District Court

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 62, 3 November 1885, Page 3

District Court

JLt the District Court, Palmerston, on Riday last, Jeremiah Corkery made application for his Mr Staite on his own behalf opposed the application, as aljso did Messrs Keen, Cottrell, and Pringle. Debtor was

subjected to, a severe examination He deu^ed'tliat.lie ha^d .given liorses to nis sen, but had sold him a spring cart for £10. Had no race-horse, but sold a pony to his son for £10.' His son paid for the entrance of the horse for the races, and bought the clothing of the horse E. J. Cottrell gave evidence td the effect that about three weeks before; the bankrupt' filed, he offered Witness "the mother of the racer for £7. Valued the cart referred to at £15-. Had- always understood bankrupt wasthe owner of the horse, cart, pigs, &c. "Witness stated that about five, days before the bankrupt filed his wife came into his. shop and wished to purchase a lot of goods, but he declined to give credit. She then «aid her husband was going to file, and witness wanted the goods back, but she would not return them. Edirard Fringle deposed that bankrupt fad distinctly represented the racehorse to be his, and that the pigs, &c M were always on bankrupt's premises. Edward Jones'; son-in-law of bankrupt deposed that h« bought a mare for his .^oAlldwardHfitom, WoUerman. His Heno* 1 ! said thai he thought the bankruptcy, a .very .unsatisfactory one, and 4hat;i| 4he debtor yfl* a' younge* man he might have sent him to gaol 'te teach him a lesson. The discharge <*oufo therefore J be amended / f or «ifhtee^ I ,mon^hs i frpm sto &$&& ruptcy, or until he hadßatisfied the four snialLcreditors amounling to £13 1 •:« - • ; ■ ■■' ■■ ■ ■ for the discharge ol r " Johntiewetlyn was subiected to a •earching pubuc examination by-Mr Ji^ ■ oh behalf of Bench exercise the summary jurodicatibnJ allowdd'ty the 'Act. "' After hear^ bwore siding a dw&r to gaol; ttie section, "&e off encU must be%^»no£<»iu^&^ «aft|ii(i» this was the eas* in thW mifiifib' 'Examination dosed, discharge