harris for plaintiff; Mr Stout lor defendant, who pleaded not indebted, and also a set-off to the amount of LB4 11a 7«i. V)r Harris sajd that plaintiff cirried on busine-s as a in Dunedin, and defendant was a timber merchant, Qu the Ilth February, Webb supplied Fipdlay with 21 barrels of American plaster, at a price agreed upon, viz., 23s per barrel, which wa« the ament price at the lime. He also furnished defendant, on the 19th of the month, with 50 boxes of glass, at 28s per box, making a total of L 94 3s.—He called Samuel Webb, the plaintiff, who said that in the month of Peru iry last he supplied defendant, at his order, with 21 barrels American plaster, at a ate agreed upon, 23a per barrel. In the same month supplied him with 50 boxes of glass, at 28a per box. The goods were delivered to defendant. He knew nothing about th’e set-off. Had a o'ontraht about thb'

time stated with, a man named Dcsaett, but I never agreed to become responsible for any timber or other goods supplied to him by defendant. Witness left aa acceptance for three months for the amount at defendant’s, a»d on call ng again to see about it, knew D issett bad absconded He asked defendant for the acceptance, which was refused, thelatter wanting co koow who wastopay him for bis iron and timber. Witness told him he did not know anything about the matter, 'his was the first time the ir<m and timber had been mentioned between them. When Uosvett presented the architect’s certificate, witness paid oim all that was due to him.— ra i ae d a nonsuit point .that plaintint had thrown himself out of Court by agreeing to accept a bill at three mouths. 1 he time for suing had not arrived —His Worship reserved judement on the point raised.