Feilding R.M. Court

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 92, 14 January 1886, Page 3

Feildi ng R.M. Court

♦ — . Wednesday, Janttaby 15, 1886. Before R : Wardy E®!* EM: ; Belfit v Belfit.— No appearance of either party. ■ ■'■■ W. McMillan v John Neary.— Mr Pnor appeared for the plaintiff.. Defendant was charged with trespassing on the • proper^, of jplaintiff.; "'.-. The -. same defendant was also charged' with removing a gate of the. plaintiff's. TW informations were laid under the Police Offences Act 1884. Wm> McMillan deposed that he was .'<a farmer residing atAwahuri; lie was at home on the night in question ; at ten; o'clock at night he heard seven or eight persons making a noise with ■ t kerosene tins and hooting and yelling ; -went out. and recognised defendant; ordered him sand theT'others'to leav6 the premises.; used language more : forcible than polite ; they were disappointed, they did not get money; Neary song a long song; some firer wood was shifted and thrown on the verandah ; in' $ie morning .found a ■lamb in %he ! garden 1 ; the gate i Was down; witness put it up himself ; defendant did not leave the premises when ordered; it was no ordinary noise they^ made; never heard such . another in his life. , • : .' Cross-examined: Was ; certain in liis own mind defendant lifted off the gate, notwithstanding he had only one .:liand; ; " ■' -''■ -'•""• ■ ; ; ' "':•-' : ■[ :€harles Lucas deposed that he remembered New Year's eve ; was near- Mr McMillan's property with saw^Mr McMillan come out of Ins house and heard him say if we , did'nt stop the noise he, would put us somewhere else, in a week ; he objected to ptir. being on the ground because yre were making a row ; he said we should stop the noise; thought he , wanted the lot to leave ; did not do so ; ; Nteucy did not leave; Neary heard '■ wbM&'Mr McMillan said ; Neary sang « aoing, (the song was not put in evidence) ; we all left the ground together; aaw nothing done to the, gate. ;* Crofes-examined .: Mr McMillan pame gut atid led us to believe he wanted us to leave the place.; after Neaiy was told there was a sick lady inside he sang Ihe song ; Neary had previously apologised to Mr McMillan. : : ' Re-examined : Neary begged Mr McMillan's pardon. By the Court : Could'not say whether .'Mr McMillan "was very, angry when he came but. He seemed a little excited' which would account "for the • bad language used. *'.*.■■ Alexander Stewart deposed that he was at Mr McMillan's on New Year's eve; Neary was there; had kerosene tins and made a noise ; saw Mr McMillan, come out; he told. them to go away; Neary sang a song after he was tolil.to leave; Neary said he was eorry when he heard there was a sick lady in the house; when, they got outside Neary sang out "take off the ,'• gate" ;f. witness, refused and left the gang; pftprtly afterwards ; they -said they would go tack to Awahuri, where they would get half drunk" and then they would Wready to fight MciMillau; NeajFy ( lwas-th.e toss. : '■ >; . '.In reply to the Court defendant said he haiS certain witnesses. ; They were . not present when; called. Thecharge- for removing" the gate was dismissed. ' . " The : charge for trespassing was .proved' and defendant was fined 20s and costs 17s, money to be paid in one week's time. , Neary was warned that if he appeared before the Court again the full * penalty: would be inflicted. : .- .-V..DEST CASES. . Ft IF., lieeres vG. Williamst-^Claim £2 ss. "Verdict for plaintiff and costs. Borough Council v James Morris. — Claim. "ls" »i(ldi. Defendant sent a . letter pleading, his bankruptcy. The . plaint^f was nonsuited. . . '':J;> ; Jl- Heaton y Georgia Forde. — Claim 15s. Defendant, a Chinaman, handed in an envelope saying his name was George Post. This was a claim for games of billiards. Judgment for plaintiff and 6s costs, to be paid by Saturday flight. • • D. Pringle t J. ,D. Lightbourne. — . Glainii 18s:: • Verdict for plaintiff with costs^6s, to be paid in a fortnight. P. Thomson v S. Rowley. — Claim 17s 9d. Vbrdict for plaintiffs with COStS. : " •:;;.■'"■••-'' . '• " 0. Boe v J. Maysmore. — Judgment summons .for; £25 4s. Case withdrawn/ A. Eannetty George Clark. — Claim "'■■ ( £3 : los. Mr Sandilands appeared for : plaintifL' Defendant conducted his. own case. This case had already been ; "before, the, court hist sittings; when the plaintifl was nonsuited. Some .. fresh. -evidence i was produced, but of io public [interest. _[„- ' Mr Sandilands addressed the court : '.filr- ih'e ■■ and • ■ reviewed the evidence produced by defendant. The.R.Ms"aid. the arrangement had teen made by George Clark. The evidence shb well the mare belonged to defendant, who had backed out of the arrangement. Judgment for plaintiff with costs. Poliqe v Joh^iMawhalL— -Defendant was cluirged with trespassing on the railway line at Halcon^be. He pleaded that he was ignorant that he was committing an'pffence. The R.M. said he 6) a ; fine of £10 for this offence. Fined 10s and costs 15s. M. Keen v Hemi ParuM. — Claim £1 17s. Judgment fo* plaintiff and costs. Defendant said he would withdraw his custom from plaintiff. The cou^pfc then adjourned.