Feilding R.M. Court.

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 9, 24 January 1884, Page 2

Feilding R.M. Court.

Wednesday, January 24th, 1884. (Before 11. Ward, Esq., K.M.) BBEACH OF BAILWAY BYE LAWS. John Robinson was charged by the police with unlawfully loitering about the Feilding Itailway Station on the 7th inst. Accused pleaded not guilty. Mr Cleary, station master, gave evidence as to defendant loitering about the railway premises contrary to the Bye Laws. F. Towler, porter at the station, corroborated the evidence of last witness. His Worship found accused guilty and fined him 10s and costs 7s. USING PBOFANE LANGUAGE. Heremaia was charged by the police with using profane language in Manchester street on the 11th inst. Mr Bo»th. interpreted, and accused pleaded not guilty. J. Freeman gare evidence as to the language used. Constable Price deposed that a row was taking place with a ■umber of Maoris ; went and advised them to go home ; the Natives generally took his advice, but defendant acted in an insulting manner, using the language quoted in the indictment. His Worship here ruled that the language was not profane, but obscene and indecent, and the charge was then altered and the case proceeded with accordingly. Defendant and another Maori named Peta gave evidence. Accused was found guilty and fined 408 and costs 9s or seven days in Wanganui gaol. CIVIL CASES. E. J. Cottrell v C. Walker.— Claim £4 4s 108 for goods supplied. No appearance of defendant Judgment by default for plaintiff with costs. G. Tnchton v T. Sexton.— Claim £27 9a Id, balance due for goods supplied. No appearance of defendant. Plaintiff proved the debt, and judgment vm given for the amount with costs. Penberthy v Elliot.— Claim £6 3s lOd for goods supplied. Judgment for plaintiff, who consented to take 10s per month, defendant having pleaded long illness as a reason the claim had not been paid. Pope and Pearson v John McDonald. — Claim £6 12k for use and occupation of premises. This was a case adjourned from last Court day, and in which it appeared defendant had occupied a cottage belonging to plaintiffs. Mr Warburton for plaintiffs and Mr Esara for defendant. Mr Esum addressed the Court, after which His Worship said that the queition of title being involved, he had no jurisdiction, and must rule the case out of Court, with counsel* fee for defendant. F. Rowley v Child. Claim £ 13s 12* 6d. Messrs Prior and Sand Hands for plaintiff* and Mr Esam for defendant. Nonsuited with costs for defendant and counsel's fee. Younger and Laing v Glacken.— Claim £5 7n 4d for damage* alleged to have hern done by defendant's pigs to plaintiff's tents, food, and other property belonging l« them. . Mr Prior for the plaintiffs and Mr W. B. HnwkinJt for the defendant. A. L«ring gave evidence as to a large amount of damage bavins: been 4 done t« the tents and tent fnrnHure, groceries, meat, bread, potatoes, horse fend. &c. belongin" to the camp of the plaintiff* a< their contract in the Kiwitea in November last. George .Younger. Jno McDonald. M. Dorothy gave evidence in support of thai of the preri nun witness, and were each; nnbjer>t to a loug and severe cross-exam ination. : • • (To be continued in our next.) ~>~~-