Feilding R.M. Court.

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 42, 10 April 1884, Page 2

Feilding R.M. Court.

(Before li. Ward, Esq., R.M.) Wkdnksdat, AieuixSTS. BBKACH OF RAILWAY BYE- LAWS. Henry Holland pleaded guilty to leaving a railway carriage when the train was in motion, and was fined 10s, and 7s costs. -■• OBSCENE _ANGJ*_AOB» ; -: Charles HoJges pleaded guilty to using obscene language to. Wm.-Arnott, and was fined 10s and costs, 9s. PROHIBITION OHDEB. ■ - ' t*zx?* The police applied for an order to pro* hibit the sale of intoxicating liquor toE.'* Dixon, a journeyman tailor. There was no appearance of defendalSt^ The Court ordered his arrest, that he might be brought up and examined as to his sanity. • ' \d CIVIL CASES. Judgment summons.— Pybns t E. T. Davies.— Claim £7 12s 2_. - V A- "•'. Mr Prior appeared for the plaintiff. Owing to an error made in the Wanganui office this case could not be heard. The summons was ordered to be enlarged. John Jackson v James Laing.— Claim. £7 lis 6d. Half the amount of claim was paid, the balance to : be paid in six weeks' time. In. default four days' imprisonment in Wanganui gaol. . „„j Zohrab and Newman t F. R. Rowley.— £16 Is Bd. £2, t0 be paid in cash, and : the balance in monthly instalments of £2. In default a fortnight's imprisonment in Wanganui gaol. .-.;]; Lewers ▼ Hadfield.— Claim £40 12a 1dOrdered to he paid at the rate ef £2 ncr month, first payment to be made on the 7th of May, or ih default six weeks* imprisonment in Wanganui gaol. r-ty-At. Crichton v Kenny.— Claim 0 lj6i 9d. Ordered to be paid in tnms Of £l petmonth, the first payment to be made od the 15th inst., or in default eight (Lay ■ in Wanganui gaol. „ Lewers v O'Toole.— Clann £3 12» 9d. Verdict for plaintiff and costs, Bs. .„V J. Belfit v J. Feiris, alia* Simpftpa* —Claim £1 1 19s. -• ?■■*:. i ; Mr Staite for plaintiff. • .::dt . A draft for £12 19s had been recervedi A verdict for plaintiff for a^apunl "£&_ . costs, less amount of the. draf^ ww entered up. -yy .a y-yy ',-,--«,'•-.,.. Judgments for plaintiffs with COite were given in the following- cases*«^- *' Jensen v Tapata — -Claimr 135. ; 6«»> . coigne v Hon.-- Claim £5 Jss4d. Same r Harvey .— Claim £3 12s lld. ; Samev Cook.— Claim £o 1 2s 6d. Haleombo Town Boar! v Caldwell.-^-Claim 14- Id. Same v Humphrey.— ;C9aim 16s 9d r , Same vE. Jones. Claim 18* 9d. : i J. Wright t E. Hayward.— Claim £li. Cottrell T Hayward.— Claim £5 lOs. Samey HorL —Claim £2 16s 9d. Samuel \'r Tiicombe. . ■'■■'■' . - .--;'•*!') I > — Claim £6" 55. < . ':s ■ <■'•.•-. -■-.- .In the ease of James Has tie r' Charles Days, for £8 12s 9d, plaintiff *asnos» suited. . i ' ' '" Prior and Sandilands v Norman^aid Fearon, £11 I6s. '* ■ *-a ■** ; '*' ■•'■•■« 'V/ w ■.*■ Mr Prior for jl _i_ti£. *n_ f£ r s*f«-.o' for defendants. „> . „. g . This was a. case where*- a Mr Cornwall had assigned a claim against defendants for the amount claimed, to the plaintiff • William Baph'j proved; the execution ,i if ... the deed. „,..-., Enoch Cornwall, laborer of Feilding; was working fpr Norman and Fearon. who were indebted to him f«r> the amount, claimed. Instrnc+ed .Prior and Sandilands to t recover this amount. Sold the debt to Prior and .S-ndilaudsd for them to see him' through tbe'Bankrnptcj Court. Witness proposed that Prior and | Sandilands should take 1 the debt; they agreed to it. : ' BeeeiTed £5 from- Prior and Sandiland-^ and they were* also 'to put witness fihron'gh the Bankruptcy Court.. Keeeived. tlw j£s, and paid it back to Prior and SaadiLtud-^ Cross- examined : Had .'seen Prior, and Sandilands on -several occasions on basi— ness. Was indebted to them before tho execution of the " deed, d >Haid been iuinmoned by Cottrell to appear to-day (the 9th inst.) (Summons produced', but witness said he could n^ rend-.) Never gave an order on Fearon' and Norman *in favor of Cottrell. "'■'-' :: (; : r '' '-'■■-' ; :: Re-examined : H ad not ' filed is 1 ' ft bankrupt yet. " v "" .",.,.. _ Mr -Sandilands. * tohcifor, deposed: He , remembered the , .liansaction ' jrith Cornwall. Had . . several " consultations with Cornwall, ; who <o)Wed Ihe^firm £3 Ss. It was : suggested Pnorl^a^ Sandilands should purchase the claim. Was to prepare the deed., nnd ;< ;jCornw»U would; pay for it.; Independnnt -of the deed jfjr*j;to .. receive £5 for expenses of filing. Counsel on both sides having addressed the Court, His Worship said' he must be with the defendants.' Judgment pe* cordingly. _ : ; '.",", .," Mr Prior said he would prdbajttj appeal . Leave given., . , '■'— Bailey Bro.vßelt.-rClaim, L 25, value of wheels iand axle ' Of a portable * engine wrongfully detained by the defendant. This.caxe has already; been twjcebeforo the court, arid lts^detaili 'are sufficiently well-known to the -publici. The present was merely a rehearing. \ ;; Voluminous evidence' was given) _y , both sides, but as it has already been reported ip these columns we ( will merely give the Magistrate's decision, Which was ' 'as follows.:'--- ' : ' *•' y,y\A y- y*m ! His Worship' regretted that- *t_V lew- : dence of persons holding the positions they did should be so conflicting, which rendered it the more painful and difficult ' for him to. give judgment. J- The evidence . .ft* of Mr Bailey he considered to be clear M, ; and plain, and thought' there innst have m 'een a most unfortunate misunderstandin_ between' the pnrties; The only -just conclusion he could come to was- to give . .. judgment for the value 'of the bent axle, •.wli'iuh he would fix at- L5 with costs. Cottrell v G. Hayward.— Judgment ' summons for L7 l4s. : Mr Staite examined the plaintiff with a view of j ustif ying his action ih taking out an immediate summons. „ „ .^Defendant admitted liishaving repbrted that he was ieaviu>. Feilding for Sydney^ The plaint ff deposed- 'as to defendant telling hi_i lie ." waii, leaviug. l'eilliag

~-~— A. *— forthwith, and that he was 'leaving his present employment on or about Saturday nest. * Defendant agreed to give an order for L 7 on his employer, which was accepted by plaintiff. The court then adjourned.