Feilding R.M. Court

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 24, 28 February 1884, Page 2

Feilding R.M. Court

+ Wbdnksvat, F«bboait 27th, 1884. (Before It. Ward, Esq., R.M.) Breach of the "Registration of Births and Deaths Act." J. Moore was charged with not having registered the birth of a child within proper time. He pleaded giuilty and was fhtig ss. ASSAULT. ? Edward Jack roan pleaded* 'guilty to a charge of assaulting and bra ting John • Smifh atTeildinjj on the ( Mr Prior appeared ' for jhe prosftutfm/and Mr W. B Hawkins for the defence. J. Smith deposed that he was-worltnigr for defendant at Mnisn Fearoa and Norman* contract.;- wan in the gnnfflpit; ' when defendant cam*- and struck' hinVb*t! the head with a supplejack ;- was knoekedT* ~ down senseless. [Witness hew showed • the Bench the wounds on his head^^Tt" was a quarter past one when he Wai ■track, and he did not find iris way to Mr Norman's houio tin four o'clock • ant morning. -..-:■• Cross remained ; Would swear ho was not sleeping in Norman'sAtabfe the night before going to NormanV house ; diu^not tell Jackman he was a. b— ; — liar. Ite examined :.< ould net s**arpifthe supplejack had- auob or not* > John Print deposed?: > Waa wording at the pit on the day in question/; he beard what was »aid but 1 did- But see aaj blow** struck ; was on* the other ide of the dray; saw Jackman with « ■applejack, and heard him «aj, l'llkill youyoa,b— »-v"j afterwards law Smith lying on the gravel bleeding- ;,, ; . .•. 1 .-.- / .... .-V^* < Crossiexaniined : Did not ' say anything; saw Ike blood rm*aing . from hi* head. - ■ ;> . . ' icich&rd Print deposed : Was workfng with hi* broth'eiv and taw Jaclunaa hit -Smith- with a supplejack,, using .strong language at the time, being, witaata* i believed, in a temper. . ' -;i : Cross-examined: Saw Jaektnaa tnth'ti supplejnrk in hit hand ; heard him say he would kill Smith. ; . ; > This closed the evident* for the protei' cution. - - • " ;: . r For the defence, - B Fearon deponed that Jackmen-waa : working for him; witness ntormtf' Jackman of the ill-treatment by Smith *f . two of Jackman's horses ; beard Jaekojaa say he would give Smith a boy's hiding^, and »aw him strike him witK a^ tnta •upplejack; the blows were very slight, ' and not calculated to do aay bans. Cross-examined : Would swear that Smith did not rest his head between hia * two hand* when he was sitting down oil ~ the grarrl ; in half-an.hour after the occurrence Smith was lying apparently 'taleep in Korman's stable, haring walked, there. By the. I'eneh : Smith was dranic, and and had been drinking for days and ill 9 using the hones. . . - r .„• James Norman corroborated the *fi* dence of last witness a* to the mill] natnr* of tbewordA u»ed by Jackman, and tho indifferent character <>f plarniiff ; did not "'' «cc any blow* struck. /; : ' : Cross-examined : Could not swear if the supplejack produced was the one 1 fji ' «aw in Jaokinan'a hand. ' '"'. ','... Edward JiVckinan drponed ibat i« con. sequence; o'fbein^' annojr'od ''at T j^WthW ' he heard about' Smith, he WnV'toino ■ pit and ; Mked-him/w)^^^Jpi knocking the , jouag hor^s, Vboni then itruck him with the Uuß,t Q pp)»j §0 )( produced; struck, him.as ho wonld^n boy ; the, blow* might hare drawn blood, but he couldn't My if they did. . . ' „ V / The witnesses Pint were re-ealbd, and in reply to the Bench, lioth said that Smith was not, as it appeared 1o thra, under the influence of. liquo* on the day in question. ; . . .... lhis closed the evidence, butbeiero giving iudgmeht His Worship, said ho would heaf the next case. ''"■';. £ '- \ .. _ '.. .CBVXVtTIty' r *»\^kid.: '.'/., t '^\ John Smith, was ehargeij 'by Edpi^J Jackman, under the : ** Crar)t j tq^nisjait Act," with inflicting certain isj^rie* two hor«es. .' > :,,^, ■..■■.'■<,■:■/// h'ji:-;?< \ 1-j Mr W. B. Hawkins for the prosecution and Mr Prior for the defence. Defendant pleaded not guifty/ Edward, Jackmaii garf asfo being informed' of Smith^abnsing tho bones.. „;,,. - r ' f 'ii7 ?• C, Hodge* deposed as(o^mitbillWiag the horse* d.^bing the^^e^t ;was done. ... .• ". -. : ; ... -,. t t ;;' r . '*' - A , j. Nortaan said he eouW not »*ep)le«* the precise day , in quest ionybni s^jf; A quentlj Men Smith reiy ba^lyili n^» tb» ■ horses.,. - . . - •-'".''.-. ."',"' . ."V J. Smith, the defendant, wa\ealledan4 ■positively denied haTiag uesii, '&* horses. . /. ;-. . j A ;'^ '[\\y Cross.exsminf d : Had-neyfr betn!f». monstrated with for treating the hofsoe badly. J. \Print said he could not recollect seeing Smith ill use the horses. B. Print gave similar evidence, • His Worship raled ihit neither c*Oti•el could address the Court; He the* gave judgment in each of the preceding cases a« follows ; FinecT4os, irtth costa and counsels' feet. CITIL CASKS. -■.-'."■■ • ' " — i Lewers v Kenney —Claim £18 19n 9Ar :Ot ? on judgment summons. Oraered to bo : paid at £2 per month. . • • -' Same v A. Dick.—Claim £17 13s ild. No appearance of defendant. Judgment -' for plaintiff and cnxts. ' - .' Same r Jno Uasse.— Claim £3&35 -101. Defendant, who was a German, pretended he could not speak English. He was evidenily the worse for liquor, and said he had come from Camplielltawn on "two feet." Him Worship a»ked him' several qneations, but came to the conclusion that he wan drunk, and refused to take bis evidence. On the ground chiefly ' of defendant being a foreigner. th#~ea*e was adjourned «o that he might get»a ' interpreter. . . ; -,' •' London vTnra H«v>ta.— Claim £1 18s. Judgment for plaintiff and coxts. ~ - Clapham v H. J. Jouen.— Claim CilOß on dishonored prouiuisorj note. Mr Frior

for plaintiff. No appearance of defendant. Judgment for plaintiff and costs. Lewera tr C.. Humphries.— Claim £25 13s Bd. Mr Prior, for plaintiff. No appearance of. defendant. Judgment toi plaintiff and costs. Same T F. Cornwall.— Claim £\ 6s lid, Case adjourned, as defendant was ill. Crichton v Hay ward.— Claim £8 12s. Judgment for plaintiff nnd costs. £1 pei month to be paid for two months, and £& per: month afterwards, first payment to be made the. 15th of April. Kirton and Curtis t'J. J. Crawford.— Claim £4. Mr Prior for plaintiffs. W. Heading proved the claim, and judgment •as ijji Ten for plaintiffs with costs. . Lewer* r J. Morris. - Claim. £23 I 1 * Bd. -Mr iPnor-for plaintiff, aud Mr W. JL : Hawkins if or {defendant, t Adjourned tdl:n#xl Court daynsosts of plaintiff to te:jfr*nt^i>forlpVe»ent action. . Halfonilj«f arid Sht-rwill vW. Whisker. -r<3laims^£s7— lls- 1O«. — Mr 3 Prior for plaintiffs, and: Mr Staftc for defendant. His -Worship said th«t the case was beyond, his juris lie tion. -and he mast therefore rule it out of Court, with costs. 3 j^ineasj against the plaintiffs. •-/"V::. 1 " 1 " ' o&ntvkxii: ' ' '■'■'■ John Smith, charged with forgery, was liberated on bail, and ordered to appear a*< 11 this morning. '_ ■ TJie Court then adjourned. ■