FEILDING A. M. COURT.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 17, 12 August 1882, Page 3

FEILDING A. M. COURT.

7(1 -..'Hi.O "10 'T'^.' :■-•■) ji.Ki (Befone iflinW-i*. E^:i ; R.M.) 'U< vr-w vti y---.-.-._i i -j i* k: '.-.'*'• & W*f»H*-t-»\v. _ku»«_«*^9^ . Wfl * resume ihe o evideneeCt mr this ea-^^.-WirimlV/jMokjCfmofcouV D. R. J^ei^p^^lMghj^aa unavoidably held over from our last i .sue *—;,, : it. Price, bailiff,' deposed^ Ke. executed the' _-u_Kroe_jt - wa-s' : present whett £30 tCas pad ; hfe'broilghl tli'e'-rfar* from the poddock -to. Lewers ; the "Maori paid £30 on tliOjl»orMe_t}-ililie-.mare. Was. left for the balance ; Mr Lewe** •] pai 4t.be balance as n matter of form ip satisfy the judgtneot. (Witn'essies were "hefe H-rd^reH 'out .'of Court.)"' Heard all the' _b_*Wrsatili>h I{,,rt1 { „r t was understood the :: l_ft*'a_ security "for £5 ; ne x t saw tho niare .tbowt 12th July i examined .fcbfc_M>of.:and IpUnd the hoof s biire-jMrLewer- was jiresent w hefi the money was paid. ; djd not linog* the borse.had bee*-L solid to Mt'Lewers. Cro-siexamirted— _fr Lewers paid me the balance df the debt; id not think the phiintijfc-uncjer .tood .English; iisa--r -a hoh_j-i-^-i-im^_Jooi-J«-'irli wus lil_t* bruise or a stakewound. ; r . Robert'" 1 Walker, veterinary ' surgeon, deposed : A marc n iis brought to him' by iVlokomdko, oh the 1_ h ; He found Jhe chist had 'been 'worn' <>f_. the hoofs, and so _fi'. 'mate was lame, on ' all feet ; 'found

jolc in the offf.M-e foot, witli wood in it. (Woorl nroduced.) Was paid 12s feesJ • c-rnr* .-T-i mined Themaremigbteasil^ get the pic.-c oi w .od in her hoof in ar hundred viiyspbut she mu't be going fast to get, it. /Harry Ljjng deposed; He was present ' with M'ok. imok'o when he paid some money to Price— *-30 a |, Th^re was present— "Taylor" 'and Meyers; Lewers said he would keep the horse until he was paid the balance of £o ; cannot read Knglish ; told William he would g<*t the horse back when tiie liioiiey w;is paid ; what he to d | \!. liomoko was nothing to do with the jlf».-um.-rit ; Lewers was told not to use the mare; he said he wouldn't; the mare wis all right when she was taken posses- • ion of. Cross-examined— Bode the mare to .\ a pi"r once; 'he mare was taken from the pah ;. Levvers, Said plaini-itt' could have ihe man- when the money was paid. William Meyers deposed : He was formerly in the employ of Mr Lewers; reI menihered .Vlokojjioko paying £30 to the I bailiff; there wiis aii agreement he should j jmv Lo ; Mr Lewers said he wanted more seetirjty .in.the sh.-ipe. of !a cow and calf ; a receipt was written out which he witnessed ; nobody knew the contents except, Mr Letters; fT 'Lai rig 'said nothing about the contents of any document; the Maori knew he had additio al } security ; rode 1 the marc until' she went lame; rode her to Taonui railway station ; manuka stump. ' are on the road; Mr JLi:wers said he would only use her on gd.d roads; the mare, was not used any more as she was too lame.. ,|.i.. -? - / .* ; •"/ Cross "examined — When Mokomoko; «igne<l the document there were others in, l lie room; did ndt''hear the document read over; a cow and calf was mentioned; a receipt was, given to M°kouioko ; attested signattrH? becau*?e fieweri told him to do so; document was not read in his healing; did uot-il'treat the mare; have left Mr Lewers' employ, but did not leave on the .best .of terms there were •little* dinVren'ces bet ween tliehi';' never saw the mare illused, and it wa« properly fed. i ross-exinidu' d— The mare was ridden without shoes; considered it cruel; th.iv were others in the office. , Mr Prior applied l for a nonsuit, which: the Bench granted. j